Method and system for controlling computer in system

• US 7,734,782 B2
• Filed: 03/02/2006
• Issued: 06/08/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 06/24/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
• Inventors: Ishida, Takaichi
• Primary Examiner(s): Chan; Wing F
• Assistant Examiner(s): WILLIS, JONATHAN U
• Application Number:
  US11/368,056
• Publication Number:
  US 20060294239A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,559 Days
• Field of Search: 709/226, 709/229, 712/229, 711/171, 711/172, 714/4, 714/10, 714/11, 714/12, 714/13, 718/104, 719/312, 719/316, 725/98, 725/103
• US Class Current: 709/226
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2209/5022 Workload threshold
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2209/508 Monitor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/5016 the resource being the memory
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/505 considering the load

Abstract

A server computer is communicably connected to a client computer and has a first and a second execution environment for executing a program for performing information processing in accordance with a processing request transmitted from the client computer. The server computer stores a condition for judging whether a predetermined processing efficiency can be assured for the information processing performed by the first execution environment according to the processing request. The server computer receives the processing request transmitted from the client computer. The server computer judges whether the predetermined processing efficiency can be assured according to the condition. The server computer allocates the processing request to the second execution environment if it is judged that the predetermined efficiency cannot be assured.

Claims

1. An information processing method performed in a server computer communicably connected to a client computer, the server computer having a first execution environment and a second execution environment for executing a program for performing information processing in accordance with a series of processing requests transmitted from the client computer, the information processing method comprising steps of:

storing a condition for judging whether a predetermined processing efficiency is assured for the information processing performed by the first execution environment according to the processing requests;

receiving the series of processing requests transmitted from the client computer;

judging whether the predetermined processing efficiency is assured according to the condition;

allocating a predetermined processing request of the series of processing requests to the first execution environment when it is judged that the predetermined efficiency is assured with the first execution environment according to the condition;

storing a session identifier identifying a series of sessions to which the predetermined processing request allocated to the first execution environment belongs therein; and

when the server computer judges that the predetermined processing efficiency cannot be assured with the first execution environment according to the condition, storing data inherited between the series of processing requests, in a storage area accessible from the first execution environment and the second execution environment, and judging whether the session identifier identifying the session to which the processing request received from the client is stored; and

when the session identifier is stored, a preventing the predetermined processing request from being allocated to the second execution environment; and

storing the predetermined processing request not allocated to the second execution environment, as a wait request, and

when the session identifier identifying the session, to which the wait request belongs, is attached to a response from the first execution environment, allocating the wait request to the second execution environment.

2. The information processing method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the condition is specified based on a resource currently allocated to the first execution environment.

3. The information processing method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the condition indicates a predetermined threshold value, when at least one of the size of memory storage area, the number of file descriptors, and the number of exclusive locks for the resource which are currently allocated to the first execution environment exceeds the predetermined threshold value, it is judged that the predetermined efficiency cannot be assured.

4. The information processing method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the condition indicates a predetermined value,

when the size of the memory storage area being used among memory storage areas allocated to the first execution environment exceeds the predetermined value, it is judged that the predetermined efficiency cannot be assured and further garbage collection is performed for the first execution environment.

5. A server computer communicably connected to a client computer, the server computer comprising:

a processing request reception unit for receiving the series of processing requests transmitted from the client computer;

a first execution environment and a second execution environment for executing a program performing information processing in accordance with the series of processing requests;

a condition storage unit for storing a condition for judging whether a predetermined processing efficiency is assured for the information processing performed by the first execution environment according to the series of processing requests;

a judgment unit for judging whether the predetermined processing efficiency is assured according to the condition; and

a processing request allocation unit for temporarily suspending distribution of a predetermined processing request of the series of processing;

allocating the predetermined processing request to the first execution environment when it is judged that the predetermined efficiency is assured with the first execution environment according to the condition;

storing a session identifier identifying a series of sessions to which the processing request allocated to the first execution environment belongs therein;

when the server computer judges that the predetermined processing efficiency cannot be assured with the first execution environment according to the condition, storing data inherited between the series of processing requests, in a storage area accessible from the first execution environment and the second execution environment, and judging whether the session identifier identifying the session to which the processing request received from the client is stored; and

when the session identifier is stored, a preventing the predetermined processing request from being allocated to the second execution environment; and

storing the predetermined processing request not allocated to the second execution environment, as a wait request, and

when the session identifier identifying the session, to which the wait request belongs, is attached to a response from the first execution environment, allocating the wait request to the second execution environment.

6. An information processing system comprising a client computer and a server computer communicably connected to a client computer, the server computer comprises:

a CPU and a memory;

a processing request reception unit for receiving the series of processing requests transmitted from the client computer;

a first execution environment and a second execution environment for executing a program performing information processing in accordance with the series of processing requests;

a condition storage unit for storing a condition for judging whether a predetermined processing efficiency is assured for the information processing performed by the first execution environment according to the series of processing requests;

a judgment unit for judging whether the predetermined processing efficiency is assured according to the condition; and

a processing request allocation unit for temporarily suspending distribution of a predetermined processing request of the series of processing;

allocating the predetermined processing request to the first execution environment when it is judged that the predetermined efficiency is assured with the first execution environment;

storing a session identifier identifying a series of sessions to which the processing request allocated to the first execution environment belongs therein; and

when the server computer judges that the predetermined processing efficiency cannot be assured with the first execution environment according to the condition, storing data inherited between the series of processing requests, in a storage area accessible from the first execution environment and the second execution environment, and judging whether the session identifier identifying the session to which the processing request received from the client is stored; and

when the session identifier is stored, a preventing the predetermined processing request from being allocated to the second execution environment; and

storing the predetermined processing request not allocated to the second execution environment, as a wait request, and

when the session identifier identifying the session, to which the wait request belongs, is attached to a response from the first execution environment, allocating the wait request to the second execution environment.

7. A machine-readable storage medium, the machine-readable storage medium having stored thereon a series of instructions which when executed by a processing component cause a server computer, communicably connected to a client computer and having a first execution environment and a second execution environment for executing a program for performing information processing in accordance with a series of processing requests transmitted from the client computer, to execute:

a step for storing a condition for judging whether a predetermined processing efficiency is assured for the information processing performed by the first execution environment according to the processing requests;

a step for receiving the series of processing requests transmitted from the client computer;

a step for judging whether the predetermined processing efficiency is assured according to the condition;

a step for allocating a predetermined processing request to the first execution environment when it is judged that the predetermined efficiency is assured with the first execution environment according to the condition;

a step for storing a session identifier identifying a series of sessions to which the processing request allocated to the first execution environment belongs therein; and

when the server computer judges that the predetermined processing efficiency cannot be assured with the first execution environment, a step for storing data inherited between the series of processing requests according to the condition, in a storage area accessible from the first execution environment and the second execution environment, and a step for judging whether the session identifier identifying the session to which the processing request received from the client is stored; and

when the session identifier is stored, a preventing the predetermined processing request from being allocated to the second execution environment; and

a step for storing the predetermined processing request not allocated to the second execution environment, as a wait request, and

when the session identifier identifying the session to which the wait request belongs is attached to a response from the first execution environment, a step for allocating the wait request to the second execution environment.