METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY MANAGING STORAGE INFRASTRUCTURE, AND APPROPRIATE STORAGE INFRASTRUCTURE

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To manage an appropriate storage infrastructure having a plurality of storage components in accordance with consumer service level objectives (SLOs).

SOLUTION: The storage components for storing consumer data are identified under consideration of specified service level objectives, and consumer SLO policies are mapped to the storage components to select available storage components for specified data classes to configure the storage components. The storage infrastructure comprises a management instance which automatically ensures that consumer data is stored on appropriate storage components satisfying the corresponding SLO policies, a consumer service level interface for providing SLO policies to the management instance, a component discovery and classification module (CDC module) for identifying storage components for storing consumer data, and a repository for storing metadata associated with the storing of consumer data under consideration of SLO policies.

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