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Methods for monitoring performance of a network fabric and devices thereof

US11218391B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 18, 2019
Grant dateJan 4, 2022
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Expiry dateOct 18, 2039

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F11/3034
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Methods, non-transitory machine readable media, and computing devices that manage data storage fabric health are disclosed. With this technology, a network model is applied to network data determined from monitored network traffic exchanged between storage nodes and via network connections over a cluster fabric to generate a health score for the cluster fabric. A cause of health degradation in the cluster fabric is determined based on an analysis of the network data, when the health score indicates that health of the cluster fabric is degrading. A corrective action is automatically initiated based on the cause of health degradation in the cluster fabric. With this technology, cluster fabrics in data storage networks are more effectively monitored for health degradation and, advantageously, corrective actions can be preemptively initiated to improve performance.

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