Dell products l.p. (20240348532). MULTI-PATH LAYER CONFIGURED FOR PERFORMING ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS OF PATH ANOMALIES simplified abstract
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MULTI-PATH LAYER CONFIGURED FOR PERFORMING ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS OF PATH ANOMALIES
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Inventor(s)
Peniel Charles of Bangalore (IN)
Manikandan Sethuraman of Bangalore (IN)
Amudha Krishnasamy of Bangalore (IN)
Venkata Adireddy Padala of Shrewsbury MA (US)
Vighneshwar Hegde of Bangalore (IN)
MULTI-PATH LAYER CONFIGURED FOR PERFORMING ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS OF PATH ANOMALIES - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20240348532 titled 'MULTI-PATH LAYER CONFIGURED FOR PERFORMING ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS OF PATH ANOMALIES
The apparatus described in the patent application is designed to detect performance anomalies in a path connecting a host device and a storage system, identify checkpoints to assess the health of the path, determine the health status of each checkpoint, pinpoint the root cause of anomalies based on checkpoint health, and control input-output operations on the path accordingly.
- The processing device in the apparatus detects performance anomalies in a given path.
- It identifies a set of checkpoints to evaluate the health of the path.
- The health status of each checkpoint is determined.
- The root cause of anomalies is determined based on the health status of the checkpoints.
- Input-output operations on the path are controlled based on the identified root cause.
Potential Applications: - Data centers - Network infrastructure monitoring - Storage system management
Problems Solved: - Efficient detection and resolution of performance anomalies in data paths - Improved overall system health monitoring
Benefits: - Enhanced system performance - Reduced downtime - Improved data reliability
Commercial Applications: Title: "Advanced Path Health Monitoring System for Data Centers" This technology can be utilized in data centers to optimize performance and ensure data reliability. It can also be marketed to companies that rely on efficient data storage and transfer.
Questions about the technology: 1. How does the apparatus determine the root cause of performance anomalies in the data path? - The apparatus analyzes the health status of checkpoints along the path to pinpoint the root cause of anomalies.
2. What are the potential benefits of using this technology in a network infrastructure? - The benefits include improved system performance, reduced downtime, and enhanced data reliability.
Original Abstract Submitted
an apparatus comprises a processing device configured to detect one or more performance anomalies associated with a given path interconnecting a given host device and a storage system, to identify a set of two or more checkpoints characterizing health of the given path, and to determine a health status for each checkpoint in the identified set of two or more checkpoints. the processing device is also configured to determine a root cause of the detected one or more performance anomalies associated with the given path based at least in part on the determined health status of the checkpoints in the identified set of two or more checkpoints, and to control, via a given multi-path input-output driver of the given host device, processing of input-output operations on the given path based at least in part on the determined root cause of the detected one or more performance anomalies.
