Method and system for tracking storage utilization
AssigneeEMC IP Holding Company LLC
InventorsVamsi Vankamamidi, Xinlei Xu, Geng Han
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Abstract
A method is used for tracking storage utilization in a storage system. An amount of physical storage space available for use on an appliance is determined. The amount of storage space consumed by each type of data being stored on the appliance is normalized. These normalized amounts are used to determine an amount of storage space on the appliance consumed by the data. When a percentage of storage space consumed on the appliance exceeds a threshold, an alert is generated.
Claims20
A method for tracking storage utilization in a storage system, the method comprising:
- determining an amount of physical storage space available for use on an appliance;
- normalizing, for each type of data being stored on the appliance, an amount of storage space consumed by the type of data;
- determining an amount of storage space on the appliance consumed by the data, based on the normalized amounts;
- and
- generating an alert when a percentage of storage space consumed on the appliance exceeds a threshold.
A system for tracking storage utilization in a storage system, the system comprising a processor configured to:
- determine an amount of physical storage space available for use on an appliance;
- normalize, for each type of data being stored on the appliance, an amount of storage space consumed by the type of data;
- determine an amount of storage space on the appliance consumed by the data, based on the normalized amounts;
- and
- generate an alert when a percentage of storage space consumed on the appliance exceeds a threshold.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.