| schema_version: "0.1" |
| created: "2026-05-16" |
| source_inventory: observables/observables.yaml |
| status: sparse_first_algorithm_rule_spec |
|
|
| purpose: > |
| Sparse discrepancy, integrity, and evasion screens for one-, two-, and |
| three-feature settings. These rules express narrow contradictions, |
| missingness warnings, and benign explanations that feed targeted aggregation |
| review. |
| |
| scope_policy: |
| trusted_local_inputs: "Only raw feature IDs from observables/observables.yaml are used as inputs." |
| relationship_to_aggregation_rules: > |
| This file emits sparse conflict and missingness statements for targeted C |
| review in `aggregation_rules.yaml`. |
| missingness_policy: > |
| Missing telemetry is an output condition, not evidence of absence. Sparse |
| discrepancy rules must report which channel was missing or only partially |
| covered. |
| |
| severity_scale: [info, low, medium, high, critical] |
|
|
| discrepancy_categories: |
| - id: activity_attribution_conflict |
| name: Activity attribution conflicts |
| algorithm_treatment: "Escalate high accelerator activity with absent or sparse allocation, running, container, or billing attribution." |
| rule_ids: |
| - activity_without_allocation_or_usage_conflict |
| - id: capacity_claim_conflict |
| name: Capacity claim conflicts |
| algorithm_treatment: "Compare achieved/claimed/running usage against sparse peak, quota, reservation, or availability limits." |
| rule_ids: |
| - achieved_ops_above_peak_capacity_conflict |
| - usage_above_quota_or_reservation_conflict |
| - id: physical_timeline_conflict |
| name: Physical timeline conflicts |
| algorithm_treatment: "Flag activity or usage before installation, energized service, or utility readiness." |
| rule_ids: |
| - activity_before_installation_or_service_conflict |
| - id: power_activity_conflict |
| name: Power and activity conflicts |
| algorithm_treatment: "Compare physical load with accelerator activity and activity coverage." |
| rule_ids: |
| - high_power_low_or_missing_activity_conflict |
| - id: fabric_mapping_conflict |
| name: Fabric mapping conflicts |
| algorithm_treatment: "Route high fabric activity with missing job/container/topology mapping to attribution review." |
| rule_ids: |
| - fabric_without_job_or_topology_mapping_conflict |
| - id: storage_activity_conflict |
| name: Storage activity conflicts and explanations |
| algorithm_treatment: "Check checkpoint-like writes against accelerator activity and explicit storage operations." |
| rule_ids: |
| - checkpoint_writes_without_activity_conflict |
| - fabric_or_storage_activity_explained_by_storage_operation |
| - id: telemetry_missingness_conflict |
| name: Candidate-window telemetry gaps |
| algorithm_treatment: "Emit missingness warnings during candidate, high-activity, or high-power windows." |
| rule_ids: |
| - telemetry_gap_during_sparse_candidate_window |
| - id: health_throttle_conflict |
| name: Health, throttle, and limit conflicts |
| algorithm_treatment: "Check high activity or claims against degraded, throttled, power-limited, or thermally limited states." |
| rule_ids: |
| - high_activity_during_degraded_or_throttled_state_conflict |
| - id: topology_route_conflict |
| name: Topology and route conflicts |
| algorithm_treatment: "Treat route, NAT, gateway, and topology changes as interpretation-changing events during candidate windows." |
| rule_ids: |
| - route_or_topology_change_during_sparse_candidate |
|
|
| rule_category_membership: |
| membership_policy: > |
| Categories are evidentiary roles. Each sparse discrepancy rule has exactly |
| one primary category for severity routing and may list additional |
| categories for explanation or missingness handling. |
| rules: |
| - rule_id: activity_without_allocation_or_usage_conflict |
| primary_category: activity_attribution_conflict |
| additional_categories: [telemetry_missingness_conflict] |
| - rule_id: achieved_ops_above_peak_capacity_conflict |
| primary_category: capacity_claim_conflict |
| additional_categories: [] |
| - rule_id: usage_above_quota_or_reservation_conflict |
| primary_category: capacity_claim_conflict |
| additional_categories: [] |
| - rule_id: activity_before_installation_or_service_conflict |
| primary_category: physical_timeline_conflict |
| additional_categories: [capacity_claim_conflict] |
| - rule_id: high_power_low_or_missing_activity_conflict |
| primary_category: power_activity_conflict |
| additional_categories: [telemetry_missingness_conflict] |
| - rule_id: fabric_without_job_or_topology_mapping_conflict |
| primary_category: fabric_mapping_conflict |
| additional_categories: [activity_attribution_conflict, telemetry_missingness_conflict] |
| - rule_id: checkpoint_writes_without_activity_conflict |
| primary_category: storage_activity_conflict |
| additional_categories: [telemetry_missingness_conflict] |
| - rule_id: telemetry_gap_during_sparse_candidate_window |
| primary_category: telemetry_missingness_conflict |
| additional_categories: [] |
| - rule_id: route_or_topology_change_during_sparse_candidate |
| primary_category: topology_route_conflict |
| additional_categories: [fabric_mapping_conflict, telemetry_missingness_conflict] |
| - rule_id: fabric_or_storage_activity_explained_by_storage_operation |
| primary_category: storage_activity_conflict |
| additional_categories: [fabric_mapping_conflict] |
| - rule_id: high_activity_during_degraded_or_throttled_state_conflict |
| primary_category: health_throttle_conflict |
| additional_categories: [capacity_claim_conflict] |
|
|
| discrepancy_rules: |
| - id: activity_without_allocation_or_usage_conflict |
| purpose: sparse_activity_attribution_conflict |
| raw_feature_budget: 2 |
| required_feature_sets: |
| any_one_of: |
| - [tensor_matrix_mxu_neuron_or_engine_active_fraction, allocated_accelerator_count_by_sku] |
| - [tensor_matrix_mxu_neuron_or_engine_active_fraction, compute_running_intervals] |
| - [tensor_matrix_mxu_neuron_or_engine_active_fraction, accelerator_compute_billing_usage_intervals] |
| - [generic_achieved_operation_rate, allocated_accelerator_count_by_sku] |
| - [generic_achieved_operation_rate, compute_running_intervals] |
| - [generic_achieved_operation_rate, accelerator_compute_billing_usage_intervals] |
| - [accelerator_busy_or_utilization_fraction, allocated_accelerator_count_by_sku] |
| - [accelerator_busy_or_utilization_fraction, compute_running_intervals] |
| - [accelerator_busy_or_utilization_fraction, accelerator_compute_billing_usage_intervals] |
| - [container_resource_usage_quantity, allocated_accelerator_count_by_sku] |
| emitted_statement: |
| label: activity_attribution_conflict |
| category: activity_attribution_conflict |
| max_severity: high |
| statement: "Sustained accelerator activity has no overlapping allocation, running, billing, or resource-usage attribution in the covered sparse channel." |
| trigger: |
| type: two_feature_activity_attribution_logic |
| evaluation_window: activity_attribution_overlap_window |
| conditions: |
| all: |
| - metric: sparse_activity_score |
| op: ">=" |
| value_ref: min_unattributed_activity_score |
| - metric: activity_duration_seconds |
| op: ">=" |
| value_ref: min_unattributed_activity_duration_seconds |
| - metric: attribution_overlap_fraction |
| op: "<=" |
| value_ref: max_attribution_overlap_fraction |
| - metric: attribution_channel_coverage_fraction |
| op: ">=" |
| value_ref: min_attribution_channel_coverage_fraction |
| none: |
| - metric: maintenance_or_system_job_overlap_fraction |
| op: ">=" |
| value_ref: benign_attribution_explanation_overlap_fraction |
| missing_data_behavior: "If attribution coverage is below the threshold, emit `attribution_coverage_gap` at severity medium instead of treating absence as proven." |
| severity_mapping: |
| low: "Activity is moderate and attribution coverage is partial." |
| medium: "Activity is high but attribution coverage or scope mapping is incomplete." |
| high: "Activity is high for the minimum duration with attribution overlap <= 0.05 and coverage >= 0.80." |
| benign_explanation_or_suppressor_fields: |
| - maintenance_operation_intervals |
| - resource_container_lifecycle_events |
| - scheduler_accounting_delay |
| - provider_billing_delay |
| calibration_defaults: |
| - name: min_unattributed_activity_score |
| value: 0.70 |
| unit: score_0_to_1 |
| evidence_status: calibration_default |
| source_refs: [S07, S08, S36, S37, S38, S39] |
| rationale: "Attribution conflicts should require clear accelerator activity." |
| counterevidence_or_failure_modes: |
| - "activity-score normalization errors can inflate activity" |
| - "serving, HPC, benchmarks, and burn-in can all trigger activity" |
| calibration_note: "Calibrate by accelerator family and activity counter source." |
| - name: min_unattributed_activity_duration_seconds |
| value: 600 |
| unit: seconds |
| evidence_status: calibration_default |
| source_refs: [S18, S19, S20, S21, S22, S23, S26, S35] |
| rationale: "Filters short scheduler, lifecycle, or billing races while still catching material unattributed work." |
| counterevidence_or_failure_modes: |
| - "short unauthorized jobs can still matter" |
| calibration_note: "Replace with scheduler/provider accounting delay distributions." |
| - name: max_attribution_overlap_fraction |
| value: 0.05 |
| unit: fraction |
| evidence_status: calibration_default |
| source_refs: [S18, S19, S20, S23, S26, S35] |
| rationale: "Allows small clock and aggregation mismatch while flagging effectively unmapped activity." |
| counterevidence_or_failure_modes: |
| - "scope mapping errors can lower apparent overlap" |
| calibration_note: "Tune by clock drift, aggregation interval, and mapping quality." |
| - name: min_attribution_channel_coverage_fraction |
| value: 0.80 |
| unit: fraction |
| evidence_status: source_informed |
| source_refs: [S18, S19, S20, S23, S26, S35] |
| rationale: "No-attribution findings require adequate coverage of the attribution channel being checked." |
| counterevidence_or_failure_modes: |
| - "billing and scheduler exports can be delayed or incomplete" |
| calibration_note: "Replace with source coverage and delivery-delay measurements." |
| - name: benign_attribution_explanation_overlap_fraction |
| value: 0.80 |
| unit: fraction |
| evidence_status: calibration_default |
| source_refs: [S18, S21, S22, S40, S41] |
| rationale: "A benign explanation should cover most of the suspicious activity before reducing severity." |
| counterevidence_or_failure_modes: |
| - "broad maintenance windows can over-explain unrelated activity" |
| calibration_note: "Tune by maintenance and system-job record precision." |
| required_output_fields: |
| - activity_window |
| - checked_attribution_channel |
| - attribution_overlap_fraction |
| - coverage_fraction |
| - missing_attribution_channels |
| - benign_explanations_checked |
| false_positive_or_limitations: |
| - "A single attribution channel may not be the authoritative source for all jobs." |
| source_refs: [S07, S08, S18, S19, S20, S21, S22, S23, S26, S35, S36, S37, S38, S39] |
|
|
| - id: achieved_ops_above_peak_capacity_conflict |
| purpose: sparse_capacity_claim_conflict |
| raw_feature_budget: 2 |
| required_feature_sets: |
| any_one_of: |
| - [generic_achieved_operation_rate, advertised_peak_rate_by_precision] |
| - [generic_achieved_operation_rate, instance_type_shape_machine_type] |
| - [generic_achieved_operation_rate, accelerator_count_by_family_sku] |
| derived_signals: |
| - achieved_operation_integral |
| - capacity_upper_bound_flop |
| emitted_statement: |
| label: capacity_claim_conflict |
| category: capacity_claim_conflict |
| max_severity: critical |
| statement: "Achieved-operation integral or claim exceeds sparse peak-derived capacity for the same scope/window by more than the uncertainty margin." |
| trigger: |
| type: two_feature_achieved_ops_capacity_logic |
| evaluation_window: achieved_ops_peak_overlap_window |
| conditions: |
| all: |
| - metric: achieved_operation_integral.unit_normalized |
| op: "==" |
| value: true |
| - metric: achieved_ops_to_sparse_capacity_ratio |
| op: ">" |
| value_ref: max_sparse_achieved_to_capacity_ratio |
| - metric: sparse_capacity_input_coverage_fraction |
| op: ">=" |
| value_ref: min_sparse_capacity_conflict_coverage_fraction |
| none: |
| - metric: unit_mismatch_or_hidden_capacity_explanation_score |
| op: ">=" |
| value_ref: unit_or_hidden_capacity_suppression_score |
| missing_data_behavior: "If operation units or peak mode are not normalized, emit `unit_normalization_required` and cap severity at medium." |
| severity_mapping: |
| medium: "Exceedance with incomplete count/shape scope or possible unit mismatch." |
| high: "Ratio > 1.10 with normalized units and coverage >= 0.75." |
| critical: "Ratio > 1.25 with normalized units, coverage >= 0.90, and no hidden-capacity explanation." |
| benign_explanation_or_suppressor_fields: |
| - operation_unit_or_precision_mismatch |
| - precision_or_mode_mismatch |
| - hidden_or_unmonitored_capacity |
| - counter_reset_or_rollover |
| calibration_defaults: |
| - name: max_sparse_achieved_to_capacity_ratio |
| value: 1.10 |
| unit: ratio |
| evidence_status: calibration_default |
| source_refs: [S01, S03, S04, S05, S06, S07, S08, S09, S24] |
| rationale: "Allows sparse measurement uncertainty while flagging achieved work above optimistic capacity." |
| counterevidence_or_failure_modes: |
| - "mixed precision, unit mismatch, counter reset, or hidden capacity can create apparent exceedance" |
| calibration_note: "Replace with source-specific unit normalization and capacity uncertainty model." |
| - name: min_sparse_capacity_conflict_coverage_fraction |
| value: 0.75 |
| unit: fraction |
| evidence_status: calibration_default |
| source_refs: [S04, S05, S06, S07, S08, S09, S24] |
| rationale: "Sparse conflict can emit before full capacity coverage but should not become high confidence without coverage." |
| counterevidence_or_failure_modes: |
| - "missing count, shape, or peak records can understate capacity" |
| calibration_note: "Raise to 0.90 for critical severity in site policy." |
| - name: unit_or_hidden_capacity_suppression_score |
| value: 0.70 |
| unit: score_0_to_1 |
| evidence_status: project_assumption |
| source_refs: [S01, S03, S04, S05, S06, S24] |
| rationale: "Strong evidence of unit mismatch or out-of-scope capacity should suppress high severity until reviewed." |
| counterevidence_or_failure_modes: |
| - "claimed hidden capacity can be opportunistic or unverifiable" |
| calibration_note: "Tie suppression to concrete source records and monitored-boundary definitions." |
| required_output_fields: |
| - achieved_operation_count |
| - sparse_capacity_upper_bound_operations |
| - exceedance_ratio |
| - unit_normalization_status |
| - capacity_scope |
| - suppression_reason |
| false_positive_or_limitations: |
| - "Sparse peak capacity can be incomplete without count, shape, and duration." |
| source_refs: [S01, S03, S04, S05, S06, S07, S08, S09, S24] |
|
|
| - id: usage_above_quota_or_reservation_conflict |
| purpose: sparse_cloud_capacity_consistency_conflict |
| raw_feature_budget: 2 |
| required_feature_sets: |
| any_one_of: |
| - [quota_limit_intervals, compute_running_intervals] |
| - [quota_limit_intervals, accelerator_compute_billing_usage_intervals] |
| - [quota_limit_intervals, capacity_reservation_intervals] |
| - [reservation_state_intervals, accelerator_compute_billing_usage_intervals] |
| - [capacity_reservation_intervals, accelerator_compute_billing_usage_intervals] |
| - [accelerator_reservation_billing_usage_intervals, compute_running_intervals] |
| emitted_statement: |
| label: capacity_claim_conflict |
| category: capacity_claim_conflict |
| max_severity: high |
| statement: "Running, billed, reserved, or requested accelerator usage appears above the matching quota or reservation constraint." |
| trigger: |
| type: two_feature_quota_reservation_usage_logic |
| evaluation_window: quota_reservation_usage_overlap_window |
| conditions: |
| all: |
| - metric: usage_to_quota_or_reservation_ratio |
| op: ">" |
| value_ref: max_usage_to_quota_or_reservation_ratio |
| - metric: cloud_control_plane_scope_match_score |
| op: ">=" |
| value_ref: min_cloud_scope_match_score |
| - metric: quota_or_reservation_overlap_fraction |
| op: ">=" |
| value_ref: min_quota_usage_overlap_fraction |
| none: |
| - metric: quota_change_or_cross_scope_explanation_score |
| op: ">=" |
| value_ref: quota_explanation_suppression_score |
| missing_data_behavior: "If provider account/project/region/zone scope is unknown, cap severity at medium and output `scope_match_unknown`." |
| severity_mapping: |
| low: "Small exceedance with weak scope match." |
| medium: "Usage exceeds quota/reservation with partial coverage or possible aggregation delay." |
| high: "Usage ratio > 1.10 with scope match >= 0.80 and no quota-change or cross-scope explanation." |
| benign_explanation_or_suppressor_fields: |
| - quota_change_not_in_interval_feed |
| - cross_account_or_project_split |
| - reserved_capacity_exception |
| - billing_aggregation_delay |
| calibration_defaults: |
| - name: max_usage_to_quota_or_reservation_ratio |
| value: 1.10 |
| unit: ratio |
| evidence_status: calibration_default |
| source_refs: [S23, S24, S26, S35] |
| rationale: "Allows provider export and unit uncertainty while flagging usage above sparse limits." |
| counterevidence_or_failure_modes: |
| - "quota units, reservation units, and billing units may not be directly comparable" |
| calibration_note: "Normalize provider resource units and effective-time semantics." |
| - name: min_cloud_scope_match_score |
| value: 0.80 |
| unit: score_0_to_1 |
| evidence_status: source_informed |
| source_refs: [S23, S24, S26, S35] |
| rationale: "Cloud quota and usage comparisons are meaningful only for matching account/project/region/zone or placement scopes." |
| counterevidence_or_failure_modes: |
| - "cross-account, organization, or managed-service usage can be split" |
| calibration_note: "Calibrate scope matching by provider export fields." |
| - name: min_quota_usage_overlap_fraction |
| value: 0.80 |
| unit: fraction |
| evidence_status: calibration_default |
| source_refs: [S23, S24, S26, S35] |
| rationale: "Quota/reservation and usage intervals should overlap most of the compared window." |
| counterevidence_or_failure_modes: |
| - "billing records can be delayed or aggregated" |
| calibration_note: "Tune by provider interval semantics." |
| - name: quota_explanation_suppression_score |
| value: 0.75 |
| unit: score_0_to_1 |
| evidence_status: project_assumption |
| source_refs: [S23, S24, S26, S35] |
| rationale: "Strong quota-change, cross-scope, or provider exception evidence should lower severity." |
| counterevidence_or_failure_modes: |
| - "exception records can be incomplete or ambiguous" |
| calibration_note: "Tie suppression to concrete provider records." |
| required_output_fields: |
| - provider_scope |
| - usage_quantity |
| - quota_or_reservation_bound |
| - exceedance_ratio |
| - scope_match_score |
| - explanation_status |
| false_positive_or_limitations: |
| - "Provider quotas are not always hard physical capacity limits." |
| source_refs: [S23, S24, S26, S35] |
|
|
| - id: activity_before_installation_or_service_conflict |
| purpose: sparse_physical_timeline_conflict |
| raw_feature_budget: 2 |
| required_feature_sets: |
| any_one_of: |
| - [compute_running_intervals, asset_receiving_installation_events] |
| - [accelerator_compute_billing_usage_intervals, asset_receiving_installation_events] |
| - [accelerator_busy_or_utilization_fraction, asset_receiving_installation_events] |
| - [tensor_matrix_mxu_neuron_or_engine_active_fraction, asset_receiving_installation_events] |
| - [compute_running_intervals, electrical_service_status_intervals] |
| - [accelerator_compute_billing_usage_intervals, electrical_service_status_intervals] |
| - [accelerator_busy_or_utilization_fraction, electrical_service_status_intervals] |
| - [compute_running_intervals, utility_interconnection_status_intervals] |
| - [compute_running_intervals, electrical_permit_status_intervals] |
| derived_signals: |
| - available_accelerator_fraction |
| - capacity_upper_bound_flop |
| emitted_statement: |
| label: physical_timeline_conflict |
| category: physical_timeline_conflict |
| max_severity: critical |
| statement: "Observed activity, running, or usage predates documented asset installation, utility readiness, permit approval, or energized electrical service for the same monitored site." |
| trigger: |
| type: two_feature_physical_timeline_logic |
| evaluation_window: activity_or_usage_with_physical_timeline_window |
| conditions: |
| all: |
| - metric: activity_or_usage_score |
| op: ">=" |
| value_ref: min_sparse_activity_or_usage_score_for_timeline |
| - metric: physical_prerequisite_state |
| op: in |
| value_ref: capacity_not_ready_states |
| - metric: activity_starts_before_ready_delta_seconds |
| op: "<" |
| value_ref: negative_timeline_grace_period_seconds |
| none: |
| - metric: documented_alternative_capacity_score |
| op: ">=" |
| value_ref: alternative_capacity_suppression_score |
| missing_data_behavior: "If physical timeline records are absent rather than contradictory, emit `physical_records_missing` and cap severity at high." |
| severity_mapping: |
| medium: "Activity overlaps incomplete or pending physical records." |
| high: "Activity predates one physical prerequisite with incomplete alternate-capacity review." |
| critical: "Activity predates ready state by more than the grace period and no alternate capacity is documented." |
| benign_explanation_or_suppressor_fields: |
| - alternate_capacity_site_or_scope |
| - temporary_generation |
| - public_record_lag |
| - asset_event_tracks_receipt_not_commissioning |
| calibration_defaults: |
| - name: min_sparse_activity_or_usage_score_for_timeline |
| value: 0.50 |
| unit: score_0_to_1 |
| evidence_status: calibration_default |
| source_refs: [S07, S08, S23, S26, S35, S36, S37, S38, S39] |
| rationale: "Physical timeline conflict requires material observed activity, running, or usage." |
| counterevidence_or_failure_modes: |
| - "cloud running or billing can be scoped away from the physical site" |
| calibration_note: "Calibrate activity and usage materiality by source type." |
| - name: capacity_not_ready_states |
| value: [not_installed, received_only, pending, requested, denied, not_energized, disconnected, expired] |
| unit: categorical_set |
| evidence_status: source_informed |
| source_refs: [S40, S41, S44] |
| rationale: "These physical states contradict local activity unless alternate capacity is documented." |
| counterevidence_or_failure_modes: |
| - "state names vary and public records can lag operations" |
| calibration_note: "Normalize utility, permit, service, and asset event states." |
| - name: negative_timeline_grace_period_seconds |
| value: -3600 |
| unit: seconds |
| evidence_status: calibration_default |
| source_refs: [S40, S41, S44] |
| rationale: "Allows one hour of timestamp and interval-boundary uncertainty." |
| counterevidence_or_failure_modes: |
| - "administrative records can lag actual energization by longer periods" |
| calibration_note: "Replace with source-specific timestamp and record-lag accuracy." |
| - name: alternative_capacity_suppression_score |
| value: 0.80 |
| unit: score_0_to_1 |
| evidence_status: project_assumption |
| source_refs: [S40, S41, S44] |
| rationale: "Documented alternate site, temporary generation, or out-of-scope capacity can suppress impossibility." |
| counterevidence_or_failure_modes: |
| - "alternate-capacity claims may be incomplete or unverifiable" |
| calibration_note: "Tie to concrete site, utility, and monitored-boundary records." |
| required_output_fields: |
| - activity_or_usage_window |
| - physical_prerequisite |
| - ready_time |
| - timeline_delta_seconds |
| - alternate_capacity_status |
| - missing_physical_records |
| false_positive_or_limitations: |
| - "Physical site records can be incomplete, delayed, or scoped to only part of a site." |
| source_refs: [S07, S08, S23, S26, S35, S36, S37, S38, S39, S40, S41, S44] |
|
|
| - id: high_power_low_or_missing_activity_conflict |
| purpose: sparse_power_activity_conflict |
| raw_feature_budget: 2 |
| required_feature_sets: |
| any_one_of: |
| - [rack_pdu_it_power, accelerator_busy_or_utilization_fraction] |
| - [rack_pdu_it_power, tensor_matrix_mxu_neuron_or_engine_active_fraction] |
| - [server_system_input_power, accelerator_busy_or_utilization_fraction] |
| - [server_system_input_power, tensor_matrix_mxu_neuron_or_engine_active_fraction] |
| - [facility_or_room_it_power_rollup, accelerator_busy_or_utilization_fraction] |
| - [accelerator_device_power_energy, tensor_matrix_mxu_neuron_or_engine_active_fraction] |
| derived_signals: |
| - telemetry_coverage_fraction |
| - clock_aligned_overlap_window |
| emitted_statement: |
| label: power_activity_conflict |
| category: power_activity_conflict |
| max_severity: high |
| statement: "High physical load conflicts with low or missing accelerator activity in the same mapped scope/window." |
| trigger: |
| type: two_feature_power_activity_logic |
| evaluation_window: lag_adjusted_power_activity_window |
| conditions: |
| all: |
| - metric: baseline_subtracted_power_fraction_of_scope_capacity |
| op: ">=" |
| value_ref: min_sparse_power_load_fraction |
| - metric: lag_adjusted_overlap_duration_seconds |
| op: ">=" |
| value_ref: min_sparse_power_activity_overlap_seconds |
| any: |
| - metric: sparse_activity_score |
| op: "<=" |
| value_ref: max_sparse_low_activity_score |
| - metric: telemetry_coverage_fraction.accelerator_activity |
| op: "<" |
| value_ref: min_sparse_activity_coverage_fraction |
| none: |
| - metric: maintenance_or_cooling_explanation_overlap_fraction |
| op: ">=" |
| value_ref: benign_power_explanation_overlap_fraction |
| missing_data_behavior: "If activity coverage is low, emit `activity_missing_during_power_load` instead of concluding true low accelerator activity." |
| severity_mapping: |
| low: "High power with weak scope mapping or benign explanation." |
| medium: "High power with low or missing activity for the minimum duration." |
| high: "High power with covered low activity and no maintenance, cooling, mixed-tenant, or storage explanation." |
| benign_explanation_or_suppressor_fields: |
| - maintenance_operation_intervals |
| - cooling_alarm_state |
| - mixed_tenant_or_non_gpu_load |
| - cpu_or_storage_load |
| calibration_defaults: |
| - name: min_sparse_power_load_fraction |
| value: 0.25 |
| unit: fraction_of_scope_power_capacity |
| evidence_status: calibration_default |
| source_refs: [S07, S08, S09, S40, S41] |
| rationale: "Power must be materially above baseline before challenging accelerator activity telemetry." |
| counterevidence_or_failure_modes: |
| - "CPU, storage, network, cooling faults, and mixed tenancy can raise power" |
| calibration_note: "Replace with rack/server/device baselines and scope capacity." |
| - name: min_sparse_power_activity_overlap_seconds |
| value: 600 |
| unit: seconds |
| evidence_status: calibration_default |
| source_refs: [S07, S08, S09, S40, S41] |
| rationale: "Avoids short transients and telemetry skew." |
| counterevidence_or_failure_modes: |
| - "brief high-power tests can still matter" |
| calibration_note: "Tune by power and accelerator scrape intervals." |
| - name: max_sparse_low_activity_score |
| value: 0.20 |
| unit: score_0_to_1 |
| evidence_status: calibration_default |
| source_refs: [S07, S08, S36, S37, S38, S39] |
| rationale: "Defines low normalized accelerator activity for sparse conflict review." |
| counterevidence_or_failure_modes: |
| - "activity counters can under-report or miss non-GPU load" |
| calibration_note: "Calibrate by confirmed idle and active windows." |
| - name: min_sparse_activity_coverage_fraction |
| value: 0.80 |
| unit: fraction |
| evidence_status: source_informed |
| source_refs: [S07, S08, S36, S37, S38, S39] |
| rationale: "Low activity is meaningful only when activity coverage is adequate." |
| counterevidence_or_failure_modes: |
| - "collector gaps can mimic low activity" |
| calibration_note: "Replace with activity telemetry coverage." |
| - name: benign_power_explanation_overlap_fraction |
| value: 0.80 |
| unit: fraction |
| evidence_status: calibration_default |
| source_refs: [S18, S40, S41] |
| rationale: "A benign explanation should cover most of the high-power window before lowering severity." |
| counterevidence_or_failure_modes: |
| - "broad maintenance windows can over-explain" |
| calibration_note: "Tune by maintenance, cooling, and scope-mapping quality." |
| required_output_fields: |
| - power_window |
| - mapped_scope |
| - activity_score |
| - activity_coverage_fraction |
| - power_delta_watts |
| - explanations_checked |
| false_positive_or_limitations: |
| - "Power is often coarser than accelerator telemetry and may include unrelated loads." |
| source_refs: [S07, S08, S09, S18, S36, S37, S38, S39, S40, S41] |
|
|
| - id: fabric_without_job_or_topology_mapping_conflict |
| purpose: sparse_fabric_mapping_conflict |
| raw_feature_budget: 2 |
| required_feature_sets: |
| any_one_of: |
| - [scaleout_port_tx_rx_bytes_packets, allocated_accelerator_count_by_sku] |
| - [scaleout_port_tx_rx_bytes_packets, compute_running_intervals] |
| - [scaleout_port_tx_rx_bytes_packets, container_resource_usage_quantity] |
| - [fabric_port_device_sample_counters, allocated_accelerator_count_by_sku] |
| - [fabric_port_device_sample_counters, compute_running_intervals] |
| - [local_interconnect_tx_rx_bytes, allocated_accelerator_count_by_sku] |
| - [east_west_internal_flow_bytes, compute_running_intervals] |
| derived_signals: |
| - collective_cadence_score |
| - stable_participant_set |
| - telemetry_coverage_fraction |
| emitted_statement: |
| label: fabric_mapping_conflict |
| category: fabric_mapping_conflict |
| max_severity: high |
| statement: "High or collective-like fabric activity has no stable job, container, allocation, running, or topology mapping in the covered sparse channel." |
| trigger: |
| type: two_feature_fabric_mapping_logic |
| evaluation_window: fabric_mapping_overlap_window |
| conditions: |
| all: |
| - metric: sparse_fabric_activity_score |
| op: ">=" |
| value_ref: min_sparse_fabric_activity_score |
| - metric: sparse_fabric_duration_seconds |
| op: ">=" |
| value_ref: min_sparse_fabric_duration_seconds |
| - metric: mapping_coverage_fraction |
| op: "<=" |
| value_ref: max_sparse_mapping_coverage_fraction |
| none: |
| - metric: storage_or_network_test_explanation_score |
| op: ">=" |
| value_ref: fabric_explanation_suppression_score |
| missing_data_behavior: "Missing mapping is the finding; output which mapping channel was expected, observed, or unavailable." |
| severity_mapping: |
| low: "Fabric activity with partial mapping gap." |
| medium: "High fabric activity with mapping coverage <= 0.20 or unknown participant mapping." |
| high: "High fabric activity for the minimum duration with mapping coverage <= 0.05 and no storage, network-test, route-change, or maintenance explanation." |
| benign_explanation_or_suppressor_fields: |
| - storage_operation_intervals |
| - object_or_file_copy_movement_records |
| - topology_change_events |
| - maintenance_operation_intervals |
| calibration_defaults: |
| - name: min_sparse_fabric_activity_score |
| value: 0.60 |
| unit: score_0_to_1 |
| evidence_status: calibration_default |
| source_refs: [S11, S25, S28, S29, S42, S43] |
| rationale: "Requires material normalized fabric or internal-flow activity before treating a mapping gap as important." |
| counterevidence_or_failure_modes: |
| - "storage, inference, benchmarks, and HPC can all raise fabric activity" |
| calibration_note: "Replace with local fabric score distributions." |
| - name: min_sparse_fabric_duration_seconds |
| value: 600 |
| unit: seconds |
| evidence_status: calibration_default |
| source_refs: [S11, S25, S42, S43] |
| rationale: "Filters short bursts and control-plane noise." |
| counterevidence_or_failure_modes: |
| - "short communication tests can still matter" |
| calibration_note: "Tune by fabric aggregation and local benchmark durations." |
| - name: max_sparse_mapping_coverage_fraction |
| value: 0.20 |
| unit: fraction |
| evidence_status: calibration_default |
| source_refs: [S18, S20, S25, S42, S43] |
| rationale: "At most sparse mapping exists for the suspicious fabric window." |
| counterevidence_or_failure_modes: |
| - "mapping source outages can create false positives" |
| calibration_note: "Calibrate port-to-job, container, and topology mapping reliability." |
| - name: fabric_explanation_suppression_score |
| value: 0.75 |
| unit: score_0_to_1 |
| evidence_status: calibration_default |
| source_refs: [S25, S31, S32, S33, S42, S43] |
| rationale: "Strong alternative explanation should lower mapping-conflict severity." |
| counterevidence_or_failure_modes: |
| - "storage explanations or tests can overlap real collective traffic" |
| calibration_note: "Tune with storage, benchmark, HPC, and maintenance labels." |
| required_output_fields: |
| - fabric_window |
| - fabric_activity_score |
| - missing_mapping_channel |
| - mapping_coverage_fraction |
| - participant_scope |
| - explanations_checked |
| false_positive_or_limitations: |
| - "Aggregate fabric counters may not expose participant identity." |
| source_refs: [S11, S18, S20, S25, S28, S29, S31, S32, S33, S42, S43] |
|
|
| - id: checkpoint_writes_without_activity_conflict |
| purpose: sparse_storage_activity_conflict |
| raw_feature_budget: 2 |
| required_feature_sets: |
| any_one_of: |
| - [storage_write_operation_bytes, tensor_matrix_mxu_neuron_or_engine_active_fraction] |
| - [storage_write_operation_bytes, accelerator_busy_or_utilization_fraction] |
| - [storage_write_operation_bytes, generic_achieved_operation_rate] |
| - [object_storage_operation_counts, tensor_matrix_mxu_neuron_or_engine_active_fraction] |
| - [object_storage_operation_counts, accelerator_busy_or_utilization_fraction] |
| - [filesystem_throughput_metadata_ops, tensor_matrix_mxu_neuron_or_engine_active_fraction] |
| derived_signals: |
| - checkpoint_periodicity_score |
| - checkpoint_size_consistency |
| - telemetry_coverage_fraction |
| emitted_statement: |
| label: storage_activity_conflict |
| category: storage_activity_conflict |
| max_severity: high |
| statement: "Checkpoint-like writes appear without overlapping or adjacent accelerator activity in covered telemetry." |
| trigger: |
| type: two_feature_checkpoint_activity_logic |
| evaluation_window: checkpoint_activity_adjacency_window |
| conditions: |
| all: |
| - metric: checkpoint_like_write_score |
| op: ">=" |
| value_ref: min_checkpoint_like_write_score |
| - metric: write_burst_count |
| op: ">=" |
| value_ref: min_sparse_checkpoint_write_burst_count |
| - metric: checkpoint_activity_adjacency_fraction |
| op: "<=" |
| value_ref: max_checkpoint_activity_adjacency_fraction |
| none: |
| - metric: storage_operation_explanation_score |
| op: ">=" |
| value_ref: checkpoint_storage_explanation_suppression_score |
| missing_data_behavior: "If activity telemetry coverage is below threshold, emit `activity_missing_near_writes` and route to telemetry-gap review." |
| severity_mapping: |
| info: "Writes are explained by explicit storage operation." |
| medium: "Checkpoint-like writes with low or missing activity coverage." |
| high: "Repeated checkpoint-like writes with adequate activity coverage, adjacency <= 0.10, and no storage explanation." |
| benign_explanation_or_suppressor_fields: |
| - storage_operation_intervals |
| - object_or_file_copy_movement_records |
| - backup_or_snapshot |
| - etl_export |
| - synthetic_data_generation_output |
| calibration_defaults: |
| - name: min_checkpoint_like_write_score |
| value: 0.55 |
| unit: score_0_to_1 |
| evidence_status: source_informed |
| source_refs: [S31, S32, S33, S45, S46, S47] |
| rationale: "Repeated write bursts and object/file metadata can be checkpoint-like but are not unique to training." |
| counterevidence_or_failure_modes: |
| - "backups, snapshots, ETL, replication, and generated data can mimic checkpoints" |
| calibration_note: "Replace with local checkpoint and storage-operation traces." |
| - name: min_sparse_checkpoint_write_burst_count |
| value: 2 |
| unit: bursts |
| evidence_status: calibration_default |
| source_refs: [S45, S46, S47] |
| rationale: "Two bursts are needed before a sparse write pattern resembles checkpoint cadence." |
| counterevidence_or_failure_modes: |
| - "short jobs may save only one final checkpoint" |
| calibration_note: "Calibrate by checkpoint policy and job duration." |
| - name: max_checkpoint_activity_adjacency_fraction |
| value: 0.10 |
| unit: fraction |
| evidence_status: calibration_default |
| source_refs: [S31, S32, S33, S45, S46, S47] |
| rationale: "Allows small timing mismatch while flagging writes mostly unadjacent to activity." |
| counterevidence_or_failure_modes: |
| - "asynchronous checkpoint flushes can lag activity" |
| calibration_note: "Tune adjacency window by framework and storage logging interval." |
| - name: checkpoint_storage_explanation_suppression_score |
| value: 0.75 |
| unit: score_0_to_1 |
| evidence_status: calibration_default |
| source_refs: [S31, S32, S33, S34, S35] |
| rationale: "A strong storage operation explanation should lower severity." |
| counterevidence_or_failure_modes: |
| - "backup can overlap real checkpointing" |
| calibration_note: "Calibrate storage operation labels and byte attribution." |
| required_output_fields: |
| - write_window |
| - write_burst_count |
| - checkpoint_like_write_score |
| - activity_adjacency_fraction |
| - activity_coverage_fraction |
| - storage_explanation_status |
| false_positive_or_limitations: |
| - "Checkpoint-like storage shape is not unique to training." |
| source_refs: [S31, S32, S33, S34, S35, S45, S46, S47] |
|
|
| - id: telemetry_gap_during_sparse_candidate_window |
| purpose: sparse_telemetry_missingness_conflict |
| raw_feature_budget: 1 |
| required_feature_sets: |
| any_one_of: |
| - [allocated_accelerator_count_by_sku] |
| - [compute_running_intervals] |
| - [generic_achieved_operation_rate] |
| - [tensor_matrix_mxu_neuron_or_engine_active_fraction] |
| - [accelerator_busy_or_utilization_fraction] |
| - [scaleout_port_tx_rx_bytes_packets] |
| - [storage_write_operation_bytes] |
| - [accelerator_device_power_energy] |
| - [rack_pdu_it_power] |
| derived_signals: |
| - telemetry_coverage_fraction |
| emitted_statement: |
| label: telemetry_missingness_conflict |
| category: telemetry_missingness_conflict |
| max_severity: critical |
| statement: "One or more expected primary telemetry channels have low coverage during a sparse candidate, high-activity, high-fabric, high-storage, or high-power window." |
| trigger: |
| type: one_feature_candidate_missingness_logic |
| evaluation_window: sparse_candidate_or_high_activity_window |
| conditions: |
| all: |
| - metric: sparse_candidate_window_score |
| op: ">=" |
| value_ref: min_sparse_candidate_window_score_for_gap |
| - metric: telemetry_coverage_fraction.primary_channel_min |
| op: "<" |
| value_ref: min_required_sparse_primary_coverage_fraction |
| any: |
| - metric: missing_channel_importance_score |
| op: ">=" |
| value_ref: min_sparse_missing_channel_importance_score |
| - metric: telemetry_gap_overlap_fraction |
| op: ">=" |
| value_ref: min_sparse_gap_overlap_fraction |
| none: |
| - metric: documented_collector_or_maintenance_outage_overlap_fraction |
| op: ">=" |
| value_ref: benign_gap_explanation_overlap_fraction |
| missing_data_behavior: "The missing data is the finding; do not infer absence of training, serving, storage, or power activity from the gap." |
| severity_mapping: |
| medium: "One support channel gaps during a weak sparse candidate." |
| high: "A primary activity, fabric, storage, serving, power, allocation, or billing channel gaps during a candidate window." |
| critical: "Multiple primary channels gap during a policy-scale or high-confidence candidate and coincide with unexplained physical access or maintenance." |
| benign_explanation_or_suppressor_fields: |
| - documented_collector_or_source_outage |
| - log_configuration_disabled |
| - provider_best_effort_delay |
| - maintenance_operation_intervals |
| - physical_access_events |
| calibration_defaults: |
| - name: min_sparse_candidate_window_score_for_gap |
| value: 0.50 |
| unit: score_0_to_1 |
| evidence_status: project_assumption |
| source_refs: [S07, S08, S27, S28, S29, S30, S31, S35, S36, S37, S38, S39] |
| rationale: "Telemetry gaps are escalated when they overlap a candidate or materially active sparse window." |
| counterevidence_or_failure_modes: |
| - "candidate scoring can under- or over-prioritize windows" |
| calibration_note: "Calibrate from rule outputs and known incident reviews." |
| - name: min_required_sparse_primary_coverage_fraction |
| value: 0.75 |
| unit: fraction |
| evidence_status: source_informed |
| source_refs: [S07, S08, S27, S28, S29, S30, S31, S35, S36, S37, S38, S39] |
| rationale: "Primary channels below this coverage materially weaken sparse verification." |
| counterevidence_or_failure_modes: |
| - "some sources are sampled or best-effort by design and need adjusted expectations" |
| calibration_note: "Replace with expected source coverage by channel." |
| - name: min_sparse_missing_channel_importance_score |
| value: 0.60 |
| unit: score_0_to_1 |
| evidence_status: project_assumption |
| source_refs: [S07, S08, S27, S28, S29, S30, S31, S35] |
| rationale: "Prioritizes channels that would materially affect the sparse candidate label." |
| counterevidence_or_failure_modes: |
| - "importance depends on available alternate channels" |
| calibration_note: "Calibrate with the evidence-combination model." |
| - name: min_sparse_gap_overlap_fraction |
| value: 0.50 |
| unit: fraction |
| evidence_status: calibration_default |
| source_refs: [S07, S08, S27, S28, S29, S30, S31, S35] |
| rationale: "A gap should cover a material fraction of the candidate window." |
| counterevidence_or_failure_modes: |
| - "short gaps can hide decisive bursts" |
| calibration_note: "Tune by sampling interval and expected burst duration." |
| - name: benign_gap_explanation_overlap_fraction |
| value: 0.80 |
| unit: fraction |
| evidence_status: calibration_default |
| source_refs: [S18, S21, S22, S27, S40, S41] |
| rationale: "Documented outages or maintenance can lower integrity severity when they explain most of the gap." |
| counterevidence_or_failure_modes: |
| - "planned outages can coincide with evasion or unrelated gaps" |
| calibration_note: "Tune with collector outage and maintenance records." |
| required_output_fields: |
| - candidate_window |
| - candidate_basis_feature |
| - missing_channels |
| - coverage_fraction_by_channel |
| - gap_overlap_fraction |
| - explanations_checked |
| false_positive_or_limitations: |
| - "Expected coverage must be source-specific; generic defaults are only routing defaults." |
| source_refs: [S07, S08, S18, S21, S22, S27, S28, S29, S30, S31, S35, S36, S37, S38, S39, S40, S41] |
|
|
| - id: route_or_topology_change_during_sparse_candidate |
| purpose: sparse_topology_route_conflict |
| raw_feature_budget: 2 |
| required_feature_sets: |
| any_one_of: |
| - [topology_change_events, scaleout_port_tx_rx_bytes_packets] |
| - [topology_change_events, fabric_port_device_sample_counters] |
| - [topology_change_events, compute_running_intervals] |
| - [network_gateway_nat_route_state, vpc_or_nsg_flow_records] |
| - [network_gateway_nat_route_state, east_west_internal_flow_bytes] |
| - [network_gateway_nat_route_state, north_south_external_egress] |
| derived_signals: |
| - largest_usable_topology_domain |
| - telemetry_coverage_fraction |
| - clock_aligned_overlap_window |
| emitted_statement: |
| label: topology_route_conflict |
| category: topology_route_conflict |
| max_severity: high |
| statement: "A topology, route, NAT, gateway, firewall, or security-state change overlaps candidate fabric, flow, or compute activity and may change attribution or visibility." |
| trigger: |
| type: two_feature_route_topology_change_logic |
| evaluation_window: sparse_candidate_with_route_or_topology_change_window |
| conditions: |
| all: |
| - metric: topology_or_route_change_overlap_fraction |
| op: ">=" |
| value_ref: min_sparse_change_overlap_fraction |
| - metric: visibility_or_participant_impact_score |
| op: ">=" |
| value_ref: min_sparse_visibility_impact_score |
| any: |
| - metric: fabric_or_flow_coverage_fraction |
| op: "<" |
| value_ref: min_sparse_fabric_or_flow_coverage_fraction |
| - metric: participant_churn_fraction |
| op: ">=" |
| value_ref: min_sparse_participant_churn_fraction |
| missing_data_behavior: "If change records are unavailable, do not clear fabric or flow discrepancies; emit `topology_change_coverage_unknown`." |
| severity_mapping: |
| low: "Change overlaps candidate window but measured impact is weak." |
| medium: "Change overlaps and affects participant mapping, path, or visibility." |
| high: "Change overlaps a medium/high sparse candidate and coincides with coverage loss or remap without maintenance explanation." |
| benign_explanation_or_suppressor_fields: |
| - documented_network_maintenance |
| - failure_recovery |
| - planned_network_or_capacity_change |
| - monitoring_path_change |
| calibration_defaults: |
| - name: min_sparse_change_overlap_fraction |
| value: 0.10 |
| unit: fraction |
| evidence_status: calibration_default |
| source_refs: [S25, S28, S29, S30, S42, S43] |
| rationale: "Topology and route events are discrete; even partial overlap can affect attribution." |
| counterevidence_or_failure_modes: |
| - "event timestamps can be imprecise" |
| calibration_note: "Tune by topology and network event time accuracy." |
| - name: min_sparse_visibility_impact_score |
| value: 0.50 |
| unit: score_0_to_1 |
| evidence_status: calibration_default |
| source_refs: [S25, S28, S29, S30, S42, S43] |
| rationale: "Only changes that plausibly affect mapping or visibility should escalate." |
| counterevidence_or_failure_modes: |
| - "impact may be unknown or delayed" |
| calibration_note: "Calibrate from network operations records." |
| - name: min_sparse_fabric_or_flow_coverage_fraction |
| value: 0.75 |
| unit: fraction |
| evidence_status: source_informed |
| source_refs: [S28, S29, S30, S42, S43] |
| rationale: "Flow or fabric visibility below this during a route/topology change weakens attribution." |
| counterevidence_or_failure_modes: |
| - "provider flow logs can be sampled, skipped, or delayed" |
| calibration_note: "Replace with fabric and flow source coverage expectations." |
| - name: min_sparse_participant_churn_fraction |
| value: 0.20 |
| unit: fraction |
| evidence_status: calibration_default |
| source_refs: [S18, S20, S25, S42, S43] |
| rationale: "Material participant churn during candidate windows is attribution-relevant." |
| counterevidence_or_failure_modes: |
| - "elastic jobs and failures can churn normally" |
| calibration_note: "Tune by scheduler and topology behavior." |
| required_output_fields: |
| - change_event_time |
| - affected_scope |
| - candidate_window_overlap |
| - visibility_impact_score |
| - participant_churn_fraction |
| - explanation_status |
| false_positive_or_limitations: |
| - "Route changes can be benign but still alter telemetry interpretation." |
| source_refs: [S18, S20, S25, S28, S29, S30, S42, S43] |
|
|
| - id: fabric_or_storage_activity_explained_by_storage_operation |
| purpose: sparse_storage_or_fabric_explanation |
| raw_feature_budget: 2 |
| required_feature_sets: |
| any_one_of: |
| - [scaleout_port_tx_rx_bytes_packets, storage_operation_intervals] |
| - [fabric_port_device_sample_counters, storage_operation_intervals] |
| - [east_west_internal_flow_bytes, storage_operation_intervals] |
| - [data_center_interconnect_wan_usage, storage_operation_intervals] |
| - [vpc_or_nsg_flow_records, storage_operation_intervals] |
| - [storage_write_operation_bytes, storage_operation_intervals] |
| - [storage_read_operation_bytes, storage_operation_intervals] |
| - [storage_write_operation_bytes, object_or_file_copy_movement_records] |
| derived_signals: |
| - storage_staging_window |
| emitted_statement: |
| label: storage_operation_explanation_screen |
| category: storage_activity_conflict |
| max_severity: medium |
| statement: "High fabric, flow, read, or write activity overlaps an explicit storage operation that may explain bytes otherwise mistaken for collective, staging, or checkpoint evidence." |
| trigger: |
| type: two_feature_storage_explanation_logic |
| evaluation_window: storage_activity_operation_overlap_window |
| conditions: |
| all: |
| - metric: storage_or_fabric_activity_score |
| op: ">=" |
| value_ref: min_sparse_storage_or_fabric_activity_score |
| - metric: storage_operation_type |
| op: in |
| value_ref: explanatory_storage_operation_types |
| - metric: storage_operation_overlap_fraction |
| op: ">=" |
| value_ref: min_sparse_storage_operation_overlap_fraction |
| - metric: bytes_explained_fraction |
| op: ">=" |
| value_ref: min_sparse_bytes_explained_fraction |
| missing_data_behavior: "If storage-operation labels are missing, emit `explanation_unavailable` rather than suppressing training evidence." |
| severity_mapping: |
| info: "Storage operation explains most suspicious bytes." |
| low: "Storage operation partly explains bytes; residual activity remains." |
| medium: "Storage operation overlaps but byte attribution is weak or mixed." |
| benign_explanation_or_suppressor_fields: |
| - backup |
| - restore |
| - replication |
| - rebuild |
| - migration |
| - disaster_recovery |
| - etl_export |
| calibration_defaults: |
| - name: min_sparse_storage_or_fabric_activity_score |
| value: 0.50 |
| unit: score_0_to_1 |
| evidence_status: calibration_default |
| source_refs: [S28, S29, S31, S32, S33, S34, S35, S42, S43] |
| rationale: "Explanation check applies to material normalized fabric, flow, read, or write activity." |
| counterevidence_or_failure_modes: |
| - "small but meaningful collective or checkpoint bursts can be below this" |
| calibration_note: "Calibrate by storage, fabric, and flow baselines." |
| - name: explanatory_storage_operation_types |
| value: [backup, restore, rebuild, replication, migration, disaster_recovery, snapshot, object_copy, etl_export] |
| unit: categorical_set |
| evidence_status: source_informed |
| source_refs: [S31, S32, S33, S34, S35] |
| rationale: "Explicit operation types can explain storage-driven network and write traffic." |
| counterevidence_or_failure_modes: |
| - "operation labels may be broad or overlap true training" |
| calibration_note: "Normalize provider and storage labels." |
| - name: min_sparse_storage_operation_overlap_fraction |
| value: 0.80 |
| unit: fraction |
| evidence_status: calibration_default |
| source_refs: [S31, S32, S33, S34, S35] |
| rationale: "Storage operation should overlap most suspicious activity to explain it." |
| counterevidence_or_failure_modes: |
| - "coarse operation intervals can over-explain" |
| calibration_note: "Tune by operation interval precision." |
| - name: min_sparse_bytes_explained_fraction |
| value: 0.70 |
| unit: fraction |
| evidence_status: calibration_default |
| source_refs: [S31, S32, S33, S34, S35] |
| rationale: "Most bytes should be explainable before lowering training suspicion." |
| counterevidence_or_failure_modes: |
| - "shared links can mix storage and accelerator traffic" |
| calibration_note: "Use route/path and byte-attribution calibration." |
| required_output_fields: |
| - suspicious_activity_window |
| - storage_operation_type |
| - activity_score |
| - explained_bytes |
| - unexplained_residual |
| - effect_on_candidate_label |
| false_positive_or_limitations: |
| - "Storage operations explain only overlapping and attributable traffic." |
| source_refs: [S28, S29, S31, S32, S33, S34, S35, S42, S43] |
|
|
| - id: high_activity_during_degraded_or_throttled_state_conflict |
| purpose: sparse_health_throttle_conflict |
| raw_feature_budget: 2 |
| required_feature_sets: |
| any_one_of: |
| - [accelerator_health_error_state, tensor_matrix_mxu_neuron_or_engine_active_fraction] |
| - [accelerator_health_error_state, generic_achieved_operation_rate] |
| - [accelerator_health_error_state, accelerator_busy_or_utilization_fraction] |
| - [accelerator_throttle_state, tensor_matrix_mxu_neuron_or_engine_active_fraction] |
| - [accelerator_performance_limit_state, generic_achieved_operation_rate] |
| - [accelerator_power_limit_active, generic_achieved_operation_rate] |
| - [accelerator_thermal_limit_active, tensor_matrix_mxu_neuron_or_engine_active_fraction] |
| - [power_cap_violation_throttle_state, generic_achieved_operation_rate] |
| - [local_link_error_recovery_throttle, scaleout_port_tx_rx_bytes_packets] |
| - [rdma_congestion_retry_drop_error_counters, scaleout_port_tx_rx_bytes_packets] |
| derived_signals: |
| - cap_clock_power_factor |
| - available_accelerator_fraction |
| - telemetry_coverage_fraction |
| emitted_statement: |
| label: health_throttle_conflict |
| category: health_throttle_conflict |
| max_severity: critical |
| statement: "High observed activity, achieved operations, or fabric activity overlaps degraded, throttled, power-limited, thermal-limited, or link-degraded state that should reduce credible capacity." |
| trigger: |
| type: two_feature_degraded_activity_logic |
| evaluation_window: degraded_or_limited_activity_overlap_window |
| conditions: |
| all: |
| - metric: sparse_activity_or_fabric_score |
| op: ">=" |
| value_ref: min_sparse_degraded_conflict_activity_score |
| - metric: degraded_or_limited_affected_fraction |
| op: ">=" |
| value_ref: min_sparse_degraded_affected_fraction |
| - metric: degraded_activity_overlap_fraction |
| op: ">=" |
| value_ref: min_sparse_degraded_activity_overlap_fraction |
| any: |
| - metric: cap_clock_power_factor.cap_clock_power_factor |
| op: "<=" |
| value_ref: max_sparse_cap_clock_power_factor_for_conflict |
| - metric: achieved_ops_to_degraded_capacity_ratio |
| op: ">" |
| value_ref: max_sparse_degraded_capacity_ratio |
| missing_data_behavior: "If health or throttle coverage is missing, emit coverage caveat and route to telemetry-gap review rather than clearing high activity." |
| severity_mapping: |
| medium: "High activity overlaps degraded/limited state but affected fraction or capacity conflict is modest." |
| high: "High activity conflicts with degraded adjusted capacity over most of the sparse window." |
| critical: "Achieved operations exceed degraded cap-adjusted capacity by > 25 percent with high coverage." |
| benign_explanation_or_suppressor_fields: |
| - partial_device_set_limitation |
| - transient_low_materiality_limit |
| - counter_scope_mismatch |
| - automatic_recovery |
| calibration_defaults: |
| - name: min_sparse_degraded_conflict_activity_score |
| value: 0.70 |
| unit: score_0_to_1 |
| evidence_status: calibration_default |
| source_refs: [S07, S08, S36, S37, S38, S39, S42, S43] |
| rationale: "Conflict requires clear high activity, achieved operations, or fabric activity." |
| counterevidence_or_failure_modes: |
| - "activity or fabric scores can be inflated by proxy estimates" |
| calibration_note: "Calibrate by device, link, and counter source." |
| - name: min_sparse_degraded_affected_fraction |
| value: 0.20 |
| unit: fraction |
| evidence_status: calibration_default |
| source_refs: [S07, S08, S09, S42, S43] |
| rationale: "A material fraction of devices or links must be degraded for a window-level conflict." |
| counterevidence_or_failure_modes: |
| - "one critical link can affect more than its fraction suggests" |
| calibration_note: "Tune by topology and failure impact." |
| - name: min_sparse_degraded_activity_overlap_fraction |
| value: 0.50 |
| unit: fraction |
| evidence_status: calibration_default |
| source_refs: [S07, S08, S09, S42, S43] |
| rationale: "Degraded state should overlap material activity." |
| counterevidence_or_failure_modes: |
| - "short severe events can still matter" |
| calibration_note: "Tune by telemetry interval and failure duration." |
| - name: max_sparse_cap_clock_power_factor_for_conflict |
| value: 0.80 |
| unit: fraction |
| evidence_status: calibration_default |
| source_refs: [S07, S08, S09] |
| rationale: "A 20 percent or larger capacity reduction should be considered in sparse high-activity consistency checks." |
| counterevidence_or_failure_modes: |
| - "some limit states are non-binding" |
| calibration_note: "Calibrate with per-SKU cap/performance data." |
| - name: max_sparse_degraded_capacity_ratio |
| value: 1.10 |
| unit: ratio |
| evidence_status: calibration_default |
| source_refs: [S04, S05, S06, S07, S08, S09, S24] |
| rationale: "Allows uncertainty while flagging activity above degraded adjusted capacity." |
| counterevidence_or_failure_modes: |
| - "capacity model can be conservative or unit-mismatched" |
| calibration_note: "Replace with cap-adjusted uncertainty model." |
| required_output_fields: |
| - degraded_window |
| - activity_window |
| - affected_fraction |
| - capacity_reduction_factor |
| - exceedance_ratio |
| - coverage_summary |
| false_positive_or_limitations: |
| - "Limit and health states are source-specific and may be transient." |
| source_refs: [S04, S05, S06, S07, S08, S09, S24, S36, S37, S38, S39, S42, S43] |
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