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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2018
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Jorge D. Acuña, Vail, AZ (US);
Pankaj S. Bavishi, Pune, IN;
Dachuan Huang, Columbus, OH (US);
Rakesh Jain, San Jose, CA (US);
Ramani R. Routray, San Jose, CA (US);
Yang Song, San Jose, CA (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a method includes determining a first set of similarity metrics for a first storage environment, the first set of similarity metrics being based on predetermined parameters related to the first storage environment, at least one of the predetermined parameters being relating to a redundancy of connections and devices in the first storage environment. In addition, the method includes obtaining a second set of similarity metrics for a second storage environment. Also, the method includes determining that the second storage environment is similar to the first storage environment by calculating a similarity measurement score between the sets of similarity metrics for the first and second storage environments. Moreover, the method includes re-aligning the first storage environment according to one or more identified aspects of the second storage environment that improve performance of the first storage environment.