Computer system for managing performances of storage apparatus and performance management method of the computer system

• US 20060242356A1
• Filed: 06/19/2006
• Published: 10/26/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hideomi Idei, Kazuhiko Mogi, Norifumi Nishikawa
• Original Assignee: Hideomi Idei, Kazuhiko Mogi, Norifumi Nishikawa
• Inventors: Mogi, Kazuhiko, Nishikawa, Norifumi, Idei, Hideomi
• Granted Patent: US 7,694,070 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 711/100
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3409 for performance assessment
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3419 by assessing time
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3433 for load management allocation of a server based on load conditions G06F9/505; load rebalancing G06F9/5083; redistributing the load in a network by a load balancer H04L67/1029
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3485 for I/O devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/221 Column-oriented storage; Management thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2201/81 Threshold
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2201/815 Virtual
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2201/88 Monitoring involving counting
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2201/885 Monitoring specific for caches
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2209/508 Monitor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/5083 Techniques for rebalancing the load in a distributed system

Abstract

In a computer system with a DBMS running thereon, management of the performance of a storage apparatus is executed by using a performance indicator provided by a user job so as to simplify the management of the performance. For this reason, a management server employed in the computer system monitors an operating state of each system element, a response time onto a job and other information. A method for estimating a processing time is given to the management server, which issues a setting modification command based on an estimated processing time.

Claims

1. A performance management method provided for a computer system having a computer for executing a program and a storage apparatus for storing data used in execution of said program, said performance management method comprising:

a first procedure for acquiring information on a performance required for said program;

a second procedure for creating a plan to change settings of said storage apparatus by using said information acquired by said first procedure; and

a third procedure for issuing a request for a setting change according to said plan to change settings to said storage apparatus.

2. A computer system for managing performance of a storage apparatus, said computer system comprising:

a first computer for operating a database management system;

a second computer for executing a program issuing a request for a process to said database management system;

said storage apparatus for storing data handled by said database management system; and

a management apparatus,

wherein said management apparatus is used for;

acquiring information on performance required for said program,

information on data in a database data used in a process specified in said request issued by said program to said database management system,

creating a plan to change settings of said storage apparatus by using said acquired information, and

issuing a command for changing settings in accordance with said plan to change settings of said storage apparatus to said storage apparatus.