Flexible storage planning
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1. A method implemented in a sizing infrastructure module, the method comprising:
- receiving, at the sizing infrastructure module executing on a first computer, from a first calling application program executing on a second computer of a plurality of computers in a computer network, a first capacity requirement, a first performance requirement, and a first reliability requirement for a first data storage system, the first computer configured as a centralized computer within the computer network so that the sizing infrastructure module is accessible by each calling application program of a plurality of calling application programs operating on the plurality of computers,wherein updates relating to each calling application program are updated within a database on the first computer, instead of on the plurality of computers;
wherein the first performance requirement includes at least one workload definition, each workload definition describing a disk-access scenario;
each workload definition having an associated required throughput that is included in the performance requirement,computing, by the sizing infrastructure module, a first configuration for the first data storage system based on the first capacity requirement, the first performance requirement, and the first reliability requirement,wherein computing the first configuration includes computing a required number of disks using the associated required throughput;
returning the first configuration to the first calling application program;
receiving, at the sizing infrastructure module executing on the first computer, from a second calling application program executing on a third computer of the plurality of computers a second capacity requirement, a second performance requirement, and a second reliability requirement for a second data storage system wherein the first, second and third computers are different computers;
computing, by the sizing infrastructure module, a second configuration for the second data storage system based on the second capacity requirement, the second performance requirement, and the second reliability requirement; and
returning the second configuration to the second calling application program.
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and computer program products implementing a sizing infrastructure module that receives from a calling application program input requirements for a data storage system. A configuration for the data storage system is computed based on the input requirements, and the configuration is returned to the calling application program.
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1. A method implemented in a sizing infrastructure module, the method comprising:
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receiving, at the sizing infrastructure module executing on a first computer, from a first calling application program executing on a second computer of a plurality of computers in a computer network, a first capacity requirement, a first performance requirement, and a first reliability requirement for a first data storage system, the first computer configured as a centralized computer within the computer network so that the sizing infrastructure module is accessible by each calling application program of a plurality of calling application programs operating on the plurality of computers, wherein updates relating to each calling application program are updated within a database on the first computer, instead of on the plurality of computers; wherein the first performance requirement includes at least one workload definition, each workload definition describing a disk-access scenario;
each workload definition having an associated required throughput that is included in the performance requirement,computing, by the sizing infrastructure module, a first configuration for the first data storage system based on the first capacity requirement, the first performance requirement, and the first reliability requirement, wherein computing the first configuration includes computing a required number of disks using the associated required throughput; returning the first configuration to the first calling application program; receiving, at the sizing infrastructure module executing on the first computer, from a second calling application program executing on a third computer of the plurality of computers a second capacity requirement, a second performance requirement, and a second reliability requirement for a second data storage system wherein the first, second and third computers are different computers; computing, by the sizing infrastructure module, a second configuration for the second data storage system based on the second capacity requirement, the second performance requirement, and the second reliability requirement; and returning the second configuration to the second calling application program. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A non-transitory machine readable medium containing executable program instructions executed by a processor, comprising:
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program instructions that receive, at a sizing infrastructure module executing on a first computer, from a first calling application program executing on a second computer of a plurality of computers in a computer network, a first capacity requirement, a first performance requirement, and a first reliability requirement for a first data storage system, the first computer configured as a centralized computer within the computer network so that the sizing infrastructure module is accessible by each calling application program of the plurality of application programs operating on the plurality of computers, wherein updates relating to each calling application program are updated within a database on the first computer, instead of on the plurality of computers; wherein the first performance requirement includes at least one workload definition, each workload definition describing a disk-access scenario;
each workload definition has an associated required throughput that is included in the performance requirement;program instructions that compute, by the sizing infrastructure module, a first configuration for the first data storage system based on the first capacity requirement, the first performance requirement, and the first reliability requirement, wherein computing the first configuration includes program instructions that compute a required number of disks using the associated required throughput; program instructions that return the first configuration to the first calling application program; program instructions that receive, at the sizing infrastructure module, from a second calling application program executing on a third computer of the plurality of computer, a second capacity requirement, a second performance requirement, and a second reliability requirement for a second data storage system wherein the first, second and third computers are different computers; program instructions that compute, by the sizing infrastructure module, a second configuration for the second data storage system based on the second capacity requirement, the second performance requirement, and the second reliability requirement; and program instructions that return the second configuration to the second calling application program. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A system comprising:
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a configuration estimation routine configured to receive, on a sizing infrastructure module executing on a first computer, calls from a plurality of application programs operating on a plurality of computers in a computer network different from the first computer, the first computer configured as a centralized computer within the computer network so that the sizing infrastructure module is accessible by each calling application program operating on the plurality of computers, wherein updates relating to each calling application program are updated within a database on the centralized computer, instead of on the plurality of computers, wherein the performance requirement includes at least one workload definition, each workload definition describing a disk-access scenario;
each workload definition having an associated required throughput that is included in the performance requirement,the configuration estimation routine receiving from the plurality of calling application programs, a capacity requirement, a performance requirement, and a reliability requirement for a data storage system, wherein computing the configuration includes computing a required number of disks using the associated required throughput, computing, by the sizing infrastructure module, a configuration for the data storage system based on the capacity requirement, the performance requirement, and the reliability requirement, wherein computing the configuration includes computing a required number of disks using the associated required throughput, and returning the configuration to the calling application program. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A method implemented in a sizing infrastructure module executing on a first computer, the method comprising:
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receiving, at the sizing infrastructure module, from a first calling application program executing on a second computer of a plurality of computers in a computer network, a first input requirement for a first data storage system, the sizing infrastructure module executing on a centralized computer within the computer network so that the sizing infrastructure module is accessible by each of a plurality of calling application programs operating on the plurality of computers, wherein updates relating to each calling application program are updated within a database on the first computer, instead of on the plurality of computers; wherein the first performance requirement includes at least one workload definition, each workload definition describing a disk-access scenario;
each workload definition having an associated required throughput that is included in the performance requirement,computing a first configuration for the first data storage system based on the first input requirement by the sizing infrastructure module, wherein computing the first configuration includes computing a required number of disks using the associated required throughput; returning the first configuration to the first calling application program; receiving, at the sizing infrastructure module, from a second calling application program executing on a third computer of the plurality of computers a second input requirement for a second data storage system wherein the first, second and third computers are different computers; computing a second configuration for the second data storage system based on the second input requirement by sizing infrastructure module; and returning the second configuration to the second calling application program. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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