Method and system of supporting a computer network resource pool
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1. A method of supporting a computer network resource pool, comprising:
- a processor performing the steps of;
selecting a first and a second resource pool sparing-plans for said resource pool;
selecting a first and a second resource pool support-plans for said resource pool; and
determining a first probability that all resources in said resource pool are operating properly for said first resource sparing-plan and said first resource support-plan and a second probability that all resources in said resource pool are operating properly for said second resource sparing-plan and said second resource support-plan, wherein said first probability and said second probability enable implementation of a particular resource pool support-plan from said first resource pool support-plan and said second resource pool support-plan;
wherein said determining said first probability that all resources in said resource pool are operating properly for said first resource sparing-plan and said first resource support-plan, comprises applying a mathematical model for correlating resource availability in said resource pool, failure rates and recovery rates of said resources, reprovisioning time needed to swap a healthy spare resource for an unhealthy production pool resource, and a plurality of support-plans for said resources.
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Abstract
A method and system of supporting a computer network resource pool. In one embodiment of the invention, a resource pool sparing-plan and a resource pool support-plan are selected; for the selected resource sparing-plan and resource support-plan, the probability that all resources in the resource pool are operating properly is determined. The method is repeated to generate results from which an acceptable support-plan and a sparing-plan is chosen for implementation.
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23 Claims
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1. A method of supporting a computer network resource pool, comprising:
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a processor performing the steps of; selecting a first and a second resource pool sparing-plans for said resource pool; selecting a first and a second resource pool support-plans for said resource pool; and determining a first probability that all resources in said resource pool are operating properly for said first resource sparing-plan and said first resource support-plan and a second probability that all resources in said resource pool are operating properly for said second resource sparing-plan and said second resource support-plan, wherein said first probability and said second probability enable implementation of a particular resource pool support-plan from said first resource pool support-plan and said second resource pool support-plan; wherein said determining said first probability that all resources in said resource pool are operating properly for said first resource sparing-plan and said first resource support-plan, comprises applying a mathematical model for correlating resource availability in said resource pool, failure rates and recovery rates of said resources, reprovisioning time needed to swap a healthy spare resource for an unhealthy production pool resource, and a plurality of support-plans for said resources. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer data center comprising:
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a bus for communicating information; a processor coupled with said bus for processing said information; and
a computer readable media coupled with said bus and comprising instructions for implementing a method of supporting a computer network resource pool, said method comprising;selecting a first and a second resource pool sparing-plans for said resource pool; selecting a first and a second resource pool support-plans for said resource pool; and determining a first probability that all resources in said resource pool are operating properly for said first resource sparing-plan and said first resource support-plan and a second probability that all resources in said resource pool are operating properly for said second resource sparing-plan and said second resource support-plan, wherein said first probability and said second probability enable implementation of a particular resource pool support-plan from said first resource pool support-plan and said second resource pool support plan; wherein said determining said first probability that all resources in said resource pool are operating properly for said first resource sparing-plan and said first resource support-plan, comprises applying a mathematical model for correlating resource availability in said resource pool, failure rates and recovery rates of said resources, reprovisioning time needed to swap in healthy spare resource for an unhealthy production pool resource, and a plurality of support-plans for said resources. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer-useable medium having computer readable code stored thereon for causing a utility data center to perform a method of supporting a computer network resource pool, said method comprising:
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selecting a first and a second resource pool sparing-plans for said resource pool; selecting a first and a second resource pool support-plans for said resource pool; and determining a first probability that all resources in said resource pool are operating properly for said first resource sparing-plan and said first resource support-plan and a second probability that all resources in said resource pool are operating properly for said second resource sparing-plan and said second resource support-plan, wherein said first probability and said second probability enable implementation of a particular resource pool support-plan from said first resource pool support-plan and said second resource pool support-plan; wherein said determining said first probability that all resources in said resource pool are operating properly for said first resource sparing-plan and said first resource support-plan, comprises applying a mathematical model for correlating resource availability in said resource pool, failure rates and recovery rates of said resources, reprovisioning time needed to swap in healthy spare resource for an unhealthy production pool resource, and a plurality of support-plans for said resources. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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