Arrays, volumes, fabric & workload dependencies

Follow the I/O path to the source of pressure.

A storage problem can surface as a slow database, a stalled VM or an application timeout. AmrudAi connects array and volume performance, SAN fabric health and workload dependencies so storage and infrastructure teams can investigate the same evidence together.

The application experience

Storage & SAN fabric

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Follow application I/O through host paths, fabric ports, LUNs and array resources.

See beyond the storage-array dashboard.

A service depends on the complete I/O path.

Follow the application host through HBAs, multipathing, FC fabrics, switches, ports and LUNs. AmrudAi brings latency, utilization, errors, credit pressure, path state and capacity together so storage and infrastructure teams can investigate the same dependency chain.

The capability in detail

Connect capacity, performance and fabric health to the services they support.

01

Storage inventory with operational identity

Discover and relate arrays, controllers, pools, volumes, LUNs, disks and shares through supported vendor interfaces. Preserve the source of each relationship so the estate view remains useful across storage and compute teams.

02

IOPS, throughput and latency

Compare IOPS, throughput and latency at the relevant array, pool, volume or controller level. Combine sustained trends and current changes to distinguish a busy workload, a localized bottleneck and broad infrastructure pressure.

03

Capacity, growth and headroom

Track allocated and used capacity with pool or volume growth and thresholds. Show the trend, forecast assumptions and remaining headroom so teams can plan expansion or reclamation around the workloads that depend on it.

04

SAN fabric and port health

Follow Fibre Channel switches, fabrics, ports, zones and WWNs. Correlate link state, errors, congestion and utilization with the affected storage paths instead of treating the fabric as a separate inventory list.

05

Controller, disk and hardware evidence

Bring controller and disk health, array events and applicable hardware evidence into the performance investigation. Compare component faults with surviving paths and service results to assess whether resilience is intact or workload impact is developing.

06

Replication and protection context

Monitor replication relationships and the health exposed by the storage interface. Keep lag, failures and target context visible so storage protection concerns can be reviewed separately from ordinary foreground I/O performance.

07

VM, host and database dependencies

Connect datastores and volumes to the VMs, hosts and databases that use them. Trace a common backing resource across affected workloads to find a shared explanation for symptoms that appear unrelated at the application layer.

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Incident-time comparison and validation

Compare the storage and fabric before, during and after an incident or approved change. Preserve the relevant metrics, topology, events and configuration references so the next shift can verify what changed and whether performance recovered.

From information to action

Trace a slow workload through its backing storage.

  1. 01

    Start with the affected consumer

    Select the VM, database or service and follow its datastore, LUN or volume relationship.

  2. 02

    Compare performance and capacity

    Review latency, throughput, IOPS and headroom at the workload's backing resources and against a relevant prior interval.

  3. 03

    Inspect fabric and shared components

    Correlate controller, disk, FC port and fabric evidence. Check healthy alternative paths and other affected consumers.

  4. 04

    Validate the operational action

    Repeat the relevant workload and storage checks after the approved correction and preserve the evidence for the incident review.

Built around your operating environment

Fit the way your team operates.

Connect storage arrays and fabrics through their supported APIs and protocols, retaining the distinctions between component, path and workload health.

  • Arrays, controllers, pools, volumes, LUNs, disks and shares.
  • FC fabrics, switches, ports, zones and WWNs where exposed.
  • Capacity, IOPS, throughput, latency, replication and hardware evidence.
  • Workload relationships across virtualization, hosts, databases and business services.

How are storage and SAN dependencies investigated?

Can AmrudAi connect storage latency to a VM or database incident?

Yes. The dependency graph relates the consumer to its datastore, volume or LUN and associated storage or fabric resources. The common incident window makes it possible to compare workload symptoms with backing-resource performance.

Does free capacity mean storage performance is healthy?

Free capacity answers one question. Latency, IOPS, throughput, controller or disk condition and fabric congestion provide the additional evidence needed to assess performance. AmrudAi brings these measures together without reducing them to a single capacity gauge.

What SAN information is included?

The documented model includes FC switches, ports, fabrics, zones and WWNs, together with link, error, congestion and utilization evidence where the vendor interfaces expose it.

How are replication and recoverability represented?

Storage replication health is reported from the relevant storage evidence. Backup or restore-test evidence can contribute through its own integrations; a healthy replica or a successful backup job alone is not presented as proof of an exercised recovery.

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