Apparatus for adjusting use resources of system and method thereof

• US 8,028,051 B2
• Filed: 03/23/2004
• Issued: 09/27/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 04/16/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Uematsu, Toshiaki, Hasegawa, Hiroki, Minai, Katsuhito
• Primary Examiner(s): Shaw; Peling A
• Assistant Examiner(s): Cloud; Joiya M
• Application Number:
  US10/806,211
• Publication Number:
  US 20040210871A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,744 Days
• Field of Search: 717/120, 717/136, 717/106, 709/223
• US Class Current: 709/223
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/5011 the resources being hardware resources other than CPUs, Servers and Terminals

Abstract

The transition of a use resource amount is predicted from the transition of a transaction occurrence amount for each module by using a function that expresses a correlation between a past transaction processing amount and a past use resource amount in a data processing system. After this, an allocation resource amount for each module is automatically fluctuated in accordance with the transition of the predicted use resource amount.

Claims

1. A resource adjustment apparatus for adjusting an amount of computer resources used in a system having a plurality of modules each comprising at least one application program, the resource adjustment apparatus comprising:

a storage device that stores data representing a past transaction amount and an amount of resources of a module used in the past over a period of time, for the plurality of modules, the past transaction amount includes a past transaction occurrence amount indicating an amount of transactions that occurred in the past and a past transaction processing amount indicating an amount of transactions processed in the past;

a generation device that performs an operation including;

obtains past transaction occurrence amount of a target module from the storage device,

generates transitions of a transaction occurrence amount of the target module for each of a plurality of different cycles based on obtained past transaction occurrence amount of the target module, the transitions of the transaction occurrence amount representing a plurality of amounts of transactions occurring at a plurality of days or times in each of the plurality of different cycles,

generates a predicted transition of transaction occurrence amount of the target module in a specific cycle unit by combining the generated transitions corresponding to two or more different cycles selected among a plurality of cycles,

generates an approximate function that expresses a correlation between a transaction processing amount indicating an amount of transactions to be processed and a required resource amount, based on correspondence between the past transaction processing amount and the amount of resource used in the past corresponding to the target module stored in the storage device, and

generates a predicted transition of the required resource amount by substituting the transaction occurrence amount of the target module corresponding to the predicted transition of transaction occurrence amount for the transaction processing amount of the approximate function; and

an allocation device that fluctuates an allocation resource amount of the target module in accordance with the predicted transition of the required resource amount.

11. The resource adjustment apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the generation device generates patterns of a transition of the transaction occurrence amount of a plurality of different cycles based on obtained past transaction occurrence amount of the target module, when generating the transitions of the transaction occurrence amount of the target module, and displays the generated patterns onto a screen.

2. A computer-readable storage medium storing a program for a computer adjusting an amount of computer resources used in a system having a plurality of modules each including at least one application program, wherein the program causes the computer to perform an operation, comprising:

obtaining past transaction occurrence amount of a target module from a storage device that stores data representing a past transaction amount and an amount of resources of a module used in the past over a period of time, for the plurality of modules, the past transaction amount includes a past transaction occurrence amount indicating an amount of transactions that occurred in the past and a past transaction processing amount indicating an amount of transactions processed in the past;

generating transitions of a transaction occurrence amount of the target module for each of a plurality of different cycles based on obtained past transaction occurrence amount of the target module, the transitions of the transaction occurrence amount representing a plurality of amounts of transactions occurring at a plurality of days or times in each of the plurality of different cycles;

generating a predicted transition of transaction occurrence amount of the target module in a specific cycle unit by combining the generated transitions corresponding to two or more different cycles selected among a plurality of cycles;

generating an approximate function that expresses a correlation between a transaction processing amount indicating an amount of transactions to be processed and a required resource amount, based on correspondence between the past transaction processing amount and the amount of resource used in the past corresponding to the target module stored in the storage device;

generating a predicted transition of the required resource amount by substituting the transaction occurrence amount of the target module corresponding to the predicted transition of transaction occurrence amount for the transaction processing amount of the approximate function; and

fluctuating an allocation resource amount of the target module in accordance with the predicted transition of the required resource amount.

3. The storage medium according to claim 2, wherein the program causes the computer to perform:

displaying the predicted transition of the required resource amount on a screen; and

when the operator changes the displayed transition of the required resource amount, using the changed transition of the required resource amount as the predicted transition of the required resource amount.

4. The storage medium according to claim 2, wherein the program causes the computer to perform:

obtaining a most-recent transaction occurrence amount of the target module from the storage device;

using a predicted transition of the required resource amount generated by the most-recent transaction occurrence amount as a predicted transition of an immediately-after required resource amount; and

fluctuating an allocation of immediately-after resource amount of the target module.

5. The storage medium according to claim 2, wherein the program causes the computer to perform:

preferentially allocating resources to the target module during a period after a required resource amount of the target module reaches a predetermined bottleneck detection threshold until a required resource amount of the target module reaches a bottleneck elimination threshold.

6. The storage medium according to claim 2, wherein the program causes the computer to perform:

preferentially allocating resources to the target module during a period since a transaction occurrence amount of the target module reaches a predetermined bottleneck detection threshold until a transaction occurrence amount of the target module reaches a bottleneck elimination threshold.

7. The storage medium according to claim 2, wherein the program causes the computer to perform:

instructing the target module to generate a child processing when a required resource amount of the target module reaches a predetermined amount.

8. The storage medium according to claim 2, wherein the program causes the computer to perform:

displaying a screen for capacity planning support including a predicted transition of the required resource amount that is predicted for a long time.

9. A resource adjusting method adjusting an amount of computer resources used in a system having a plurality of modules each comprising at least one application program, the resource adjusting method comprising:

obtaining past transaction occurrence amount of a target module from a storage device that stores data representing a past transaction amount and an amount of resources of a module used in the past over a period of time, for the plurality of modules, the past transaction amount includes a past transaction occurrence amount indicating an amount of transactions that occurred in the past and a past transaction processing amount indicating an amount of transactions processed in the past;

generating transitions of a transaction occurrence amount of the target module for each of a plurality of different cycles based on obtained past transaction occurrence amount of the target module, the transitions of the transaction occurrence amount representing a plurality of amounts of transactions occurring at a plurality of days or times in each of the plurality of different cycles;

generating a predicted transition of transaction occurrence amount of the target module in a specific cycle unit by combining the generated transitions corresponding to two or more different cycles selected among a plurality of cycles;

generating an approximate function that expresses a correlation between a transaction processing amount indicating an amount of transactions to be processed and a required resource amount, based on correspondence between the past transaction processing amount and the amount of resource used in the past corresponding to the target module stored in the storage device;

generating a predicted transition of the required resource amount by substituting the transaction occurrence amount of the target module corresponding to the predicted transition of transaction occurrence amount for the transaction processing amount of the approximate function; and

fluctuating an allocation resource amount of the target module in accordance with the predicted transition of the required resource amount.

10. A resource adjustment apparatus for adjusting an amount of computer resources used in a system having a plurality of modules each comprising at least one application program, the resource adjustment apparatus comprising:

a storage means for storing data representing a past transaction amount and an amount of resources of a module used in the past over a period of time, for the plurality of modules, the past transaction amount includes a past transaction occurrence amount indicating an amount of transactions that occurred in the past and a past transaction processing amount indicating an amount of transactions processed in the past;

a generation means for

obtaining past transaction occurrence amount of a target module from the storage means,

generating transitions of a transaction occurrence amount of the target module for each of a plurality of different cycles based on obtained past transaction occurrence amount of the target module, the transitions of the transaction occurrence amount representing a plurality of amounts of transactions occurring at a plurality of days or times in each of the plurality of different cycles,

generating a predicted transition of transaction occurrence amount of the target module in a specific cycle unit by combining the generated transitions corresponding to two or more different cycles selected among a plurality of cycles,

generating an approximate function that expresses a correlation between a transaction processing amount indicating an amount of transactions to be processed and a required resource amount, based on correspondence between the past transaction processing amount and the amount of resource used in the past corresponding to the target module stored in the storage means, and

generating a predicted transition of the required resource amount by substituting the transaction occurrence amount of the target module corresponding to the predicted transition of transaction occurrence amount for the transaction processing amount of the approximate function; and

an allocation means for fluctuating an allocation resource amount of the target module in accordance with the predicted transition of the required resource amount.