METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING AND ARCHIVING PERFORMANCE INFORMATION RELATING TO STORAGE SYSTEM
First Claim
1. An apparatus for managing performance information relating to a plurality of storage components, comprising:
- at least one collection agent configured to collect storage system performance information from at least one of said storage system components;
a command and control module interfaced to said at least one collection agent automatically issuing commands to said collection agents in response to a user-specified policy and receiving said storage system performance information from said collection agents, said command and control module coordinating request of data from said collection agents;
a data manager receiving said storage system performance information from said command and control module, said data manager configured to perform computation and conversion of said storage system performance information to generate computed metrics and converted metrics;
a policy engine communicating with said command and control module, said policy engine configuring policy for collection of storage system performance information;
a user selection and policy interface communicating with said policy engine and configured for a user to set policy for data collection timing and retention of said storage system performance information.
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Abstract
A data management and archive method and apparatus, such as for implementation in an automated system to monitor and manage status, performance and configuration data for a plurality of networked storage components. Analysis and cross-correlation of data related to the plurality of storage components can be done individually, collectively and/or comparatively. A collection manager component of a workload analyzer is implemented to start and stop data collection in the context of a system comprising at least one storage component (or at least two networked storage components). The collection manager includes a command and control module that coordinates requests of data from at least one collection agent configured on at least one host connected to the storage component(s). The collection manager manages collection of data and effects file transfer of collected data according to a user specified policy, and maintains status of the data collected. The user specified policy allows the user to specify data collection “shifts” (i.e. periodicity).
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1. An apparatus for managing performance information relating to a plurality of storage components, comprising:
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at least one collection agent configured to collect storage system performance information from at least one of said storage system components; a command and control module interfaced to said at least one collection agent automatically issuing commands to said collection agents in response to a user-specified policy and receiving said storage system performance information from said collection agents, said command and control module coordinating request of data from said collection agents; a data manager receiving said storage system performance information from said command and control module, said data manager configured to perform computation and conversion of said storage system performance information to generate computed metrics and converted metrics; a policy engine communicating with said command and control module, said policy engine configuring policy for collection of storage system performance information; a user selection and policy interface communicating with said policy engine and configured for a user to set policy for data collection timing and retention of said storage system performance information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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