CONSOLIDATION PLANNING SERVICES FOR SYSTEMS MIGRATION

• US 20150019195A1
• Filed: 07/09/2013
• Published: 01/15/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 07/09/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Oracle International Corporation (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Oracle International Corporation (Oracle Corporation)
• Inventors: Davis, George
• Granted Patent: US 10,776,244 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 703/17
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/324 Display of status information
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3442 for planning or managing the needed capacity
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3447 Performance evaluation by modeling
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2201/815 Virtual middleware or OS functionality using virtual machines to implement generic software techniques for error detection or fault masking G06F11/1484

Abstract

Systems and methods for modeling a prospective systems migration between server systems are provided. Performance data associated with a plurality of applications in a first server system may be collected. A selection of a set of applications in the plurality of applications to migrate to a second server system may be processed. Combined performance data that estimates how the set of applications will perform on the second server system may be computed using at least some of the performance data. Based on the combined performance data, indications as to whether the set of applications should be migrated to the second server system may be provided.

Claims

1. A method of modeling a prospective systems migration between server systems, the method comprising:

collecting performance data associated with a plurality of applications in a first server system;

processing a selection of a set of applications in the plurality of applications to migrate to a second server system;

computing, using at least some of the performance data, combined performance data that estimates how the set of applications will perform on the second server system; and

providing one or more indications as to whether the set of applications should be migrated to the second server system, wherein the one or more indications are based on the combined performance data.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the performance data is collected and stored prior to receiving the selection of the set of applications.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the performance data is collected by an application agent operating on the first server system; and

the combined performance data is computed remotely at a cloud-based service operated by a provider of the second server system.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the set of applications corresponds to more than one server, and wherein the set of applications is to be migrated to a single server in the second server system.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more indications comprises:

a quantitative component that describes whether computing hardware of the second server system can facilitate the set of applications according to a set of technical specifications; and

a qualitative component that describes whether the set of applications can operate together on the second server system according to a set of business rules.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more indications comprises one or more selections from the group consisting of:

a first indication that the average performance of a combination of the set of applications exceeds a threshold;

a second indication that a peak performance of the combination of the set of applications exceeds the threshold; and

a third indication that neither the peak performance and the average performance exceeds a threshold.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more indications as to whether the set of applications should be migrated to the second server system is presented through a portal of a remote cloud service operated by a provider of the second server system.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more indications comprises a combined storage space required by a combination of the set of applications in the second server system.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more indications comprises a combined processor workload required by a combination of the set of applications in the second server system.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more indications comprises:

an indication that a first application in the set of applications is associated with a first security level;

an indication that a second applications in the set of applications is associated with a second security level; and

an indication as to whether the first security level is compatible with the second security level.

11. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon instructions for modeling a prospective systems migration between server systems, which instructions, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:

collect performance data associated with a plurality of applications in a first server system;

process a selection of a set of applications in the plurality of applications to migrate to a second server system;

compute, using at least some of the performance data, combined performance data that estimates how the set of applications will perform on the second server system; and

provide one or more indications as to whether the set of applications should be migrated to the second server system, wherein the one or more indications are based on the combined performance data.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein the performance data is collected and stored prior to receiving the selection of the set of applications.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein:

the performance data is collected by an application agent operating on the first server system; and

the combined performance data is computed remotely at a cloud-based service operated by a provider of the second server system.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein the set of applications corresponds to more than one server, and wherein the set of applications is to be migrated to a single server in the second server system.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein the one or more indications comprises:

a quantitative component that describes whether computing hardware of the second server system can facilitate the set of applications according to a set of technical specifications; and

a qualitative component that describes whether the set of applications can operate together on the second server system according to a set of business rules.

16. A system for modeling a prospective systems migration between server systems, comprising:

one or more processors, coupled to one or more network interfaces, to execute instructions to;

collect performance data associated with a plurality of applications in a first server system;

process a selection of a set of applications in the plurality of applications to migrate to a second server system;

compute, using at least some of the performance data, combined performance data that estimates how the set of applications will perform on the second server system; and

provide one or more indications as to whether the set of applications should be migrated to the second server system, wherein the one or more indications are based on the combined performance data; and

one or more storage media coupled to the one or more processors to retain the instructions.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the performance data is collected and stored prior to receiving the selection of the set of applications.

18. The system of claim 16, wherein:

the performance data is collected by an application agent operating on the first server system; and

the combined performance data is computed remotely at a cloud-based service operated by a provider of the second server system.

19. The system of claim 16, wherein the set of applications corresponds to more than one server, and wherein the set of applications is to be migrated to a single server in the second server system.

20. The system of claim 16, wherein the one or more indications comprises:

a quantitative component that describes whether computing hardware of the second server system can facilitate the set of applications according to a set of technical specifications; and

a qualitative component that describes whether the set of applications can operate together on the second server system according to a set of business rules.