Apparatus and method for server resource usage display by comparison of resource benchmarks to determine available performance

• US 6,606,658 B1
• Filed: 03/13/1998
• Issued: 08/12/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 10/17/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Uematsu, Toshiaki
• Primary Examiner(s): Harrell, Robert B.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Vaughn, Jr., William C.
• Application Number:
  US09/041,961
• Time in Patent Office: 1,978 Days
• Field of Search: 709/220, 709/224, 709/100, 709/102, 709/104, 709/105, 709/223, 709/225, 709/226, 370/241, 370/254
• US Class Current: 709/225
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/045 for graphical visualisation of monitoring data
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/0817 by checking functioning
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1001 for accessing one among a plurality of replicated servers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1023 based on a hash applied to IP addresses or costs
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1029 using data related to the state of servers by a load balancer

Abstract

To display resource usage status of each server in a network in such a manner as to enable comparison with other servers. In a network in which a plurality of servers and a plurality of clients are connected via a data processing server in such a manner as to be able to communicate with each other, a display method for displaying resource usage status of each of the plurality of servers is provided, wherein the data processing server comprises: a measuring means for measuring the usage of resources in each of the plurality of server based on common criteria; and a display means for displaying the results of the measurements made by the measuring means on a display at each of the plurality of clients. The data processing server includes: a processing capacity ratio management table for storing processing capacity ratios measured on the plurality of servers for CPU, memory, and disk by using common criteria; and a resource usage status management table for storing usage percentage and free percentage information representing the status of CPU, memory, and disk usage in each server, the information being taken at predetermined intervals of time.

Claims

1. In a network in which a plurality of computing servers, having different performance capabilities and each containing a CPU, memory and a disk, and a plurality of clients are connected via a data processing server so as to communicate with each other, a server resource usage display device for displaying resource usage status of each of said plurality of servers is provided and said data processing server comprises:

means for measuring processing capacity ratios among said plurality of servers using common criteria applied to each server for at least one of the CPU, the memory and the disk as resources;

means for repeatedly measuring resource usage status data for each of said plurality of servers at a predetermined time interval with respect to at least one of the CPU, the memory and the disk;

means for applying said processing capacity ratios onto said resource usage status data so as to obtain comparable resource usage data among said plurality of servers; and

means for displaying said comparable resource usage status data among said plurality of servers at each of said plurality of clients.

2. A method for displaying resource usage status of computing servers in a network in which a plurality of computing servers having different performance capabilities and containing a CPU, memory and a disk and a plurality of clients are connected via a data processing server so as to communicate with each other, comprising:

measuring processing capacity ratios among said plurality of computing servers using common criteria applied to each server for at least one of the CPU, the memory and the disk as resources;

repeatedly measuring resource usage status data of each of said computing servers at a predetermined time interval with respect to at least one of the CPU, the memory and the disk;

applying said processing capacity ratios onto said resource usage status data so as to obtain comparable resource usage status data from among said computing servers; and

displaying said comparable resource usage status data from among said computing servers at each of said clients.

3. A program storage medium readable by a machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform steps for displaying resource usage status of computing servers in a network in which a plurality of said computing servers having different performance capabilities and containing a CPU, memory and a disk and a plurality of clients are connected via a data processing server so as to communicate with each other, said steps comprising:

measuring processing capacity ratios among said plurality of computing servers using common criteria applied to each server for at least one of the CPU, the memory and the disk as resources;

repeatedly measuring resource usage status data of each of said computing servers at a predetermined time interval with respect to at least one of the CPU, the memory and the disk;

applying said processing capacity ratios onto said resource usage status data so as to obtain comparable resource usage status data among said computing servers; and

displaying said comparable resource usage status data among said computing servers at each of said clients.

4. A server usage display apparatus for displaying resource usage status of computing servers in a network in which a plurality of said computing servers having different performance capabilities and containing a CPU, memory and a disk and a plurality of clients are connected via a data processing server so as to communicate with each other, comprising:

means for measuring processing capacity ratios among said plurality of computing servers using common criteria applied to each server for at least one of the CPU, the memory and the disk as resources;

means for repeatedly measuring resource usage status data of each of said computing servers at a predetermined time interval with respect to at least one of the CPU, the memory and the disk;

means for applying said processing capacity ratios onto said resource usage status data so as to obtain comparable resource usage status data among said computing servers; and

means for displaying said comparable resource usage status data among said computing servers at each of said clients.

5. A server resource usage display apparatus for displaying resource usage status of computing servers in a network in which a plurality of said computing servers having different performance capabilities and a plurality of clients are connected via a data processing server so as to communicate with each other, each of said computing servers containing a CPU, memory, and a disk as resources, said server resource usage display apparatus comprising:

a processing capacity ratio management table, provided in said data processing server, to store processing capacity ratios among said computing servers, the processing capacity ratios being obtained with respect to at least one of the CPU, the memory and the disk by applying common criteria on each of said computing servers;

a resource usage status management table, provided in said data processing server, to store resource usage status data obtained from each of said comprising servers, the resource usage status data being taken repeatedly at a predetermined time interval for each server with respect to at least one of the CPU, the memory and the disk;

a data processor to apply the processing capacity ratios onto the resource usage status data so as to obtain comparable resource usage status data among said computing servers; and

a plurality of displays provided in each of said clients for displaying the comparable resource usage status data of said computing servers.

6. The server resource usage display apparatus according to claim 5 wherein said data processing means is provided in each of said clients.

7. The server resource usage display apparatus according to claim 5 wherein said data processing means is provided in said data processing server.

8. The server resource usage display apparatus according to claim 5 wherein said data processing server further includes means for updating said processing capacity ratios stored in said processing capacity ratio management table each time a change occurs in the processing capacity of at least one of said CPU, memory or disk in any one of said plurality of servers.

9. The server resource usage display apparatus according to claim 5 wherein said display displays the status of resource usage of said computing servers based on the usage percentage of at least one of said CPU, memory or disk in each of said computing servers.

10. The server resource usage display apparatus according to claim 5 wherein said display displays the status of resource usage of said computing servers based on the free percentage of at least one of said CPU, memory or disk in each of said computing servers.

11. The server resource usage display apparatus according to claim 5 wherein said processing capacity ratios are obtained with respect to said CPU on the basis of the processing time required when an identical program is run on each of said computing servers a prescribed number of times.

12. The server resource usage display apparatus according to claim 5 wherein said processing capacity ratios are obtained with respect to said memory on the basis of the processing time required when identical data is written to and read from each of said computing servers a prescribed number of times.

13. The server resource usage display apparatus according to claim 5 wherein said processing capacity ratios are obtained with respect to said disk on the basis of the processing time required when identical data is written to and read from each of said computing servers a prescribed number of times.

14. A display apparatus for displaying resource usage status of computing servers in a network comprising a plurality of said computing servers having different performance capabilities and containing a CPU, memory and a disk and a plurality of clients connected via a data processing server so as to enable communication with each other, said display apparatus comprising:

a device that measures processing capacity ratios among said plurality of computing servers using common criteria applied to each server for at least one of the CPU, the memory and the disk as resources;

a measuring device that repeatedly measures resource usage status data of each of said computing servers at a predetermined time interval with respect to at least one of the CPU, the memory and the disk;

a device that applies said processing capacity ratios onto said resource usage status data so as to obtain comparable resource usage status data among said computing servers; and

a display that displays said comparable resource usage status data among said computing servers at each of said clients.

15. A server usage display apparatus for displaying resource usage status of computing servers containing a CPU, memory and a disk in a network comprising:

a plurality of computing servers having different performance capabilities and a plurality of clients, connected by a data processing server so as to be able to communicate with each other;

a processing capacity ratio management table, provided in said data processing server, that stores processing capacity ratios among said computing servers, said processing capacity ratios being obtained by using common criteria applied to each server for at least one of the CPU, the memory and the disk as resources in each of said computing servers;

a resource usage status management table, provided in said data processing server, that stores resource usage status data obtained from each of said computing servers, said resource usage status data being taken repeatedly at a predetermined time interval with respect to at least one of the CPU, the memory and the disk;

a data processing device that applies said processing capacity ratios onto said resource usage status data so as to obtain comparable resource usage status data among said computing servers; and

a plurality of displays provided in each of said clients for displaying said comparable resource usage status data of said computing servers.