System that manages server function

• US 10,158,526 B2
• Filed: 03/24/2016
• Issued: 12/18/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 03/27/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Original Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Inventors: Yoshida, Ryoji
• Primary Examiner(s): Coby, Frantz
• Application Number:
  US15/080,046
• Publication Number:
  US 20160285725A1
• Time in Patent Office: 999 Days
• Field of Search: 707634, 707770, 709201, 709203, 709204, 709213, 709214, 709226
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0813 characterised by the conditions triggering a change of settings
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0833 for reduction of network energy consumption
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/0817 by checking functioning

Abstract

A system of the present invention includes a plurality of servers 111 and 112. Each of the servers is configured to operate as a given function of a plurality of functions as which the server can operate. The system includes: a detection unit 151 detecting the operation status of the server, and a management unit 152 determining change of a function as which the server operates depending on the operation status.

Claims

1. A system including a plurality of servers, each of the servers being configured to operate as a given function of a plurality of functions, each server being able to operate as the functions,

the system comprising a microprocessor including:

a detection unit detecting an operation status of a first server of the plurality of servers; and

a management unit determining change of a function as which the first server operates depending on the operation status,

wherein the management unit calculates an average of the operation statuses of all of the plurality of the servers, and determines change of the function as which the first server operates so that the operation status of each of the respective servers of the plurality of servers become close to the average of the operation statuses.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein the management unit determines change of the function as which the first server operates so that a difference of operation statuses of the respective servers of the plurality of servers becomes small.

3. The system according to claim 2, wherein the management unit calculates a first average representing an average of the operation statuses of all the servers and a second average representing an average of the operation statuses of the servers corresponding to each of the functions, and determines change of the function as which the first server operates on a basis of the first average and the second average.

4. The system according to claim 3, wherein so as to increase or decrease a number of servers operating as a given function, the management unit determines change of the function as which the first server operates, on a basis of a difference obtained by subtracting the first average from the second average for each of the functions.

5. The system according to claim 4, wherein the management unit divides a product value by the first average for each of the functions, the product value being a value obtained by multiplying the difference by a number of servers operating as the function, and the management unit thereby calculates an increase or an decrease in a number of servers operating as a given function, and determines change of the function as which the first server operates on a basis of the increase or the decrease.

6. The system according to claim 1, wherein the operation status of the first server is power consumption of the first server.

7. The system according to claim 1, formed by one or a plurality of rack systems, each of the rack systems containing the plurality of servers.

8. A system including a plurality of servers, each of the servers being configured to operate as a given function of a plurality of functions, each server being able to operate as the functions,

the system comprising a microprocessor including:

a detection unit detecting an operation status of a first server of the plurality of servers; and

a management unit determining change of a function as which the first server operates depending on the operation status;

the system further comprising a plurality of server groups, each of the server groups being composed of the plurality of servers,

wherein the management unit determines change in arrangement of the functions between the server groups depending on the operation status of the first server operating as the function after the determined change.

9. The system according to claim 8, wherein the management unit determines change in arrangement of the functions between the server groups depending on an environment set for each of the server groups.

10. The system according to claim 8, wherein the management unit determines change of the functions as which the servers operate so that a number of changes in arrangement of the functions between the server groups is small.

11. The system according to claim 8, wherein the management unit determines change of the functions as which the servers operate so that a difference of operation statuses in the respective server groups is small between the server groups.

12. A system including a plurality of servers, each of the servers being configured to operate as a given function of a plurality of functions, each server being able to operate as the functions,

the system comprising a microprocessor including:

a detection unit detecting an operation status of a first server of the plurality of servers; and

a management unit determining change of a function as which the first server operates depending on the operation status;

the system further comprising a plurality of server groups, each of the server groups being composed of the plurality of servers,

wherein the management unit determines change an arrangement of the functions between the server groups depending on the operation status.

13. The system according to claim 12, wherein the management unit determines change in arrangement of the functions between the server groups so that a number of the functions as which the servers operate is not changed in the whole system.

14. The system according to claim 12, wherein the management unit determines change in arrangement of the functions between the server groups depending on an environment set for each of the server groups.

15. The system according to claim 12, wherein the management unit determines change of the functions as which the servers operate so that a number of changes in arrangement of the functions between the server groups is small.

16. The system according to claim 12, wherein the management unit determines change in arrangement of the functions as which the servers operate so that a difference of operation statuses in the respective server groups is small between the server groups.

17. The system according to claim 12, wherein the operation status of the first server is power consumption of the first server.

18. The system according to claim 12, wherein the server groups are each formed by a rack system containing the plurality of servers.

19. A management method by a management device connected to a system including a plurality of servers, each of the servers being configured to operate as a given function of a plurality of functions, each server being able to operate as the functions, the system further comprising a plurality of server groups, each of the server groups being composed of the plurality of servers,

the management method comprising:

detecting an operation status of a first server of the plurality of servers;

determining change of a function as which the first server operates depending on the operation status, and

determining change of an arrangement of the functions between the server groups depending on the operation status.

20. The management method according to claim 19, wherein:

the management device is connected to a system including a plurality of server groups each composed of the plurality of servers; and

the management unit determines change in arrangement of the functions between the server groups depending on the operation status.