Granted Patent B2

US 12,373,124 · App. 18/490,884 · Granted Jul 29, 2025

Inventors: Dmitry Krivenok (Dublin, IE); Amitai Alkalay (Kadima, IL)

Assignee: Dell Products L.P.

G06F3/0634G06F3/0613G06F3/0631G06F3/067G06F3/0607

Abstract

Claims (46)

1. A computer-implemented method, executed on a computing device, comprising:

identifying a change in a capacity of a cloud-deployed storage system;

determining a first capacity ratio and a first IOPS ratio for the cloud-deployed storage system;

modifying a portion of a cloud-deployed storage device based upon, at least in part, one or more of the first capacity ratio and the first IOPS ratio, wherein modifying the portion of the cloud-deployed storage device includes determining that the first capacity ratio is less than the first IOPS ratio;

mapping the portion of the cloud-deployed storage device to a portion of a logical storage device;

determining a number of cloud-deployed storage devices to provision at maximum capacity, thus defining a number of maximum capacity cloud-deployed storage devices;

determining a maximum IOPS metric for each maximum capacity cloud-deployed storage device based upon, at least in part, a maximum cloud-deployed storage device capacity;

determining a number of cloud-deployed storage devices to provision at a lower capacity, thus defining a number of lower capacity cloud-deployed storage devices; and

determining an IOPS metric of each lower capacity cloud-deployed storage device based upon, at least in part, a lower cloud-deployed storage device capacity.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the cloud-deployed storage system includes a cloud-deployed virtual storage appliance (VSA).

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein identifying the change in the capacity of the cloud-deployed storage system includes identifying a request to increase the capacity of the cloud-deployed storage system.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein modifying the portion of the cloud-deployed storage device includes:

determining a second capacity ratio and a second IOPS ratio for the cloud-deployed storage system; and

determining that the second capacity ratio is greater than or equal to the second IOPS ratio.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 4 , further comprising:

determining a number of cloud-deployed storage devices to provision at a maximum IOPS metric, thus defining a number of maximum IOPS cloud-deployed storage devices;

determining a maximum storage capacity for each maximum IOPS cloud-deployed storage device based upon, at least in part, the maximum IOPS metric;

determining a number of cloud-deployed storage devices to provision at a lower IOPS metric, thus defining a number of lower IOPS cloud-deployed storage devices; and

determining a storage capacity for each lower IOPS cloud-deployed storage device based upon, at least in part, the maximum IOPS metric.

6. A computer program product residing on a non-transitory computer readable medium having a plurality of instructions stored thereon which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

identifying a change in a capacity of a cloud-deployed storage system;

determining a first capacity ratio and a first IOPS ratio for the cloud-deployed storage system;

modifying a portion of a cloud-deployed storage device based upon, at least in part, one or more of the first capacity ratio and the first IOPS ratio, wherein modifying the portion of the cloud-deployed storage device includes determining that the first capacity ratio is less than the first IOPS ratio;

mapping the portion of the cloud-deployed storage device to a portion of a logical storage device;

determining a number of cloud-deployed storage devices to provision at maximum capacity, thus defining a number of maximum capacity cloud-deployed storage devices;

determining a maximum IOPS metric for each maximum capacity cloud-deployed storage device based upon, at least in part, a maximum cloud-deployed storage device capacity;

determining a number of cloud-deployed storage devices to provision at a lower capacity, thus defining a number of lower capacity cloud-deployed storage devices; and

determining an IOPS metric of each lower capacity cloud-deployed storage device based upon, at least in part, a lower cloud-deployed storage device capacity.

7. The computer program product of claim 6 , wherein the cloud-deployed storage system includes a cloud-deployed virtual storage appliance (VSA).

8. The computer program product of claim 6 , wherein identifying the change in the capacity of the cloud-deployed storage system includes identifying a request to increase the capacity of the cloud-deployed storage system.

9. The computer program product of claim 6 , wherein modifying the portion of the cloud-deployed storage device includes:

determining a second capacity ratio and a second IOPS ratio for the cloud-deployed storage system; and

determining that the second capacity ratio is greater than or equal to the second IOPS ratio.

10. The computer program product of claim 9 , wherein the operations further comprise:

determining a number of cloud-deployed storage devices to provision at a maximum IOPS metric, thus defining a number of maximum IOPS cloud-deployed storage devices;

determining a maximum storage capacity for each maximum IOPS cloud-deployed storage device based upon, at least in part, the maximum IOPS metric;

determining a number of cloud-deployed storage devices to provision at a lower IOPS metric, thus defining a number of lower IOPS cloud-deployed storage devices; and

determining a storage capacity for each lower IOPS cloud-deployed storage device based upon, at least in part, the maximum IOPS metric.

11. A computing system comprising:

a memory; and

a processor configured: to identify a change in a capacity of a cloud-deployed storage system, to determine a first capacity ratio and a first IOPS ratio for the cloud-deployed storage system, to modify a portion of a cloud-deployed storage device based upon, at least in part, one or more of the first capacity ratio and the first IOPS ratio, wherein modifying the portion of the cloud-deployed storage device includes determining that the first capacity ratio is less than the first IOPS ratio, to map the portion of the cloud-deployed storage device to a portion of a logical storage device, to determine a number of cloud-deployed storage devices to provision at maximum capacity, thus defining a number of maximum capacity cloud-deployed storage devices, to determine a maximum IOPS metric for each maximum capacity cloud-deployed storage device based upon, at least in part, a maximum cloud-deployed storage device capacity, to determine a number of cloud-deployed storage devices to provision at a lower capacity, thus defining a number of lower capacity cloud-deployed storage devices, and to determine an IOPS metric of each lower capacity cloud-deployed storage device based upon, at least in part, a lower cloud-deployed storage device capacity.

12. The computing system of claim 11 , wherein the cloud-deployed storage system includes a cloud-deployed virtual storage appliance (VSA).

13. The computing system of claim 11 , wherein identifying the change in the capacity of the cloud-deployed storage system includes identifying a request to increase the capacity of the cloud-deployed storage system.

14. The computing system of claim 11 , wherein modifying the portion of the cloud-deployed storage device includes:

determining a second capacity ratio and a second IOPS ratio for the cloud-deployed storage system; and

determining that the second capacity ratio is greater than or equal to the second IOPS ratio.

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