A system and method for correlated analysis of wasted space and capacity
efficiency in complex storage infrastructures are provided. The system
and method of the illustrative embodiments bring together wasted space
data from all areas and components of the storage infrastructure into a
single set of reports correlating information from these various sources
in the storage infrastructure. In addition, correlated analysis of this
collected information is performed with regard to wasted space. Logical
storage devices of the storage infrastructure which are unused by host
systems may be identified and appropriate corrective actions may be
automatically taken. Moreover, automated recommendations and other
automated corrective actions may be taken based upon the correlated
analysis of the correlated data collected from the various components of
the storage infrastructure.