Method and system for providing and viewing performance analysis of resource groups

• US 20020156884A1
• Filed: 04/23/2001
• Published: 10/24/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 04/23/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Macon, James Franklin Jr., Bertram, Randal Lee, Abbondanzio, Antonio, McKnight, Gregory Joseph, Metz, Walter Cade Jr., Brewer, Janet Anne
• Granted Patent: US 7,016,972 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/224
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/323 Visualisation of programs or trace data
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3409 for performance assessment
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3495 for systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/046 comprising network management agents or mobile agents therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/142 using statistical or mathematical methods
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/147 for predicting network behaviour
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/22 comprising specially adapted graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/00 Arrangements for monitoring or testing data switching networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/045 for graphical visualisation of monitoring data
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/065 related to network devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/0817 by checking functioning
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/0882 Utilisation of link capacity
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/16 Threshold monitoring

Abstract

A method and system for providing performance analysis on a computer system is disclosed. The computer system includes at least one resource group and at least one node. The method and system include obtaining performance data for a plurality of monitors for the at least one resource group and analyzing the performance data to determine whether performance of the system can be improved using the at least one resource group. Preferably, performance is improved by moving the resource group between nodes. The method and system include graphically displaying the performance data graphically displaying performance data for at least one monitor of the plurality of monitors for the at least one resource group.

Claims

1. A method for providing performance analysis on a computer system including at least one resource group and at least one node, the method comprising the steps of:

(a) obtaining performance data for a plurality of monitors for the at least one resource group,

(b) analyzing the performance data to determine whether performance of the system can be improved using the at least one resource group; and

(c) graphically displaying performance data for at least one monitor of the plurality of monitors for the at least one resource group.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the at least one node include a plurality of nodes, wherein the at least one resource group moves between the plurality of one nodes and wherein the graphically displaying step (c) further includes the step of:

(c1) displaying the performance data for the at least one monitor on the plurality of nodes in a single graph.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the plurality of monitors further include disk utilization for the at least one resource group.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the plurality of monitors further include CPU utilization for the at least one resource group.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the plurality of monitors further include memory utilization for the at least one resource group.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the plurality of monitors further include network utilization for the at least one resource group.

7. The method of claim 6 wherein the network utilization further includes public LAN utilization.

8. The method of claim 7 wherein the interconnect utilization further includes interconnect utilization.

9. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of:

(d) allowing a user to define the at least one resource group.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein the at least one node include a plurality of nodes and wherein the analyzing step (b) further includes the step of:

(b1) determining whether performance of the system can be improved by moving the at least one resource group between the plurality of nodes.

11. The method of claim 10 wherein the analyzing step (b) further includes the step of:

(b2) determining an optimal assignment to a node of the plurality of nodes for the at least one resource group.

12. The method of claim 1 wherein the analyzing step (b) further includes the step of:

(b1) forecasting a bottleneck for the monitor of the plurality monitors.

15. The system of claim 14 wherein the obtaining and analyzing means further include a plurality of agents residing in the plurality of computer systems.

13. A computer-readable medium containing a program for providing performance analysis on a computer system including at least one resource group and at least one node, the program including instructions for:

(a) obtaining performance data for a plurality of monitors for the at least one resource group,

(b) analyzing the performance data to determine whether performance of the system can be improved using the at least one resource group;

(c) graphically displaying performance data for at least one monitor of the plurality of monitors for the at least one resource group.

14. A system programmed to provide performance analysis on a computer system including at least one resource group and at least one node, the system comprising:

means for obtaining performance data for at least one resource group, the performance data relating to a plurality of monitors for the at least one resource group and for analyzing the performance data to determine whether performance of the computer system can be improved using the at least one resource group; and

a graphical user interface for displaying performance data for at least one monitor of the plurality of monitors for the at least one resource group.