MANAGING THE COMPUTER COLLECTION OF INFORMATION IN AN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ENVIRONMENT

• US 20090172674A1
• Filed: 12/28/2007
• Published: 07/02/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 12/28/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: McCONNELL, Tim A., BOBAK, Mythili K., SWANSON, Michael D.
• Application Number:
  US11/965,917
• Publication Number:
  US 20090172674A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 718/101
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/1438 Restarting or rejuvenating
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/1482 by means of middleware or OS functionality
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3409 for performance assessment

Abstract

The collection of information in an Information Technology environment is dynamically managed. Processing associated with a batch of requests executed to obtain information is adjusted in real-time based on whether responses to the requests executed within an allotted time frame were received. The adjustments may include adjusting the time allotted to execute a batch of requests, adjusting the number of requests in a batch, and/or adjusting the execution priority of the requests within a batch.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method of managing the collection of information in an Information Technology (IT) environment, said computer-implemented method comprising:

executing a batch of queries within an allocated time period;

determining, in response to completion of the allocated time period, whether a response was not obtained for one or more queries of the batch of queries; and

dynamically adjusting, in real-time, processing associated with the batch of queries, in response to the determining.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the dynamically adjusting processing associated with the batch of queries comprises dynamically adjusting the allocated time period.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the dynamically adjusting processing associated with the batch of queries comprises dynamically adjusting the number of queries included in the batch of queries.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the dynamically adjusting processing associated with the batch of queries comprises adjusting priority of one or more queries of the batch of queries.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein at least two queries of the batch of queries are executed concurrently.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the batch of queries requests information relating to one or more resources of the IT environment.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 6, wherein the information is used in managing the IT environment.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 7, wherein the managing the IT environment comprises managing one or more of availability of the IT environment or monitoring of the IT environment.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 6, wherein the time period is provided by a requester of the information.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the batch of queries comprises a plurality of synchronous queries.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising executing the batch of queries, in a next iteration, taking into consideration adjustments made by the dynamically adjusting, the batch of queries including a plurality of queries in which zero or more of those queries are unexecuted queries from a previous batch of queries.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the allocated time period is dependent on a type of request provided by the batch of queries.

13. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the batch of queries is executed by one or more asynchronous distributors.

14. The computer-implemented method of claim 13, wherein the batch of queries request information from one or more resources, and wherein the one or more asynchronous distributors are co-located with the one or more resources.

15. A system of managing the collection of information in an Information Technology (IT) environment, said system comprising:

at least one asynchronous distributor to;

execute a batch of queries within an allocated time period;

determine, in response to completion of the allocated time period, whether a response was not obtained for one or more queries of the batch of queries; and

dynamically adjust, in real-time, processing associated with the batch of queries, in response to the determining.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein at least two queries of the batch of queries are executed concurrently.

17. The system of claim 15, further comprising executing the batch of queries in a next iteration taking into consideration adjustments made by the dynamically adjusting, the batch of queries including a plurality of queries in which zero or more of those queries are unexecuted queries from a previous batch of queries.

18. An article of manufacture comprising:

at least one computer usable medium having computer readable program code logic to manage the collection of information in an Information Technology (IT) environment, said computer readable program code logic when executing performing the following;

executing a batch of queries within an allocated time period;

determining, in response to completion of the allocated time period, whether a response was not obtained for one or more queries of the batch of queries; and

dynamically adjusting, in real-time, processing associated with the batch of queries, in response to the determining.

19. The article of manufacture of claim 18, wherein at least two queries of the batch of queries are executed concurrently.

20. The article of manufacture of claim 18, further comprising executing the batch of queries in a next iteration taking into consideration adjustments made by the dynamically adjusting, the batch of queries including a plurality of queries in which zero or more of those queries are unexecuted queries from a previous batch of queries.