Aperiodic snapshot creation recommendation engine
US11144403B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 20, 2019 |
| Grant date | Oct 12, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 17, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06N7/01
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An aperiodic snapshot recommendation engine running in a storage system aperiodically generates hints that a new snapshot should be created. The hints are sent to host servers to prompt snapshot generation commands to be sent to the storage system. The hints may be generated based on current storage system workload conditions using a model of a snapshot scheduler running on a host server for which the storage system maintains data. The model may be created using a machine learning technique. For example, machine learning may be used to model the host's snapshot scheduler in terms of storage system workload conditions existing when the snapshot scheduler commands generation of new snapshots during a training phase.
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