Determining capacity in storage systems using machine learning techniques
Methods, apparatus, and processor-readable storage media for determining capacity in storage systems using machine learning techniques are provided herein. An example computer-implemented method includes obtaining capacity-related data from a storage system; forecasting, for a given temporal period, capacity of one or more storage objects of the storage system by applying machine learning techniques to at least a portion of the capacity-related data; aggregating the forecasted capacity for at least portions of the one or more storage objects; determining, based on the aggregated forecasted capacity of the storage objects, whether at least a portion of the storage system will run out of capacity in connection with the given temporal period; and performing one or more automated actions based at least in part on the determination as to whether the at least a portion of the at least one storage system will run out of capacity.
1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
obtaining capacity-related data from at least one storage system;
forecasting, for a given temporal period, pool-level capacity for at least one storage pool within the at least one storage system by applying one or more machine learning techniques to at least a first portion of the obtained capacity-related data;
forecasting, for the given temporal period and based at least in part on forecasting the pool-level capacity, capacity of each of one or more storage objects within the at least one storage pool by applying the one or more machine learning techniques to at least a second portion of the obtained capacity-related data;
aggregating the forecasted capacity for at least portions of the one or more storage objects;
determining, based at least in part on the aggregated forecasted capacity of the one or more storage objects, whether at least a portion of the at least one storage system will run out of capacity in connection with the given temporal period; and
performing one or more automated actions based at least in part on the determination as to whether the at least a portion of the at least one storage system will run out of capacity, wherein performing the one or more automated actions comprises automatically performing one or more modifications to one or more storage allocation configurations within the at least one storage system;
wherein the method is performed by at least one processing device comprising a processor coupled to a memory.
2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein applying the one or more machine learning techniques to at least a portion of the obtained capacity-related data comprises applying at least one additive regression model to at least a portion of the obtained capacity-related data.
3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein determining whether at least a portion of the at least one storage system will run out of capacity comprises determining whether the at least one storage pool will run out of capacity.
4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein forecasting capacity comprises forecasting capacity at each of multiple intervals within the given temporal period.
5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein obtaining the capacity-related data comprises obtaining capacity-related data from a pool-level of the at least one storage system.
6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein obtaining the capacity-related data comprises obtaining capacity-related data from a storage object-level of the at least one storage system.
7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the capacity-related data comprise time-series data pertaining to storage allocation.
8. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the capacity-related data comprise user-configurable attributes pertaining to data derived from the at least one storage system.
9. The computer-implemented method of claim 8 , wherein the user-configurable attributes comprise one or more pool-level attributes.
10. The computer-implemented method of claim 8 , wherein the user-configurable attributes comprise one or more storage object-level attributes.
11. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein each storage object comprises one of a logical unit number and a file system.
12. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein performing the one or more automated actions comprises outputting, to one or more users of the at least one storage system, a notification pertaining to at least one of the forecasted capacity of the one or more storage objects and the determination as to whether the at least a portion of the at least one storage system will run out of capacity.
13. The computer-implemented method of claim 12 , wherein the notification comprises a temporal value corresponding to when the at least one storage system will run out of capacity.
14. A non-transitory processor-readable storage medium having stored therein program code of one or more software programs, wherein the program code when executed by at least one processing device causes the at least one processing device:
to obtain capacity-related data from at least one storage system;
to forecast, for a given temporal period, pool-level capacity for at least one storage pool within the at least one storage system by applying one or more machine learning techniques to at least a first portion of the obtained capacity-related data;
to forecast, for the given temporal period and based at least in part on forecasting the pool-level capacity, capacity of each of one or more storage objects within the at least one storage pool by applying the one or more machine learning techniques to at least a second portion of the obtained capacity-related data;
to aggregate the forecasted capacity for at least portions of the one or more storage objects;
to determine, based at least in part on the aggregated forecasted capacity of the one or more storage objects, whether at least a portion of the at least one storage system will run out of capacity in connection with the given temporal period; and
to perform one or more automated actions based at least in part on the determination as to whether the at least a portion of the at least one storage system will run out of capacity, wherein performing the one or more automated actions comprises automatically performing one or more modifications to one or more storage allocation configurations within the at least one storage system.
15. The non-transitory processor-readable storage medium of claim 14 , wherein determining whether at least a portion of the at least one storage system will run out of capacity comprises determining whether the at least one storage pool will run out of capacity.
16. The non-transitory processor-readable storage medium of claim 14 , wherein forecasting capacity comprises forecasting capacity at each of multiple intervals within the given temporal period.
17. An apparatus comprising:
at least one processing device comprising a processor coupled to a memory;
the at least one processing device being configured:
to obtain capacity-related data from at least one storage system;
to forecast, for a given temporal period, pool-level capacity for at least one storage pool within the at least one storage system by applying one or more machine learning techniques to at least a first portion of the obtained capacity-related data;
to forecast, for the given temporal period and based at least in part on forecasting the pool-level capacity, capacity of each of one or more storage objects within the at least one storage pool by applying the one or more machine learning techniques to at least a second portion of the obtained capacity-related data;
to aggregate the forecasted capacity for at least portions of the one or more storage objects;
to determine, based at least in part on the aggregated forecasted capacity of the one or more storage objects, whether at least a portion of the at least one storage system will run out of capacity in connection with the given temporal period; and
to perform one or more automated actions based at least in part on the determination as to whether the at least a portion of the at least one storage system will run out of capacity, wherein performing the one or more automated actions comprises automatically performing one or more modifications to one or more storage allocation configurations within the at least one storage system.
18. The apparatus of claim 17 , wherein determining whether at least a portion of the at least one storage system will run out of capacity comprises determining whether the at least one storage pool will run out of capacity.
19. The apparatus of claim 17 , wherein forecasting capacity comprises forecasting capacity at each of multiple intervals within the given temporal period.
20. The apparatus of claim 17 , wherein applying the one or more machine learning techniques to at least a portion of the obtained capacity-related data comprises applying at least one additive regression model to at least a portion of the obtained capacity-related data.