System, method and program for estimating a requisite amount of server resources

• US 20060282825A1
• Filed: 06/10/2005
• Published: 12/14/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 06/10/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LinkedIn Corporation (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Taylor, Rick A.
• Granted Patent: US 7,836,452 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 717/127
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2209/5019 Workload prediction
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2209/5022 Workload threshold
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/5083 Techniques for rebalancing the load in a distributed system

Abstract

System, method and program product for determining if a plurality of applications executed on a plurality of servers can be executed on a single server. First program instructions determine if the single server has sufficient processor power to execute the plurality of applications. Second program instructions determine if the plurality of applications have a same type of operating system on the plurality of servers. Third program instructions determine if the plurality of applications have a same type of middleware on the plurality of servers. The first program instructions determine peak processor utilizations and times of the peak processor utilizations for the plurality of applications, respectively, to determine whether the single server has sufficient processor power to execute the plurality of applications. Other program instructions determine the single server to be a standard vendor server which has a smallest processor adequate to support processing requirements of the plurality of applications and has a predetermined, minimum processing power in reserve. Other program instructions determine if the plurality of applications have a similar function or are identical. Other program instructions determine if the plurality of applications have a same type of application environment on the plurality of servers.

Claims

1. A computer program product for determining if a plurality of applications executed on a plurality of servers can be executed on a single server, said computer program product comprising:

a computer readable medium;

first program instructions to determine if said single server has sufficient processor power to execute said plurality of applications;

second program instructions to determine if said plurality of applications have a same type of operating system on said plurality of servers; and

third program instructions to determine if said plurality of applications have a same type of middleware on said plurality of servers; and

wherein

said first, second and third program instructions are stored on said medium.

2. A computer program product as set forth in claim 1 wherein said first program instructions determine peak processor utilizations and times of said peak processor utilizations for said plurality of applications, respectively, to determine whether said single server has sufficient processor power to execute said plurality of applications.

3. A computer program product as set forth in claim 1 further comprising:

fourth program instructions to determine if said plurality of applications have a similar function; and

wherein said fourth program instructions are stored on said medium.

4. A computer program product as set forth in claim 1 further comprising:

fourth program instructions to determine if said plurality of applications are identical; and

wherein said fourth program instructions are stored on said medium.

5. A computer program product as set forth in claim 1 further comprising:

fourth program instructions to determine if said plurality of applications have a same type of application environment on said plurality of servers; and

wherein said fourth program instructions are stored on said medium.

6. A computer program product as set forth in claim 1 further comprising:

fourth program instructions to determine if said plurality of applications are compatible; and

wherein said fourth program instructions are stored on said medium.

7. A computer program product as set forth in claim 1 further comprising:

fourth program instructions to determine if said plurality of applications are critical to a business of said customer; and

wherein said fourth program instructions are stored on said medium.

8. A computer program product as set forth in claim 1 further comprising:

fourth program instructions, responsive to a determination that said plurality of applications can be consolidated on said single server, to determine as said single server a standard vendor server with sufficient processor power for said plurality of applications; and

wherein

said fourth program instructions are stored on said medium.

9. A computer program product as set forth in claim 8 wherein said fourth program instructions determines as said single server a standard vendor server with a smallest processor which is adequate to support processing requirements of said plurality of applications and has a predetermined, minimum processing power in reserve.

10. A computer program product as set forth in claim 1 wherein said single server is an “

on demand”

vendor-owned server, and said plurality of servers are owned or leased by said customer.

14. A computer system as set forth in claim 1 further comprising:

means for determining if said plurality of applications are identical.

15. A computer system as set forth in claim 1 further comprising:

means for determining if said plurality of applications have a same type of application environment on said plurality of servers.

16. A computer system as set forth in claim 1 further comprising:

means for determining if said plurality of applications are compatible.

17. A computer system as set forth in claim 1 further comprising:

means for determining if said plurality of applications are critical to a business of said customer.

18. A computer system as set forth in claim 1 further comprising:

means, responsive to a determination that said plurality of applications can be consolidated on said single server, for determining as said single server a standard vendor server with sufficient processor power for said plurality of applications.

19. A computer system as set forth in claim 18 wherein said means for determining as said single server a standard vendor server determines as said single server a standard vendor server with a smallest processor which is adequate to support processing requirements of said plurality of applications and has a predetermined, minimum processing power in reserve.

11. A computer system for determining if a plurality of applications executed on a plurality of servers can be executed on a single server, said computer system comprising:

means for determining if said single server has sufficient processor power to execute said plurality of applications;

means for determining if said plurality of applications have a same type of operating system on said plurality of servers; and

means for determining if said plurality of applications have a same type of middleware on said plurality of servers.

12. A computer system as set forth in claim 11 wherein said means for determining if said single server has sufficient processor power to execute said plurality of applications comprises means for determining peak processor utilizations and times of said peak processor utilizations for said plurality of applications, respectively.

13. A computer system as set forth in claim 11 further comprising:

means for determining if said plurality of applications have a similar function.

20. A computer system as set forth in claim 11 wherein said single server is an “

on demand”

vendor-owned server, and said plurality of servers are owned or leased by said customer.