Automated storage provisioning within a clustered computing environment

A system for automated storage provisioning in a clustered computing environment, comprising:

• a bus;
• a processor coupled to the bus;
• and
• a memory medium coupled to the bus, the memory medium comprising instructions to:
• receive planning input for a set of storage area network volume controllers (SVCs) within the clustered computing environment, the planning data indicating a potential load on the SVCs;
• collect configuration data for a set of storage components, the set of storage components comprising the set of SVCs, a set of managed disk (Mdisk) groups associated with the set of SVCs, and a set of backend storage systems associated with the set of Mdisk groups;
• filter the set of storage components based on the configuration data to identify candidate storage components capable of handling the potential load;
• analyze performance data for the candidate storage components to identify an SVC and an Mdisk group to handle the potential load;
• generate a plan for handling the potential load based on the analyzing and the planning input;
• and
• output a report comprising the plan.

A computer program product for automated storage provisioning in a clustered computing environment, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage media, and program instructions stored on the computer readable storage media, to:

• receive planning input for a set of storage area network volume controllers (SVCs) within the clustered computing environment, the planning input indicating a potential load on the SVCs;
• collect configuration data for a set of storage components, the set of storage components comprising the set of SVCs, a set of managed disk (Mdisk) groups associated with the set of SVCs, and a set of backend storage computer program products associated with the set of Mdisk groups;
• filter the set of storage components based on the configuration data to identify candidate storage components capable of handling the potential load;
• and
• analyze performance data for the candidate storage components to identify an SVC and an Mdisk group to handle the potential load;
• generate a plan for handling the potential load based on the analyzing and the planning input;
• and
• output a report comprising the plan.