Method and system for pinning a resource having an affinity to a user for resource allocation

• US 7,340,522 B1
• Filed: 07/31/2003
• Issued: 03/04/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 07/31/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Inventors: Kumar, Rajendra, Talwar, Vanish, Basu, Sujoy
• Primary Examiner(s): Vaughn; William
• Assistant Examiner(s): BAYARD, DJENANE M
• Application Number:
  US10/632,447
• Time in Patent Office: 1,678 Days
• Field of Search: 709/219, 709/203, 709/226, 709/225, 709/220, 709/217
• US Class Current: 709/226
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2209/5016 Session
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/5033 considering data affinity
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/5072 Grid computing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/5077 Logical partitioning of resources; Management or configuration of virtualized resources specific details on emulation or internal functioning of virtual machines G06F9/455

Abstract

A method and system for resource allocation. Specifically, in one embodiment, a method begins by receiving a request for an interactive session from a user. The request also comprises a resource requirement profile. Then, the method continues by selecting a computing resource having an affinity to the user. The computing resource is selected from a plurality of computing resources that are available to the user. The selected computing resource is implemented to support the interactive session. Thereafter, the selected computing resource is assigned to the user for use in the interactive session.

Claims

1. A resource allocation method comprising:

receiving a request for an interactive session from a user, wherein said request comprises a resource requirement profile for defining a virtualized computing resource that supports said interactive session;

selecting a computing resource having an affinity to said user from a plurality of computing resources available to said user, wherein said computing resource comprises said virtualized computing resource and requires the least amount of initialization to support said interactive session;

assigning said computing resource to said user to support said interactive session;

assigning an existing home directory for said user on said computing resource to a first dynamic account that is reserved for said user; and

assigning an existing home directory for said user on said computing resource to a second dynamic account that is available to said user if no dynamic account is reserved for said user.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said selecting a selected computing resource further comprises:

selecting said computing resource from said plurality of computing resources as having files in memory that will be used in said interactive session.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said selecting a selected computing resource further comprises:

selecting an available computing resource previously assigned to said user and reserved for said user as said computing resource if said user is a frequent user; and

selecting another computing resource as said computing resource that best satisfies said resource requirement profile if said available computing resource previously assigned to said user is not available.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

selecting said computing resource from said plurality of computing resources that best satisfies said resource requirement profile if said user is not a frequent user.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

pinning said selected computing resource to said user after an end to said interactive session.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

creating a new home directory for said user if a home directory for said user does not exist in said computing resource; and

assigning said new home directory to a dynamic account associated with said computing resource.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

updating files assigned to said user in said selected computing resource for use in said interactive session.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein said plurality of resources are configured in a grid computing environment.

9. A computer system comprising:

a processor, and

a computer readable memory coupled to said processor and containing program instructions that, when executed, implement a resource allocation method comprising;

receiving a request for an interactive session from a user, wherein said request comprises a resource requirement profile for defining a virtualized computing resource that supports said interactive session;

selecting a computing resource having an affinity to said user from a plurality of computing resources available to said user, wherein said computing resource comprises said virtualized computing resource and requires the least amount of initialization to support said interactive session;

assigning said computing resource to said user to support said interactive session;

assigning an existing home directory for said user on said computing resource to a first dynamic account that is reserved for said user; and

assigning an existing home directory for said user on said computing resource to a second dynamic account that is available to said user if no dynamic account is reserved for said user.

10. The computer system of claim 9, wherein said selecting a computing resource in said method further comprises:

selecting said computing resource from said plurality of computing resources as having files in memory that will be used in said interactive session.

11. The computer system of claim 9, wherein said selecting a computing resource in said method further comprises:

selecting an available computing resource previously assigned to said user and reserved for said user as said computing resource if said user is a frequent user; and

selecting another computing resource as said computing resource that best satisfies said resource requirement profile if said available computing resource previously assigned to said user is not available.

12. The computer system of claim 9, wherein said method further comprises:

selecting said computing resource from said plurality of computing resources that best satisfies said resource requirement profile if said user is not a frequent user.

13. The computer system of claim 9, wherein said method further comprises:

pinning said selected computing resource to said user after an end to said interactive session.

14. The computer system of claim 9, wherein said method further comprises:

creating a new home directory for said user if a home directory for said user does not exist in said computing resource; and

assigning said new home directory to a dynamic account associated with said computing resource.

15. The computer system of claim 9, wherein said method further comprises:

updating files assigned to said user in said selected computing resource for use in said interactive session.

16. The computer system of claim 9, wherein said plurality of resources are configured in a grid computing environment.