Abstract: Storage volumes are pre-provisioned in the operating system of a storage system before they are required to be assigned to an emulation on the storage system. Details of the previously created storage volumes are stored in a management database. If a storage volume is required, the process that needs the storage volume obtains details about a pre-provisioned storage volume from the management database, and instructs the storage system operating system to add the storage volume to a storage group for the process. By pre-provisioning storage volumes in the operating system, it is possible to greatly reduce the amount of time it takes to add storage volumes to processes. The number of storage volumes to be pre-created can be determined based on a regression between the previous storage volume usage and time, and a deterministically obtained value of a number of filesystems that will be created in an upcoming time interval.

Abstract: Storage volumes are pre-provisioned in the operating system of a storage system before they are required to be assigned to an emulation on the storage system. Details of the previously created storage volumes are stored in a management database. If a storage volume is required, the process that needs the storage volume obtains details about a pre-provisioned storage volume from the management database, and instructs the storage system operating system to add the storage volume to a storage group for the process. By pre-provisioning storage volumes in the operating system, it is possible to greatly reduce the amount of time it takes to add storage volumes to processes. The number of storage volumes to be pre-created can be determined based on a regression between the previous storage volume usage and time, and a deterministically obtained value of a number of filesystems that will be created in an upcoming time interval.

Abstract: Systems and methods for identifying and correcting storage system inefficiencies are provided. One method includes discovering Logical Unit Number (LUN) information from a network storage system node, the LUN information associated with a first LUN and including an initiator group (IGroup) associated with the first LUN; discovering node information. The node information includes logical interface (LIF) status information. The method includes determining whether LUN access information also comprises a port set associated with the IGroup; combining the LIF status information and the initiator access list of the IGroup to test accessibility of the first LUN, when a port set is not associated with the at least one IGroup; and combining the LIF status information, the initiator access list of the IGroup, and the LIF access list of the port set to test the accessibility of the first LUN, when there is a port set associated with the IGroup.

Abstract: Systems and methods for identifying and correcting storage system inefficiencies are disclosed. The method includes discovering Logical Unit Number (LUN) information from a network storage system node, the LUN information associated with a first LUN and including an initiator group (IGroup) associated with the first LUN; discovering node information, the node information including logical interface (LIF) status information; determining whether LUN access information also comprises a port set associated with the IGroup; combining the LIF status information and the initiator access list of the IGroup to test accessibility of the first LUN, when a port set is not associated with the at least one IGroup; and combining the LIF status information, the initiator access list of the IGroup, and the LIF access list of the port set to test the accessibility of the first LUN, when there is a port set associated with the IGroup.