UTILIZING INFORMED THROTTLING TO GUARANTEE QUALITY OF SERVICE TO I/O STREAMS
First Claim
1. A computer storage medium having computer readable instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a computer, implement a method of utilizing informed throttling to guarantee quality of service to a plurality of clients, the method comprising:
- for each client comparing a performance level received by the client to a corresponding contracted service level;
based on the compared performance level, determining if the client qualifies as a victim whose received performance level is less than the corresponding contracted service level, wherein determining if the client qualifies as a victim further comprises;
classifying the client into one of a plurality of heuristic-dependent categories, including a QoS_Met category indicative that the client'"'"'s demand does not exceed the corresponding contracted service level, and that the client'"'"'s demand is properly met, a QoS_Fail category indicative that the client'"'"'s demand does not exceed the corresponding contracted service level, and that the client'"'"'s demand is improperly not met, a QoS_Exempt category indicative that the client'"'"'s demand exceeds the corresponding contracted service level, and that the client'"'"'s demand is properly not met, and a QoS_Excess category indicative that the client'"'"'s demand exceeds the corresponding contracted service level, and that the client'"'"'s demand is properly met;
each of the heuristic-dependent categories dependent upon a demand by the client, a preexisting specification of a quality of service specified by the client, and a current performance experienced by the client; and
computing, for each of a plurality of QoS groups having a common service level agreement (SLA);
a delivery summary of an observed average service time divided by an agreed upon maximum service time;
a load summary of an observed number of input/outputs (I/Os) per second, divided by an agreed upon maximum number of I/Os per second; and
a compound summary comprising a composite metric reflective of an extent to which the QoS group is satisfying the agreed-upon bounds on offered load and from the level of service received by its I/Os;
based on the compared performance level, identifying one or more candidates for throttling in response to an I/O stream receiving insufficient resources by determining if the client qualifies as a candidate whose received performance level is better than the corresponding contracted service level; and
selectively and dynamically issuing a throttling command to the candidate client; and
providing a quality of service enforcement point by concurrently monitoring a plurality of I/O streams to candidate clients and by concurrently throttling commands to the candidate clients.
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Abstract
A system for utilizing informed throttling to guarantee quality of service to a plurality of clients includes a server core having a performance analyzer that compares a performance level received by a client to a corresponding contracted service level and determines if the client qualifies as a victim whose received performance level is less than the corresponding contracted service level. The performance analyzer is further configured to identify one or more candidates for throttling in response to an I/O stream receiving insufficient resources by determining if the client qualifies as a candidate whose received performance level is better than the corresponding contracted service level. The server core further includes a scheduler that selectively and dynamically issues a throttling command to the candidate client, and provides a quality of service enforcement point by concurrently monitoring a plurality of I/O streams to candidate clients and concurrently throttling commands to the candidate clients.
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33 Claims
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1. A computer storage medium having computer readable instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a computer, implement a method of utilizing informed throttling to guarantee quality of service to a plurality of clients, the method comprising:
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for each client comparing a performance level received by the client to a corresponding contracted service level; based on the compared performance level, determining if the client qualifies as a victim whose received performance level is less than the corresponding contracted service level, wherein determining if the client qualifies as a victim further comprises; classifying the client into one of a plurality of heuristic-dependent categories, including a QoS_Met category indicative that the client'"'"'s demand does not exceed the corresponding contracted service level, and that the client'"'"'s demand is properly met, a QoS_Fail category indicative that the client'"'"'s demand does not exceed the corresponding contracted service level, and that the client'"'"'s demand is improperly not met, a QoS_Exempt category indicative that the client'"'"'s demand exceeds the corresponding contracted service level, and that the client'"'"'s demand is properly not met, and a QoS_Excess category indicative that the client'"'"'s demand exceeds the corresponding contracted service level, and that the client'"'"'s demand is properly met; each of the heuristic-dependent categories dependent upon a demand by the client, a preexisting specification of a quality of service specified by the client, and a current performance experienced by the client; and computing, for each of a plurality of QoS groups having a common service level agreement (SLA);
a delivery summary of an observed average service time divided by an agreed upon maximum service time;
a load summary of an observed number of input/outputs (I/Os) per second, divided by an agreed upon maximum number of I/Os per second; and
a compound summary comprising a composite metric reflective of an extent to which the QoS group is satisfying the agreed-upon bounds on offered load and from the level of service received by its I/Os;based on the compared performance level, identifying one or more candidates for throttling in response to an I/O stream receiving insufficient resources by determining if the client qualifies as a candidate whose received performance level is better than the corresponding contracted service level; and selectively and dynamically issuing a throttling command to the candidate client; and providing a quality of service enforcement point by concurrently monitoring a plurality of I/O streams to candidate clients and by concurrently throttling commands to the candidate clients. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 28)
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- 26. The computer storage medium of claim 26, wherein the method further comprises grouping the I/O streams into QoS groups.
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33. A system for utilizing informed throttling to guarantee quality of service to a plurality of clients, comprising:
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a server core having a performance analyzer that, for each of a plurality of clients, compares a performance level received by the client to a corresponding contracted service level and, based on the compared performance level, determines if the client qualifies as a victim whose received performance level is less than the corresponding contracted service level, wherein determining if the client qualifies as a victim further comprises; classifying the client into one of a plurality of heuristic-dependent categories, including a QoS_Met category indicative that the client'"'"'s demand does not exceed the corresponding contracted service level, and that the client'"'"'s demand is properly met, a QoS_Fail category indicative that the client'"'"'s demand does not exceed the corresponding contracted service level, and that the client'"'"'s demand is improperly not met, a QoS_Exempt category indicative that the client'"'"'s demand exceeds the corresponding contracted service level, and that the client'"'"'s demand is properly not met, and a QoS_Excess category indicative that the client'"'"'s demand exceeds the corresponding contracted service level, and that the client'"'"'s demand is properly met; each of the heuristic-dependent categories dependent upon a demand by the client, a preexisting specification of a quality of service specified by the client, and a current performance experienced by the client; and computing, for each of a plurality of QoS groups having a common service level agreement (SLA);
a delivery summary of an observed average service time divided by an agreed upon maximum service time;
a load summary of an observed number of input/outputs (I/Os) per second, divided by an agreed upon maximum number of I/Os per second; and
a compound summary comprising a composite metric reflective of an extent to which the QoS group is satisfying the agreed-upon bounds on offered load and from the level of service received by its I/Os;wherein the performance analyzer is further configured to, based on the compared performance level, identify one or more candidates for throttling in response to an I/O stream receiving insufficient resources by determining if the client qualifies as a candidate whose received performance level is better than the corresponding contracted service level; the server core further including a scheduler that selectively and dynamically issues a throttling command to the candidate client, and provides a quality of service enforcement point by concurrently monitoring a plurality of I/O streams to candidate clients and by concurrently throttling commands to the candidate clients.
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