Systems And Methods For Resource Lifecyle Management

A method for correcting load imbalances in a cluster of computing nodes, the method comprising:

• identifying a node of the computing nodes having a load that is highest of loads in the cluster;
• calculating work portions of volumes on the node relative to the load;
• identifying a candidate subset of the volumes, wherein the candidate subset includes one or more of the volumes associated with those of the work portions below a threshold portion of the load;
• determining a move subset from the candidate subset based on a performance impact of moving respective volumes in the candidate subset from the node;
• and
• moving the move subset from the node to one or more other nodes of the computing nodes.

A computing device for correcting load imbalances in a cluster of computing nodes, the computing device comprising:

• a memory containing machine readable medium comprising machine executable code having stored thereon instructions for performing a method of load balancing in a storage system;
• and
• a processor coupled to the memory, the processor configured to execute the machine executable code to cause the processor to:
• identify a node of the computing nodes having a load that is highest of loads in the cluster;
• calculate work portions of volumes on the node relative to the load;
• determine a subset of the volumes to move from the node based on a performance impact of moving the volumes from the node;
• and
• move the move subset from the node to one or more other nodes of the computing nodes.

A non-transitory machine readable medium having stored thereon instructions for correcting load imbalances in a cluster of computing nodes, the instructions comprising machine executable code that, when executed by at least one machine, causes the at least one machine to:

• identify nodes of the computing nodes having loads at least a threshold amount higher than other nodes of the computing nodes;
• calculate work portions of volumes on the nodes relative to the loads;
• determine a subset of the volumes to move from the nodes based on a performance impact of moving the volumes from the nodes;
• and
• move the subset of the volumes from the nodes to one or more of the other nodes.