System and method for configuring data storage in accordance with workload requirements
AssigneeEMC Corporation
InventorWilliam Zahavi
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Abstract
This invention is a system and method for configuring data storage in accordance with workload requirements. The method of this invention allows management and planning for data storage system requirements based on user or administrator defined requirements. It also allows such a user or administrator to iteratively adjust and balance tolerances for performance thresholds or capacity parameters against each other. The invention provides an easy to use user interface that simplifies the configuration and planning task and eases restrictions on the amount of experience and knowledge that a user of the tool needs to achieve a satisfactory data storage solution.
Claims33
A method for configuring a data storage system, the method comprising the steps of:
- presenting a user interface;
- receiving information related to workload characteristics and performance characteristics through the user interface;
- and
- presenting storage configuration information for the data storage system that is based on these characteristics through the user interfaces;
- wherein the performance characteristics include read and write characteristics associated with data to be stored on the data storage system and the read and write characteristics include random read hit information.
A system for configuring a data storage system, the system comprising:
- a computer having a memory and a display;
- logic in memory, wherein the logic is configured for execution of the following steps:
- presenting a user interface;
- receiving information related to workload characteristics and performance characteristics through the user interface;
- and
- presenting storage configuration information for the data storage system that is based on these characteristics through the user interface;
- wherein the performance characteristics include read and write characteristics associated with data to be stored on the data storage system and the read and write characteristics include random read hits information.
A program product for configuring a data storage system, the program product including a computer readable tangible medium with logic configured for causing the following computer-executed steps to occur:
- presenting a user interface;
- receiving information related to workload characteristics and performance characteristics through the user interface;
- and
- presenting storage configuration information for the data storage system that is based on these characteristics through the user interface;
- wherein the performance characteristics include read and write characteristics associated with data to be stored on the data storage system;
- and
- wherein the read and write characteristics include random read hits information.
A method for configuring a data storage system, the method comprising the steps of:
- presenting a user interface;
- receiving information related to workload characteristics and performance characteristics through the user interface;
- presenting storage configuration information for the data storage system that is based on these characteristics through the user interface;
- wherein the performance characteristics include read and write characteristics associated with data to be stored on the data storage system;
- and
- wherein the read and write characteristics include random read hits information.
A system for configuring a data storage system, the system comprising:
- a computer having a memory and a display;
- logic in memory, wherein the logic is configured for execution of the following steps:
- presenting a user interface;
- receiving information related to workload characteristics and performance characteristics through the user interface;
- and
- presenting storage configuration information for the data storage system that is based on these characteristics through the user interface;
- wherein the performance characteristics include read and write characteristics associated with data to be stored on the data storage system;
- and
- wherein the read and write characteristics include random read hits information.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.