Analysis technique of execution states in computer system

• US 20060143291A1
• Filed: 03/04/2005
• Published: 06/29/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 12/24/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Hayamatsu, Kenji
• Granted Patent: US 7,716,431 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/224
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2209/508 Monitor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/50 Allocation of resources, e.g. of the central processing unit [CPU]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/5027 the resource being a machine, e.g. CPUs, Servers, Terminals

Abstract

An information processing method according to this invention is a method executed when one or a plurality of applications are executed in an arbitrary node in a computer system including a plurality of nodes, which comprises: obtaining data representing an execution state of an application for the plurality of nodes; calculating a used capability value for each application by using the data representing the execution state of the application and a capability value for each node; obtaining data representing an application usage frequency of each user for the plurality of nodes; calculating a usage ratio of each user for each application by using the data representing the application usage frequency; and calculating a ratio of the used capability value for the total capability value of the computer system for each user and each application by using the used capability value and the usage ratio.

Claims

1. An information processing method executed when one or a plurality of applications are executed in an arbitrary node in a computer system including a plurality of nodes, comprising:

obtaining data representing an execution state of an application for said plurality of nodes;

calculating a used capability value for each said application by using said data representing said execution state of said application and a capability value for each said node;

obtaining data representing an application usage frequency of each said user for said plurality of nodes;

calculating a usage ratio of each said user for each said application by using said data representing said application usage frequency; and

calculating a ratio of said used capability value for the total capability value of said computer system for each said user and each said application by using said used capability value and said usage ratio.

2. The information processing method as set forth in claim 1, further comprising:

totaling said ratios for each said user or each predefined user group, generating charging data for each said user or each said user group from the totaling result and a cost for said computer system.

3. The information processing method as set forth in claim 1, wherein said data representing said execution state of said application is a CPU usage time, and wherein said calculating said used capability value comprises:

calculating a total CPU usage time in each said node by using said data representing said execution state of said application;

totaling a CPU usage time of each said node for each said application;

calculating a CPU usage ratio of each said node for each said application by using the totaled CPU usage time of each said node;

calculating a used capability value of each said application by calculating a used capability value of each said node for each said application from the calculated total CPU usage time, the totaled CPU usage ratio of each said node, the calculated CPU usage ratio of each said node, and said capability value of each said node, and totaling the calculated used capability values for each said application.

4. The information processing method as set forth in claim 1, wherein said data representing said application usage frequency is data of an access time, and wherein said calculating said usage ratio comprises:

calculating a total access time of each said user for each said application by using said data representing said application usage frequency; and

calculating, as said usage ratio, a ratio of said total access time of each said user for each said application by using said total access time.

10. The information processing method as set forth in claim 1, further comprising:

totaling said ratios for each said user or each predefined user group, generating charging data for each said user or each said user group from the totaling result and a cost for said computer system.

11. The information processing method as set forth in claim 1, wherein said data representing said execution state of said application is a CPU usage time, and wherein said calculating said used capability value comprises:

calculating a total CPU usage time in each said node by using said data representing said execution state of said application;

totaling a CPU usage time of each said node for each said application;

calculating a CPU usage ratio of each said node for each said application by using the totaled CPU usage time of each said node;

calculating a used capability value of each said application by calculating a used capability value of each said node for each said application from the calculated total CPU usage time, the totaled CPU usage ratio of each said node, the calculated CPU usage ratio of each said node, and said capability value of each said node, and totaling the calculated used capability values for each said application.

12. The information processing method as set forth in claim 1, wherein said data representing said application usage frequency is data of an access time, and wherein said calculating said usage ratio comprises:

calculating a total access time of each said user for each said application by using said data representing said application usage frequency; and

calculating, as said usage ratio, a ratio of said total access time of each said user for each said application by using said total access time.

5. A program, embodied on a medium, for causing a computer to execute a processing when one or a plurality of applications are executed in an arbitrary node in a computer system including a plurality of nodes, said program comprising:

obtaining data representing an execution state of an application for said plurality of nodes;

calculating a used capability value for each said application by using said data representing said execution state of said application and a capability value for each said node;

obtaining data representing an application usage frequency of each said user for said plurality of nodes;

calculating a usage ratio of each said user for each said application by using said data representing said application usage frequency; and

calculating a ratio of said used capability value for the total capability value of said computer system for each said user and each said application by using said used capability value and said usage ratio.

6. The program as set forth in claim 5, further comprising:

totaling said ratios for each said user or each predefined user group, generating charging data for each said user or each said user group from the totaling result and a cost for said computer system.

7. The program as set forth in claim 5, wherein said data representing said execution state of said application is a CPU usage time, and wherein said calculating said used capability value comprises:

calculating a total CPU usage time in each said node by using said data representing said execution state of said application;

totaling a CPU usage time of each said node for each said application;

calculating a CPU usage ratio of each said node for each said application by using the totaled CPU usage time of each said node;

calculating a used capability value of each said application by calculating a used capability value of each said node for each said application from the calculated total CPU usage time, the totaled CPU usage ratio of each said node, the calculated CPU usage ratio of each said node, and said capability value of each said node, and totaling the calculated used capability values for each said application.

8. The program as set forth in claim 5, wherein said data representing said application usage frequency is data of an access time, and wherein said calculating said usage ratio comprises:

calculating a total access time of each said user for each said application by using said data representing said application usage frequency; and

calculating, as said usage ratio, a ratio of said total access time of each said user for each said application by using said total access time.

9. A computer for carrying out a processing in a case where one or a plurality of applications are executed in an arbitrary node in a computer system including a plurality of nodes, said computer comprising:

a unit that obtains data representing an execution state of an application for said plurality of nodes;

a unit that calculates a used capability value for each said application by using said data representing said execution state of said application and a capability value for each said node;

a unit that obtains data representing an application usage frequency of each said user for said plurality of nodes;

a unit that calculates a usage ratio of each said user for each said application by using said data representing said application usage frequency; and

a unit that calculates a ratio of said used capability value for the total capability value of said computer system for each said user and each said application by using said used capability value and said usage ratio.