Grid job submission using shared network filesystem

• US 20080007763A1
• Filed: 07/03/2006
• Published: 01/10/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 07/03/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Oracle America, Inc. (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Sun Microsystems Incorporated (Oracle Corporation)
• Inventors: Wilson, Peter A., Meske, Carl F., Son-Bell, Mark A., Markel, Arieh, Williams, Gregory A., Schow, Peter H.
• Granted Patent: US 8,427,668 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 358/1.15
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2209/509 Offload
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/5027 the resource being a machine, e.g. CPUs, Servers, Terminals

Abstract

A method for executing a job using a remote file system that includes obtaining a plurality of job data files by the remote file system, wherein the plurality of job data files are created on the remote file system, detecting a job request for the job in an input directory to obtain a detected job request, wherein the job request is generated by a client, and executing the job based on the job data files and the detected job request, wherein executing the job generates an output file, wherein the remote file system is accessible using a local file system of the client.

Claims

1. A method for executing a job using a remote file system comprising:

obtaining a plurality of job data files by the remote file system, wherein the plurality of job data files are created on the remote file system;

detecting a job request for the job in an input directory to obtain a detected job request, wherein the job request is generated by a client; and

executing the job based on the job data files and the detected job request, wherein executing the job generates an output file,

wherein the remote file system is accessible using a local file system of the client.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of job data files are stored in a jobs directory on the remote file system.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

receiving the job request in the input directory from the jobs directory.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the job request is a script.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

transferring the script to an active directory of the remote file system, wherein the script is in the active directory during execution of the job.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein executing the job is for a commerce transaction.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving at least one parameter to execute the job, wherein the at least one parameter specifies at least one from the group consisting of a time to execute the job, an operating system, a cost, and a priority, and wherein executing the job is performed according to the parameter.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

outputting the output file to an output directory of the remote file system.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the output file is viewable on the remote file system during execution of the job.

10. A system for executing a job comprising:

a remote file system at a backend data center for;

obtaining a plurality of job data files, wherein the plurality of job data files are created on the remote file system; and

detecting a job request for the job in an input directory to obtain a detected job request, wherein the job request is generated by a client,

wherein the remote file system is accessible using a local file system of the client; and

a processor at the backend data center configured to;

execute the job based on the job data files and the detected job request, wherein executing the job generates an output file.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the plurality of job data files are stored in a jobs directory on the remote file system.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the remote file system is further for:

receiving the job request in the input directory from the jobs directory.

13. The system of claim 10, wherein the job request is a script.

14. The system of claim 13, further comprising:

a job engine configured to;

transfer the script to an active directory of the remote file system, wherein the script is in the active directory during execution of the job.

15. The system of claim 10, wherein executing the job is for a commerce transaction.

16. The system of claim 10, further comprising:

a job engine configured to;

receive at least one parameter to execute the job, wherein the at least one parameter specifies at least one from the group consisting of a time to execute the job, an operating system, a cost, and a priority, and wherein executing the job is performed according to the parameter.

17. The system of claim 10, further comprising:

a job engine configured to;

output the output file to an output directory of the remote file system.

18. The system of claim 10, wherein the output file is viewable on the remote file system during execution of the job.

19. A distributed computer system having a plurality of nodes for performing a method comprising:

obtaining a plurality of job data files by a remote file system, wherein the plurality of job data files are created on the remote file system;

detecting a job request for a job in an input directory to obtain a detected job request, wherein the job request is generated by a client; and

executing the job based on the job data files and the detected job request, wherein executing the job generates an output file,

wherein the remote file system is accessible using a local file system of the client,

and wherein the obtaining the plurality of job data files and executing the job is performed on at least one of the plurality of nodes.

20. The distributed computer system of claim 19, wherein the result is viewable on the remote file system during execution of the job.