Patent ID: 8468385
Filing Date: 2013-06-18
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A machine implemented method, comprising: identifying a plurality of components within a network used for processing input/output (“I/O”) requests for reading and writing information at a storage device; identifying which of the plurality of components include sub-components; establishing a classification criteria for classifying error events associated with the plurality of components; establishing a threshold value for the plurality of components for error events associated with the plurality of components; establishing a classification criteria for classifying error events associated with each sub-component of the plurality of components that include sub-components; establishing a threshold value for each sub-component for error events associated with each sub-component; restricting usage of a component, based on an error event that violates the threshold value for the component wherein a frequency of the error event and classification of the error event is compared with the threshold value and the classification criteria for the component to determine that the threshold value for the component has been violated; and restricting usage of a sub-component if the component includes the sub-component when the error event violates the threshold value for the sub-component; wherein the frequency of the error event and classification of the error event is compared with the threshold value and the classification criteria for the sub-component to determine that the threshold value for the sub-component has been violated.