AUTOMATED CAPACITY PROVISIONING METHOD USING HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE DATA

• US 20140032768A1
• Filed: 10/02/2013
• Published: 01/30/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 08/31/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: BMC Software Incorporated (KKR & Co., Inc.)
• Original Assignee: BMC Software Incorporated (KKR & Co., Inc.)
• Inventors: DING, Yiping, MARRON, Assaf, JOHANNESSEN, Fred
• Granted Patent: US 9,065,783 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/226
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2209/5019 Workload prediction
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2209/508 Monitor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/505 considering the load
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/0882 Utilisation of link capacity
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/801 Real time traffic
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/83 based on usage prediction
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1001 for accessing one among a plurality of replicated servers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/303 Terminal profiles

Abstract

The method may include collecting performance data relating to processing nodes of a computer system which provide services via one or more applications, analyzing the performance data to generate an operational profile characterizing resource usage of the processing nodes, receiving a set of attributes characterizing expected performance goals in which the services are expected to be provided, and generating at least one provisioning policy based on an analysis of the operational profile in conjunction with the set of attributes. The at least one provisioning policy may specify a condition for re-allocating resources associated with at least one processing node in a manner that satisfies the performance goals of the set of attributes. The method may further include re-allocating, during runtime, the resources associated with the at least one processing node when the condition of the at least one provisioning policy is determined as satisfied.

Claims

1. A method for automatically allocating resources in a computer system, comprising:

collecting performance data relating to processing nodes of a computer system which provide services via one or more applications;

analyzing the performance data to generate an operational profile characterizing resource usage of the processing nodes over at least one time period;

receiving a set of attributes characterizing expected performance goals in which the services are expected to be provided between a provider and a consumer;

generating at least one provisioning policy based on an analysis of the operational profile in conjunction with the set of attributes, the at least one provisioning policy specifying a condition for re-allocating resources associated with at least one processing node in a manner that satisfies the performance goals of the set of attributes; and

re-allocating, during runtime, the resources associated with the at least one processing node when the condition of the at least one provisioning policy is determined as satisfied.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

collecting secondary performance data and updating the operational profile after re-allocating the resources; and

modifying the at least one provisional policy based on a subsequent analysis of the updated operational profile in conjunction with the set of attributes.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the set of attributes includes an attribute defining a response time for each transaction to be below a certain time value for one or more processing nodes.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the operational profile includes computer processing unit (CPU) utilization and memory utilization of the processing nodes over the at least one time period.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the re-allocating the resources includes allocating a certain number of processing nodes having a certain computing power when the condition of the at least one provisioning policy is determined as satisfied such that the performance goals of the set of attributes are achieved.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the re-allocating the resources includes adjusting distribution of arriving transactions to the processing nodes based on calculated weighting values for the processing nodes.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

providing, via a user interface, the at least one provisioning policy such that a user can modify the at least one provisioning policy.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the operational profile includes computer processing unit (CPU) utilization and memory utilization of the processing nodes over the at least one time period.

8. A system for automatically allocating resources in a computer system, the system comprising:

at least one processor;

a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, are configured to implement,

a data collection tool configured to collect performance data relating to processing nodes of a computer system which provide services via one or more applications;

a recommendation tool configured to analyze the performance data to generate an operational profile characterizing resource usage of the processing nodes over at least one time period,

the recommendation tool configured to receive a set of attributes characterizing expected performance goals in which the services are expected to be provided between a provider and a consumer,

the recommendation tool configured to generate at least one provisioning policy based on an analysis of the operational profile in conjunction with the set of attributes, the at least one provisioning policy specifying a condition for re-allocating resources associated with at least one processing node in a manner that satisfies the performance goals of the set of attributes; and

a provisional tool configured to re-allocate, during runtime, the resources associated with the at least one processing node when the condition of the at least one provisioning policy is determined as satisfied.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the data collection tool is configured to collect secondary performance data, wherein the recommendation tool is configured to update the operational profile after re-allocating the resources and modify the at least one provisional policy based on a subsequent analysis of the updated operational profile in conjunction with the set of attributes.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein the set of attributes includes an attribute defining a response time for each transaction to be below a certain time value for one or more processing nodes.

12. The system of claim 8, wherein the provisioning tool configured to re-allocate the resources includes allocating a certain number of processing nodes having a certain computing power when the condition of the at least one provisioning policy is determined as satisfied such that the performance goals of the set of attributes are achieved.

13. The system of claim 8, wherein the provisioning tool configured to re-allocate the resources includes adjusting distribution of arriving transactions to the processing nodes based on calculated weighting values for the processing nodes.

14. The system of claim 8, wherein the provisioning tool is configured to provide, via a user interface, the at least one provisioning policy such that a user can modify the at least one provisioning policy.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions, when executed by at least one processor, are configured to perform the following operations:

collect performance data relating to processing nodes of a computer system which provide services via one or more applications;

analyze the performance data to generate an operational profile characterizing resource usage of the processing nodes over at least one time period;

receive a set of attributes characterizing expected performance goals in which the services are expected to be provided between a provider and a consumer;

generate at least one provisioning policy based on an analysis of the operational profile in conjunction with the set of attributes, the at least one provisioning policy specifying a condition for re-allocating resources associated with at least one processing node in a manner that satisfies the performance goals of the set of attributes; and

re-allocate, during runtime, the resources associated with the at least one processing node when the condition of the at least one provisioning policy is determined as satisfied.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the instructions include instructions to:

collect secondary performance data and update the operational profile after re-allocating the resources; and

modify the at least one provisional policy based on a subsequent analysis of the updated operational profile in conjunction with the set of attributes.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the set of attributes includes an attribute defining a response time for each transaction to be below a certain time value for one or more processing nodes.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the operational profile includes computer processing unit (CPU) utilization and memory utilization of the processing nodes over the at least one time period.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the re-allocating the resources includes allocating a certain number of processing nodes having a certain computing power when the condition of the at least one provisioning policy is determined as satisfied such that the performance goals of the set of attributes are achieved.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the instructions include instructions to:

provide, via a user interface, the at least one provisioning policy such that a user can modify the at least one provisioning policy.