System for estimating processing requirements
First Claim
1. A system supporting selection of processing devices for a particular user, comprising:
- at least one repository including, usage information indicating distribution of usage of a plurality of functions supported by a particular configuration of processing devices and capacity information including data identifying a load limit associated with a particular usage distribution and a particular configuration of processing devices; and
an interface processor for retrieving, from said at least one repository, data for use in identifying a candidate particular configuration of processing devices in response to received data indicating a particular usage distribution.
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Abstract
An application estimates sizing information and capacity limits for a processing system configuration using load data automatically provided by a load determination application. A system supports selection of processing devices for a particular user. At least one repository includes, usage information indicating distribution of usage of a plurality of functions supported by a particular configuration of processing devices and capacity information including data identifying a load limit associated with a particular usage distribution and a particular configuration of processing devices. An interface processor retrieves, from the at least one repository, data identifying a candidate particular configuration of processing devices in response to received data indicating a particular usage distribution.
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20 Claims
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1. A system supporting selection of processing devices for a particular user, comprising:
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at least one repository including, usage information indicating distribution of usage of a plurality of functions supported by a particular configuration of processing devices and capacity information including data identifying a load limit associated with a particular usage distribution and a particular configuration of processing devices; and
an interface processor for retrieving, from said at least one repository, data for use in identifying a candidate particular configuration of processing devices in response to received data indicating a particular usage distribution. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for acquiring capacity information for a particular configuration of processing devices, comprising:
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a user interface enabling a user to, select a particular configuration of processing devices and select a particular usage distribution comprising a relative usage of a plurality of functions supported by said particular configuration of processing devices;
a load unit for increasing loading on said particular configuration of processing devices and a data analyzer for deriving a capacity limit for said particular configuration of processing devices in response to detecting a loading corresponding to impairment of a predetermined performance criterion threshold.
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13. A system supporting selection of processing devices for a particular user, comprising:
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at least one repository including, usage profile information including a plurality of different profiles individually indicating relative usage of a plurality of functions supported by a particular configuration of processing devices and capacity information including data identifying a load limit associated with a particular usage profile and a particular configuration of processing devices; and
an interface processor for identifying a candidate particular configuration of processing devices in response to received data indicating a usage profile. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. A system supporting selection of processing devices for a particular user, comprising:
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at least one repository including, usage information indicating distribution of usage of a plurality of functions supported by a particular configuration of processing devices, performance information associated with a particular configuration of processing devices and capacity information including data identifying a load limit associated with a particular usage distribution and a particular configuration of processing devices; and
a data processor for using said at least one repository determining said capacity information for a particular configuration of processing devices in response to detecting a loading corresponding to impairment of a predetermined performance criterion threshold. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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17. A method for selecting processing devices for a particular user, comprising the activities of:
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acquiring usage information indicating distribution of usage of a plurality of functions supported by a particular configuration of processing devices;
storing capacity information including data identifying a load limit associated with a particular usage distribution and a particular configuration of processing devices; and
selecting a candidate particular configuration of processing devices using said capacity information in response to received data indicating a particular usage distribution.
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18. A method for acquiring capacity information for a particular configuration of processing devices, comprising the activities of:
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initiating selection of a particular configuration of processing devices;
initiating selection of a particular usage distribution comprising a relative usage of a plurality of functions supported by said particular configuration of processing devices;
increasing loading on said particular configuration of processing devices compatible with said selected particular usage distribution; and
deriving a capacity limit for said particular configuration of processing devices in response to detecting a loading corresponding to impairment of a predetermined performance criterion threshold.
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19. A method for selecting processing devices for a particular user, comprising the activities of:
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acquiring usage profile information including a plurality of different profiles individually indicating relative usage of a plurality of functions supported by a particular configuration of processing devices and acquiring capacity information including data identifying a load limit associated with a particular usage profile and a particular configuration of processing devices; and
identifying a candidate particular configuration of processing devices in response to received data indicating a particular usage profile.
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20. A method for selecting processing devices for a particular user, comprising the activities of:
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acquiring usage information indicating distribution of usage of a plurality of functions supported by a particular configuration of processing devices;
acquiring performance information associated with a particular configuration of processing devices;
acquiring load capacity information including data identifying a load limit associated with a particular usage distribution and a particular configuration of processing devices; and
determining said capacity information for a particular configuration of processing devices in response to detecting a loading corresponding to impairment of a predetermined performance criterion threshold.
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