Setting operation based resource utilization thresholds for resource use by a process

• US 20060150190A1
• Filed: 01/06/2005
• Published: 07/06/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 01/06/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Waters, Timothy Moffett, Gusler, Carl Phillip, Hamilton, Rick Allen II, Seaman, James W.
• Granted Patent: US 7,793,308 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 718/105
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2209/504 Resource capping
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/5011 the resources being hardware resources other than CPUs, Servers and Terminals
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/505 considering the load
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 10/00 Energy efficient computing, e.g. low power processors, power management or thermal management

Abstract

A method, system, and program for setting operation based resource utilization thresholds for resource use by a process are provided. An efficiency-based workload manager samples multiple actual resource use characteristics while a process executes, where the actual resource use characteristics designate a portion of a total amount of system resources available to the process that are utilized by the process at multiple times over a sampling period. Next, responsive to detecting the conclusion of the sampling period, the efficiency-based workload manager determines an operation based resource utilization threshold for the process based on a maximum resource use within the multiple samplings of actual resource use characteristics. Then, the efficiency-based workload manager stores the operation based resource utilization threshold for access by a workload manager, where the workload manager uses the operation based resource utilization threshold to restrict the process to resource use up to the operation based resource utilization threshold within an execution environment managed by the workload manager.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for setting an operation based resource utilization threshold for capping resource use by a process within a grid environment, comprising:

sampling a plurality of actual resource use characteristics, wherein each of said plurality of actual resource use characteristics designates a portion of a total amount of system resources available to a process that are used by said process at a particular time over a sampling period, wherein said total amount of system resources are available in a grid environment;

responsive to detecting a conclusion of said sampling period, determining an operation based resource utilization threshold for said process based on a maximum resource use within said plurality of actual resource use characteristics; and

storing said operation based resource utilization threshold for access by at least one workload manager that restricts said process to resource use within an execution environment of said grid environment managed by said workload manager up to said operation based resource utilization threshold, such that said a resource utilization threshold is set for said process based on actual operation of said process.

2. The computer-implemented method according to claim 1 for setting an operation based resource utilization threshold for capping resource use by a process within a grid environment, further comprising:

detecting said total amount of system resources available to said process; and

calculating a standard limit based resource utilization threshold based on a standard limit applied to said total amount of system resources available to said process; and

restricting said process to use of said total amount of system resources as limited by said standard limit based resource threshold during said sampling period.

3. The computer-implemented method according to claim 1 for setting an operation based resource utilization threshold for capping resource use by a process within a grid environment, wherein sampling a plurality of actual resource use characteristics, further comprises:

receiving each of said plurality of actual resource use characteristics designating use of a total amount of system resources comprising at least one from among processor use, memory use, and network use.

4. The computer-implemented method according to claim 1 for setting an operation based resource utilization threshold for capping resource use by a process within a grid environment, wherein storing said operation based resource utilization threshold for access by at least one workload manager that restricts said process to resource use within an execution environment managed by said workload manager up to said operation based resource utilization threshold, further comprises:

calling an application programming interface for said process with a request to store said operation based resource utilization threshold in a file accessible to said workload manager by calling said application programming interface with a request to load said operation based resource utilization threshold.

5. The computer-implemented method according to claim 1 for setting an operation based resource utilization threshold for capping resource use by a process within a grid environment, wherein storing said operation based resource utilization threshold for access by at least one workload manager that restricts said process to resource use within an execution environment managed by said workload manager up to said operation based resource utilization threshold, further comprises:

storing said operation based resource utilization threshold specified for said process in a resource threshold table directly accessible to said at least one workload manager.

6. The computer-implemented method according to claim 1 for setting an operation based resource utilization threshold for capping resource use by a process within a grid environment, wherein said total amount of system resources available to said process are managed by said at least one workload manager managing said execution environment within a grid environment as a grid service.

7. The computer-implemented method according to claim 1 for setting an operation based resource utilization threshold for capping resource use by a process within a grid environment, wherein said total amount of system resources available to said process are managed by said at least one workload manager that manages said execution environment of at least one hardware platform.

8. A system for setting an operation based resource utilization threshold for capping resource use by a process within a grid environment, comprising:

a grid environment comprising a plurality of system resources monitored by a grid service;

said grid service further comprising;

means for sampling a plurality of actual resource use characteristics, wherein each of said plurality of actual resource use characteristics designates a portion of a total amount of said plurality of system resources available to a process that are used by said process at a particular time over a sampling period, wherein said total amount of said plurality of system resources are available in said grid environment;

means for responsive to detecting a conclusion of said sampling period, determining an operation based resource utilization threshold for said process based on a maximum resource use within said plurality of actual resource use characteristics; and

means for storing said operation based resource utilization threshold for access by at least one workload manager that restricts said process to resource use within an execution environment of said grid environment managed by said workload manager up to said operation based resource utilization threshold, such that said a resource utilization threshold is set for said process based on actual operation of said process.

9. The system according to claim 8 for setting an operation based resource utilization threshold for capping resource use by a process within a grid environment, said grid service further comprising:

means for detecting said total amount of said plurality of system resources available to said process; and

means for calculating a standard limit based resource utilization threshold based on a standard limit applied to said total amount of said plurality of system resources available to said process; and

means for restricting said process to use of said total amount of system resources as limited by said standard limit based resource threshold during said sampling period.

10. The system according to claim 8 for setting an operation based resource utilization threshold for capping resource use by a process within a grid environment, wherein said means for sampling a plurality of actual resource use characteristics, further comprises:

means for receiving each of said plurality of actual resource use characteristics designating use of a total amount of said plurality of system resources comprising at least one from among processor use, memory use, and network use.

11. The system according to claim 8 for setting an operation based resource utilization threshold for capping resource use by a process within a grid environment, wherein said means for storing said operation based resource utilization threshold for access by at least one workload manager that restricts said process to resource use within an execution environment managed by said workload manager up to said operation based resource utilization threshold, further comprises:

means for calling an application programming interface for said process with a request to store said operation based resource utilization threshold in a file accessible to said workload manager by calling said application programming interface with a request to load said operation based resource utilization threshold.

12. The system according to claim 8 for setting an operation based resource utilization threshold for capping resource use by a process within a grid environment, wherein said means for storing said operation based resource utilization threshold for access by at least one workload manager that restricts said process to resource use within an execution environment managed by said workload manager up to said operation based resource utilization threshold, further comprises:

means for storing said operation based resource utilization threshold specified for said process in a resource threshold table directly accessible to said at least one workload manager.

13. The system according to claim 8 for setting an operation based resource utilization threshold for capping resource use by a process within a grid environment, wherein said total amount of said plurality of system resources available to said process are managed by said at least one workload manager managing said execution environment within a grid environment as a workload manager grid service.

14. The system according to claim 8 for setting an operation based resource utilization threshold for capping resource use by a process within a grid environment, wherein said total amount of said plurality of system resources available to said process are managed by said at least one workload manager that manages said execution environment of at least one hardware platform.

15. A computer program product, residing on a computer readable medium, for setting an operation based resource utilization threshold for capping resource use by a process within a grid environment, comprising:

means for controlling sampling of a plurality of actual resource use characteristics, wherein each of said plurality of actual resource use characteristics designates a portion of a total amount of system resources available to a process that are used by said process at a particular time over a sampling period, wherein said total amount of system resources are available in a grid environment;

means for determining an operation based resource utilization threshold for said process based on a maximum resource use within said plurality of actual resource use characteristics, responsive to detecting a conclusion of said sampling period; and

means for enabling storage of said operation based resource utilization threshold, for access by at least one workload manager that restricts said process to resource use within an execution environment of said grid environment managed by said workload manager up to said operation based resource utilization threshold.

16. The computer program product according to claim 15 for setting an operation based resource utilization threshold for capping resource use by a process within a grid environment, further comprising

means for enabling detection of said total amount of said plurality of system resources available to said process;

and

means for calculating a standard limit based resource utilization threshold based on a standard limit applied to said total amount of said plurality of system resources available to said process; and

means for controlling restriction of said process to use of said total amount of said plurality of system resources as limited by said standard limit based resource threshold during said sampling period.

17. The computer program product according to claim 15 for setting an operation based resource utilization threshold for capping resource use by a process within a grid environment, wherein said means for controlling sampling of a plurality of actual resource use characteristics, further comprises:

means for enabling receipt of each of said plurality of actual resource use characteristics designating use of a total amount of said plurality of system resources comprising at least one from among processor use, memory use, and network use.

18. The computer program product according to claim 15 for setting an operation based resource utilization threshold for capping resource use by a process within a grid environment, wherein said means for enabling storage of said operation based resource utilization threshold for access by at least one workload manager that restricts said process to resource use within an execution environment managed by said workload manager up to said operation based resource utilization threshold, further comprises:

means for calling an application programming interface for said process with a request to store said operation based resource utilization threshold in a file accessible to said workload manager by calling said application programming interface with a request to load said operation based resource utilization threshold.

19. The computer program product according to claim 15 for setting an operation based resource utilization threshold for capping resource use by a process within a grid environment, wherein said means for enabling storage of said operation based resource utilization threshold for access by at least one workload manager that restricts said process to resource use within an execution environment managed by said workload manager up to said operation based resource utilization threshold, further comprises:

means for enabling storage of said operation based resource utilization threshold specified for said process in a resource threshold table directly accessible to said at least one workload manager.