Automated self-scaling database system for automatically scaling out read operations and method for implementing the same
US10902021B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 24, 2018 |
| Grant date | Jan 26, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 9, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2201/84
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system for automatically scaling out read operations in an automated self-scaling database system are provided. An automated self-scaling database module analyzes telemetry information from a primary database and a first standby database to determine whether there is the need for upscaling storage capacity and computation resources of the database system for read operations. When upscaling is needed, a snapshot of the first standby database is taken and stored at a snapshot storage system. The snapshot is a complete copy of data stored in a storage system of the first standby database at a given time. Upscaling is then automatically initiated by provisioning a new standby database by automatically provisioning a new virtual machine (VM) and a new storage system for the new standby database, and then restoring the snapshot that was taken from the snapshot storage system to the new standby database.
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