REDUCING IMPACT OF RESOURCE DOWNTIME

• US 20120254395A1
• Filed: 03/28/2011
• Published: 10/04/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 03/28/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Micro Focus LLC (Open Text Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP (Hewlett-Packard Enterprise Company)
• Inventors: Bonas, Alissa
• Granted Patent: US 9,077,627 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/224
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0836 to enhance reliability, e.g. reduce downtime

Abstract

Systems and methods of reducing impact of resource downtime. In an example, a method includes monitoring user access to the resource. The method also includes identifying baseline patterns in the monitored user access to the resource. The method also includes defining downtime for the resource based on the baseline patterns and expected time for taking the resource down.

Claims

1. A method of reducing impact of resource downtime, comprising:

monitoring user access to the resource;

identifying baseline patterns in the monitored user access to the resource; and

defining downtime for the resource based on the baseline patterns and expected time for taking the resource down.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising identifying the resource to be taken down.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein defining downtime further generates an output with a scheduled downtime.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising scheduling the defined downtime in advance.

5. The method of claim 3, further comprising rescheduling a suggested downtime based on actual events.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving the resource identification and a proposed duration of downtime for the resource;

comparing the proposed downtime to the defined downtime; and

suggesting an alternative downtime based on the defined downtime.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the defined downtime includes a plurality of windows for executing a downtime job as multiple jobs.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising defining downtime to exclude times of high demand.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising precluding removing the resource from operation outside of the defined downtime.

10. A computer readable medium having program code stored thereon for reducing impact of resource downtime by:

identifying baseline patterns from monitored access to a resource; and

defining downtime for the resource based on the baseline patterns and expected time for taking the resource down.

11. The program code of claim 10 further listening to user traffic involving the resource by a third-party monitor.

12. The program code of claim 10 further scheduling the defined downtime in advance.

13. The program code of claim 10 further rescheduling the defined downtime based on real-time events.

14. The program code of claim 10 further identifying the resource to be taken down.

15. The program code of claim 10 further:

using a proposed downtime for the resource;

comparing the proposed downtime to the defined downtime; and

suggesting an alternative downtime based on the defined downtime.

16. The program code of claim 10 further including notifying a user in advance of a scheduled downtime.

17. The program code of claim 10 further:

defining downtime to exclude times of high demand; and

precluding removing the resource from operation outside of the defined downtime.

18. A system for reducing impact of resource downtime, comprising a computer readable medium and a processor configured to execute instructions stored on the computer readable medium, wherein the medium includes program code instructions that, when executed, function as:

a traffic monitoring module to monitor data indicative of user access to a resource;

a trend analysis module to analyze the monitored user access and identify a baseline pattern; and

a scheduler engine to define a downtime for the resource based on the baseline pattern and expected time for taking the resource down.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the scheduler engine stores the defined downtime in a data structure for persistence.

20. The system of claim 18, further comprising a downtime application to:

access a proposed downtime for the resource;

compare the proposed downtime to the defined downtime; and

suggest an alternative downtime based on the defined downtime.