VIRTUAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT TOOL FOR CLOUD COMPUTING SERVICE

• US 20150026342A1
• Filed: 07/16/2013
• Published: 01/22/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 07/16/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
• Inventors: Phatak, Sujit, Chen, Heming, McCunne, Donald J.
• Granted Patent: US 9,836,330 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/226
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2209/503 Resource availability
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2209/504 Resource capping
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/5055 considering software capabilities, i.e. software resources associated or available to the machine
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 10/00 Energy efficient computing, e.g. low power processors, power management or thermal management

Abstract

A system and method for allocating software resources. Multiple tasks are received from a network in which each task requires at least one software resource. Each task is analyzed to determine the type of resource(s) required to execute each such task. The availability of the software resource(s) is determined and, if available, allocated to the requesting task. If the software resource(s) is not available, the task is stored in a queue until the software resource(s) becomes available.

Claims

1. A method for allocating software resources comprising the steps of

receiving tasks from a network, each task requiring at least one software resource,

analyzing each task to determine the type of resource(s) required to execute each such task,

determining the availability of said resource(s) and, if available, allocating said resource(s) to each said task or, if not available, repeating said analyzing step until said resources become available.

2. The method as defined in claim 1 wherein said determining step comprises the step of examining a resource pool containing data representative of the number and type of software resources.

3. The method as defined in claim 2 and comprising the step of returning said resource(s) to said pool upon completion of said task.

4. The method as defined in claim 1 and comprising the step of determining if the task requires multiple copies of the same software resource and, if so, consolidating those copies of the same software resource.

5. The method as defined in claim 1 wherein said resource(s) are executed on virtual machines.

6. The method as defined in claim 1 wherein said received tasks are stored in a raw queue prior to said analyzing step.

7. The method as defined in claim 1 wherein if the required software resource is unavailable, storing said task in an on-hold queue for a period of time and thereafter performing said analyzing step on said task.

8. A system for allocating software resources comprising:

a task processor configured to receive tasks from a network, each task requiring at least one software resource,

a task analyzer configured to analyze each task to determine the type of resource(s) required to execute each such task, and to determine the availability of said resource(s), and

a resource allocator configured to allocate said resource(s) to each said task if the resource(s) is available,

wherein if the resource(s) is not available, the task analyzer repeats said analyzing step until said resources become available.

9. The system as defined in claim 8 further comprising a resource manager configured to examine a resource pool containing data representative of the number and type of software resources.

10. The system as defined in claim 9 further comprising a resource manager configured to return said resource(s) to said pool upon completion of said task.

11. The system as defined in claim 8 wherein

the task analyzer determines if the task requires multiple copies of the same software resource and, if so, consolidates those copies of the same software resource.

12. The system as defined in claim 8 wherein said resource(s) are executed on virtual machines.

13. The system as defined in claim 8 wherein said received tasks are stored in a raw queue prior to said analyzing step.

14. The system as defined in claim 8 wherein if the required software resource is unavailable, the task analyzer stores said task in an on-hold queue for a period of time and thereafter performing said analyzing step on said task.

15. The system as defined in claim 8 wherein said task processor, said task analyzer are all performed by a programmed processor.