Processing resource for use in a distributed processing framework system and methods for implementing the same

• US 7,114,159 B2
• Filed: 09/28/2001
• Issued: 09/26/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 07/11/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Oracle America, Inc. (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Sun Microsystems Incorporated (Oracle Corporation)
• Inventors: Patil, Narendra, Boudnik, Konstantin I., Kim, Bae-Chul, Avvari, Madhava V., Reynaga, Gabriel R., Herron, David S., Dodda, Satya N.
• Primary Examiner(s): Thomson, William
• Assistant Examiner(s): CAO, DIEM K
• Application Number:
  US09/967,699
• Publication Number:
  US 20030120825A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,824 Days
• Field of Search: 719310-320, 719328-330, 718100-108, 717124-135, 709201-206, 709217-219, 709224-226
• US Class Current: 719/316
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3664 Environments for testing or debugging software
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3688 for test execution, e.g. scheduling of test suites
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2209/503 Resource availability
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/505 considering the load

Abstract

A method for executing a process by a processing resource is provided. The method includes enabling the processing resource and advertising an availability of the processing resource to execute a job. Also included is receiving a request to execute the job on the processing resource. The method further includes launching a process service to execute the job, executing the job, and completing the execution of the job.

Claims

1. A processing resource configured to be executed on a computing device, comprising:

a machine service component having a machine service proxy and a set of machine service attributes, the machine service component being configured to implement the machine service proxy and the set of machine service attributes to register the processing resource with a registry service so as to advertise an availability of the processing resource to execute a process;

a process service component spawned by the machine service component upon the machine service component receipt of a request to execute the process from a system controller,

wherein the system controller is configured to implement the machine service proxy to communicate with the processing resource and the process service component is configured to have a process service proxy and a set of process service attributes, the process service component being configured to implement the process service proxy and the set of process service attributes to register with the registry service, such that the process service component is registered with the registry service for a length of time necessary to execute the process and a lack of the process service proxy and a set of process service attributes in the registry service is configured to indicate the availability of the processing resource to execute the process having a similar type.

2. A processing resource as recited in claim 1, wherein the process service component is configured to have a type similar to a type of the process.

3. A process as recited in claim 1, wherein the process service proxy and the set of process service attributes are removed from the registry service upon a conclusion of an execution of the process.

4. A processing resource as recited in claim 1, wherein the registry service is a look up service.

5. A processing resource as recited in claim 1, wherein the process is a test execution request.

6. A computer implemented method for executing a process by a processing resource, the method comprising:

enabling the processing resource;

registering a machine service of the processing resource so as to advertise an availability of the processing resource to execute a job;

receiving a request to execute the job on the processing resource;

launching a process service by the machine service of the processing resource, the process service configured to execute the job;

executing the job; and

completing the execution of the job, and launching the process service by the machine service of the processing resource includes,

(i) spawning of the process service having a type by the machine service, the process service configured to have a process service proxy and a set of process service attributes; and

(ii) registering the process service proxy and the set of proxy service attributes with a registry service,

wherein the type of the process service is configured to be similar to a type of the job, and completing the execution of the job includes,

removing of a process service proxy and a set of process service attributes of the process service from a registry service, the removing being configured to indicate an eligibility of the processing resource to execute the job having a similar type.

7. A computer implemented method as recited in claim 6, wherein enabling the processing resource includes one of turning on the processing resource and dispatching of a signal indicating the availability of the processing resource to execute the job.

8. A computer implemented method as recited in claim 6, wherein registering the machine service of the processing resource so as to advertise the availability of the processing resource to execute the job using the machine service of the processing resource includes,

registering a machine service proxy and a set of machine service attributes of the machine service of the processing resource with a registry service.

9. A computer implemented method as recited in claim 6, wherein receiving the request to execute the job on the processing resource includes,

downloading of a machine service proxy of the machine service of the processing resource by a system controller;

and

implementing the machine service proxy of the machine service of the processing resource by the system controller to dispatch the request to execute the job.

10. A computer implemented method as recited in claim 6, wherein the process service is registered with the registry service for a length of time required to execute the job.

11. A computer implemented process execution method, the method comprising:

starting a processing resource;

launching a machine service on the processing resource;

registering a machine service proxy and a set of machine service attributes with a registry service;

receiving a request to execute a process having a set of requirements configured to match the set of machine service attributes;

spawning a process service having a process service proxy and a set of process service attributes, the process service having a type matching a type of the process;

registering the process service proxy and the set of process service attributes with the registry service;

executing the process;

sending an event indicating a beginning of the execution of the process; and

terminating a process service lease with the registry service upon a conclusion of executing the process.

12. A computer implemented process execution method as recited in claim 11, further including,

renewing a machine service lease with the registry service if requested.

13. A computer implemented process execution method as recited in claim 11, wherein the registry service is a look up service.

14. A computer implemented process execution method as recited in claim 11, wherein the processing resource is a test system.

15. A computer implemented process execution method as recited in claim 11, wherein the process is a test execution request.

16. A processing resource configured to be executed on a computing device, comprising:

a machine service component having a machine service proxy and a set of machine service attributes, the machine service component being configured to implement the machine service proxy and the set of machine service attributes to register the processing resource with a registry service so as to advertise an availability of the processing resource to execute a process; and

a process service component spawned by the machine service upon receiving of a request to execute a process from the system controller by the machine service component, the process service component configured to include a process service proxy and a set of process service attributes, the process service component configured to implement the process service proxy and the set of process service attributes to register with the registry service,

wherein a system controller is configured to implement the machine service proxy to communicate with the processing resource and a lack of the process service proxy and the set of process service attributes in the registry service is configured to indicate the availability of the processing resource to execute the process having a similar type.