Systems and methods for grid agent management

• US 8,086,707 B2
• Filed: 06/30/2005
• Issued: 12/27/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: Clement, George, Subramaniam, Ravi
• Primary Examiner(s): Dharia, Rupal
• Assistant Examiner(s): Fan, Hua
• Application Number:
  US11/173,223
• Publication Number:
  US 20070004292A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,371 Days
• Field of Search: 709/223
• US Class Current: 709/223
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/5072 Grid computing

Abstract

Systems and methods utilize directory services snap-ins to create, maintain, and interpret policies for controlling the execution of grid applications.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

reading, by a grid client extension snap-in using one or more processors of a grid client, one or more grid policies for a grid application from a directory server, the one or more grid policies stored in one or more memories, the grid client comprising a client of a directory service, the directory service providing the one or more grid policies, the grid client further to execute the grid application;

storing the one or more grid policies locally on the grid client; and

upon the occurrence of a grid client startup event on the grid client, performing the actions of;

determining by the one or more processors of the grid client a resource utilization; and

analyzing by the one or more processors of the grid client the resource utilization in accordance with the one or more locally stored grid polices to determine if the grid application is to be executed by the grid client;

wherein the one or more grid policies determine a frequency at which the grid client looks for grid applications to execute; and

wherein the grid client extension snap-in conforms to a snap-in format for Active Directory.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising obtaining one or more executable modules associated with the grid application.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more policies define a set of one or more grid applications for execution on the grid client.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more policies define one or more resource limits.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more policies define a frequency for analyzing resource utilization in accordance with the one or more polices to determine if the grid application is to be executed.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more policies provides the location of a central data repository to be used by the grid application.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more policies defines an affinity level for the grid application.

22. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

upon the expiration of a time period, performing the actions of;

determining by the one or more processors of the grid client the resource utilization; and

analyzing by the one or more processors of the grid client the resource utilization in accordance with the one or more locally stored grid polices to determine if the grid application is to be executed by the grid client.

8. A system comprising:

a grid client having one or more processors coupled to one or more memories, the grid client comprising a client of a directory service, the directory service maintaining one or more grid policies, the grid client to execute at least one of a set of one or more grid applications;

a policy agent executable on the one or more processors of the grid client to read one or more grid policies for the grid application from the directory service and to store the one or more grid policies locally on the grid client;

a grid client extension snap-in for a directory service, wherein, upon the occurrence of a grid client startup event on the grid client, the grid client extension snap-in is executable on the one or more processors of the grid client to read the one or more grid policies, determine a resource utilization and to analyze the current resource utilization, and to create grid application preferences for the set of one or more grid applications, and wherein the grid client extension snap-in conforms to a snap-in format for Active Directory; and

a grid agent executable on the one or more processors of the grid client to, in accordance with the grid application preferences, determine if any of the grid applications are to be executed by the one or more processors of the grid client;

wherein the one or more grid policies determine a frequency at which the grid client looks for grid applications to execute.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the policy agent is operable to obtain one or more executable modules associated with the set of one or more grid applications.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein the one or more policies defines the set of one or more grid applications.

11. The system of claim 8, wherein the one or more policies define one or more resource limits.

12. The system of claim 8, wherein the one or more policies define a frequency for determining if any of the set of one or more grid applications are to be executed.

13. The system of claim 8, wherein the one or more policies provides the location of a central data repository to be used by a grid application in the set of one or more grid applications.

14. The system of claim 8, wherein the directory service comprises the Active Directory service.

23. The system of claim 8, wherein upon the expiration of a time period, the grid client extension snap-in is executable on the one or more processors of the grid client to read the one or more grid policies, determine a resource utilization and to analyze the current resource utilization, and to create grid application preferences for the set of one or more grid applications.

15. A non-transitory machine-readable medium having machine executable instructions stored thereon for causing a processor to execute instructions, the instructions including:

reading, by a grid client extension snap-in using one or more processors of a grid client, one or more grid policies for a grid application from a directory server, the one or more grid policies stored in one or more memories, the grid client comprising a client of a directory service, the directory service providing the one or more grid policies, the grid client further to execute the grid application;

storing the one or more grid policies locally on the grid client; and

upon the occurrence of a grid client startup event on the grid client, performing the actions of;

determining by the one or more processors of the grid client a resource utilization; and

analyzing by the one or more processors of the grid client the resource utilization in accordance with the one or more locally stored grid polices to determine if the grid application is to be executed;

wherein the one or more grid policies determine a frequency at which the grid client looks for grid applications to execute; and

wherein the grid client extension snap-in conforms to a snap-in format for Active Directory.

16. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the instructions further include obtaining one or more executable modules associated with the grid application.

17. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the one or more policies define a set of one or more grid applications for execution on the grid client.

18. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the one or more policies define one or more resource utilization constraints.

19. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the one or more policies define a priority for the grid application.

20. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the one or more policies define time based limitations.

21. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the one or more policies defines a resource proximity based constraint.

24. The machine-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the instructions further include:

upon the expiration of a time period, performing the actions of;

determining by the one or more processors of the grid client the resource utilization; and

analyzing by the one or more processors of the grid client the resource utilization in accordance with the one or more locally stored grid polices to determine if the grid application is to be executed.