Visualization and control of ongoing ingress actions

• US 9,509,772 B1
• Filed: 02/13/2014
• Issued: 11/29/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 02/13/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Rose, Robert Brett, Procopio, Michael Jeffrey
• Primary Examiner(s): SHAW, PELING ANDREW
• Application Number:
  US14/179,901
• Time in Patent Office: 1,020 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/1827 Management specifically adapted to NAS management of storage area networks [SAN] G06F3/067
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0604 Improving or facilitating administration, e.g. storage management
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0665 at area level, e.g. provisioning of virtual or logical volumes
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/067 Distributed or networked storage systems, e.g. storage area networks [SAN], network attached storage [NAS]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/44 Arrangements for executing specific programs
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1097 for distributed storage of data in networks, e.g. transport arrangements for network file system [NFS], storage area networks [SAN] or network attached storage [NAS]

Abstract

A method includes providing, by a server computer, a shared storage space for receiving and storing data from a plurality of data sources. The method further includes obtaining real-time ingress information describing at least one ongoing ingress action currently being performed between one of the plurality of data sources and the shared storage space. The method further includes outputting, for display in an ingress dashboard associated with the shared storage space, an ingress activity notification based on the at least one ongoing ingress action. The ingress activity notification can include means configured for selection by a user to interrupt the ongoing ingress action as well as means configured for selection by the user to generate an alert associated with the ongoing ingress action.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

providing, by a server computer, a shared storage space for receiving and storing data from a plurality of data sources;

obtaining real-time ingress information describing at least one ongoing ingress action currently being performed between one of the plurality of data sources and the shared storage space; and

outputting, for display in an ingress dashboard associated with the shared storage space, an ingress activity notification based on the at least one ongoing ingress action, wherein the ingress activity notification includes a progress bar indicating an elapsed time and a time remaining of the at least one ongoing ingress action and includes stop and pause controls to interrupt the at least one ongoing ingress action.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the ingress activity notification includes information identifying a data source from the plurality of data sources associated with the at least one ongoing ingress action, wherein the data source is a computing device or an application associated with the computing device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the ingress activity notification includes information identifying a state associated with the at least one ongoing ingress action.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the ingress activity notification includes information identifying a data storage location within the shared storage space associated with the at least one ongoing ingress action.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

outputting, for display in the ingress dashboard, a geographical location for at least one of the plurality of data sources associated with the at least one ongoing ingress action.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the ingress activity notification further includes information identifying the data being received by the shared storage space.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the ingress activity notification further includes means configured for selection by a user to generate an alert associated with the ongoing ingress action.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the alert is generated when a threshold amount of data is transferred to the shared storage by the ongoing ingress action.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the alert is generated when a threshold amount of time has elapsed during the ongoing ingress action.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein at least two ongoing ingress actions are currently being performed, further comprising:

receiving, from a user, an indication to create an ongoing ingress action group including the at least two ongoing ingress actions; and

outputting, for display in the ingress dashboard associated with the shared storage space, an ingress activity notification based on the ongoing ingress action group.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the ingress activity notification based on the ongoing ingress action group includes means configured for selection by a user to simultaneously interrupt the at least two ongoing ingress actions within the ongoing ingress action group.

12. An apparatus, comprising:

one or more processors; and

one or more memory devices for storing program instructions used by the one or more processors, wherein the program instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to;

provide a shared storage space for receiving and storing data from a plurality of data sources;

obtain real-time ingress information describing at least one ongoing ingress action currently being performed between one of the plurality of data sources and the shared storage space; and

output, for display in an ingress dashboard associated with the shared storage space, an ingress activity notification based on the at least one ongoing ingress action wherein the ingress activity notification includes a progress bar indicating an elapsed time.

13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

output, for display in the ingress dashboard and in response to selection of the ingress activity notification, a detailed ingress activity notification based on the selected ingress activity notification.

14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the detailed ingress activity notification includes information identifying the data being received by the shared storage space.

15. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the detailed ingress activity notification includes information identifying at least one of an elapsed time for the at least one ongoing ingress action and a time remaining for the at least one ongoing ingress action.

16. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the detailed ingress activity notification includes means configured for selection by a user for at least one of interrupting the at least one ongoing ingress action and generating an alert associated with the at least one ongoing ingress action.

17. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein at least two ongoing ingress actions are currently being performed and wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

receive, from a user, an indication to create an ongoing ingress action group including the at least two ongoing ingress actions; and

output, for display in the ingress dashboard associated with the shared storage space, an ingress activity notification based on the ongoing ingress action group.

18. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the ingress activity notification based on the ongoing ingress action group includes means configured for selection by a user to simultaneously interrupt the at least two ongoing ingress actions within the ongoing ingress action group.

19. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the ingress activity notification includes information identifying a data source from the plurality of data sources associated with the at least one ongoing ingress action, a state associated with the at least one ongoing ingress action, and a data storage location within the shared storage space associated with the at least one ongoing ingress action and wherein the data source is a computing device or an application associated with the computing device.

20. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the ingress activity notification includes means configured for selection by a user to interrupt the ongoing ingress action.