Services search method
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1. A method comprising:
- in a network, in each of a plurality of compute nodes, maintaining a local store of services, the local store of services including at least a service name, a service functionality and statistics defining a historical performance of the service on each compute node, wherein the statistics includes at least one of a number representing times the service has been instantiated, a number representing, for each instantiation of the service, how long the service was used until the service was destroyed, a number representing a service response time, a number representing an average availability statistic, a service version number, a cost for a service, and a number representing times the service had errors;
receiving a request for a service from a client system; and
compiling a list of compute nodes matching the service request to output the requested service, the list having service names ranked according to the service functionality and the statistics for each compute node.
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Abstract
A method that includes, in a network, in each of a plurality of compute nodes, maintaining a local store of services, the local store of services including at least a service name, a service functionality and statistics defining a historical performance of the service on each compute node, receiving a request for a service from a client syste, and compiling a list of compute nodes matching the service request, the list having service names ranked according to the service functionality and the statistics for each compute node.
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26 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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in a network, in each of a plurality of compute nodes, maintaining a local store of services, the local store of services including at least a service name, a service functionality and statistics defining a historical performance of the service on each compute node, wherein the statistics includes at least one of a number representing times the service has been instantiated, a number representing, for each instantiation of the service, how long the service was used until the service was destroyed, a number representing a service response time, a number representing an average availability statistic, a service version number, a cost for a service, and a number representing times the service had errors; receiving a request for a service from a client system; and compiling a list of compute nodes matching the service request to output the requested service, the list having service names ranked according to the service functionality and the statistics for each compute node. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer readable medium including instructions for performing, when executed by a processor, a method comprising:
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in a network, in each of a plurality of compute nodes, maintaining a local store of services, the local store of services including at least a service name, a service functionality and statistics defining the historical performance of the service on each compute node, wherein the statistics includes at least one of a number representing times the service has been instantiated, a number representing, for each instantiation of the service, how long the service was used until the service was destroyed, a number representing a service response time, a number representing an average availability statistic, a service version number, a cost for a service, and a number representing times the service had errors; receiving a request for a service from a client system; and compiling a list of compute nodes matching the service request to output the requested service, the list having service names ranked according to the statistics. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system comprising:
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a client system residing in a network; a plurality of compute nodes in the network, each one of the compute nodes maintaining a local store of services, the local store of services including at least a service name, a service functionality and statistics defining the historical performance of the service on each compute node, wherein the statistics includes at least one of a number representing times the service has been instantiated, a number representing, for each instantiation of the service, how long the service was used until the service was destroyed, a number representing a service response time, a number representing an average availability statistic, a service version number, a cost for a service, and a number representing times the service had errors; means for receiving a request for a service from a client system; and means for compiling a list of compute nodes matching the service request to output the requested service, the list having service names ranked according to the statistics. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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24. A method comprising:
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generating a store of installed services in a computing device, the store including service names, a service functionalities and statistics defining the historical performance of the service on the computing device, the statistics comprising a number representing times the service has been instantiated, a number representing a service response time, a number representing an average availability statistic and a service version number; and updating the statistics in response to a change in the number of service instantiations, a change in service response time, a change in service availability or a change in the service version number to output a requested service. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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