System and method for analyzing input/output activity on local attached storage

A system, comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• memory coupled to the processor, wherein the memory includes program instructions executable by the processor to implement an I/O analyzer configured to:
• identify a critical threshold of a file I/O metric associated with a managed object;
• establish a baseline level of I/O performance associated with the file I/O metric, wherein said critical threshold is defined relative to the baseline level;
• collect a plurality of values of the file I/O metric, wherein each value of the plurality of values is collected over a specified time interval;
• determine, using at least the plurality of values of the file I/O metric, a time period after which the file I/O metric is expected to reach the critical threshold;
• and
• providing a report indicating the determined time period.

A computer readable storage medium comprising program instructions, wherein the instructions are computer-executable to implement an I/O analyzer configured to:

• identify a critical threshold of a file I/O metric associated with a managed object;
• establish a baseline level of I/O performance associated with the file I/O metric, wherein said critical threshold is defined relative to the baseline level;
• collect a plurality of values of the file I/O metric, wherein each value of the plurality of values is collected over a specified time interval;
• and
• determine, using at least the plurality of values of the file I/O metric, a time period after which the file I/O metric is expected to reach the critical threshold;
• and
• provide a report indicating the determined time period.