Method of processing request by server computer system

• US 8,214,461 B1
• Filed: 11/23/2004
• Issued: 07/03/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 11/23/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP (Hewlett-Packard Enterprise Company)
• Original Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Inventors: Graupner, Sven, Singhal, Sharad, Pruyne, James C.
• Primary Examiner(s): Colin, Carl
• Assistant Examiner(s): SIDDIQI, MOHAMMAD A
• Application Number:
  US10/999,639
• Time in Patent Office: 2,779 Days
• Field of Search: 709/219, 709/201, 709/202, 709/203, 709223-226, 709/217, 707/202, 707/755, 707/756, 707999103-999106, 707/955, 707/960, 714/2, 714/15, 714/16, 714/20, 714/100, 714/49, 719315-318, 719328-330, 718/102, 718/104
• US Class Current: 709/219
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2209/5014 Reservation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/5011 the resources being hardware resources other than CPUs, Servers and Terminals
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/955 Object-oriented
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/96 Object-relational
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99944 Object-oriented database structure
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99945 Object-oriented database structure processing
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99946 Object-oriented database structure network
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99947 Object-oriented database structure reference

Abstract

In an embodiment, a method of processing a request by a server computer system begins with a step of receiving an object. The object comprises the request, an exception criterion, and a recovery operation. The method continues with a step of determining that the server computer system is unable to fulfill the request due to an exception which meets the exception criterion. The method concludes with a step of applying the recovery operation to resolve the exception. In an embodiment, the server computer system comprises a resource management system for a shared computing environment and the object comprises a resource request object. The resource request object comprises a resource request, the exception criteria, and the recovery operation. The resource request indicates resources requested from the shared computing environment by a start time and for a time period.

Claims

1. A method of processing a resource request comprising:

receiving, by a server computer system, a reservation resource request object which comprises the resource request that seeks resources within a shared computing environment, a plurality of exception criteria, and a plurality of recovery operations, wherein each of the recovery operations contained in the reservation resource request object includes instructions to resolve a respective exception meeting a corresponding one of the exception criteria contained in the reservation resource request object;

determining that the server computer system is unable to fulfill the request due to a particular exception;

determining, by the server computer system, that the particular exception meets a particular one of the exception criteria contained in the reservation resource request object; and

in response to determining that the particular exception meets the particular exception criterion, the server computer system applying the recovery operation corresponding to the particular exception criterion to resolve the particular exception.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the particular exception comprises a problem encountered while processing the resource request.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein the recovery operation corresponding to the particular exception criterion comprises processing another request.

4. The method of claim 2 wherein the recovery operation corresponding to the particular exception criterion comprises processing a modified request.

5. The method of claim 2 wherein the recovery operation corresponding to the particular exception criterion comprises forwarding the resource request object to another server computer system.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the particular exception is an inability to process the resource request.

7. The method of claim 6 wherein the recovery operation corresponding to the particular exception criterion comprises forwarding the resource object to another server computer system.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein the server computer system comprises a resource management system for a shared computing environment.

9. The method of claim 8 further comprising launching a process within the resource management system which acts on behalf of the resource request object when encountering the particular exception.

10. The method of claim 9 wherein the process updates state information related to the resource request object.

11. The method of claim 10 wherein the process amends the resource request object with the state information.

12. The method of claim 1 wherein the particular exception comprises an inability to reserve the resources.

13. The method of claim 12 wherein the recovery operation corresponding to the particular exception criterion comprises returning the resource request object to a requestor.

14. The method of claim 12 wherein the recovery operation corresponding to the particular exception criterion comprises forwarding the resource request object to a second resource management system for a second shared computing environment.

15. The method of claim 12 wherein the recovery operation corresponding to the particular exception criterion comprises forwarding the resource request object to a resource broker for further forwarding to a second resource management system for a second shared computing environment.

16. The method of claim 12 wherein the recovery operation corresponding to the particular exception criterion comprises proposing alternative resources to a requestor.

17. The method of claim 12 wherein the recovery operation corresponding to the particular exception criterion comprises proposing alternative timelines to a requestor.

18. The method of claim 1 wherein the particular exception comprises an inability to assign the resources.

19. A method of processing a resource request for a shared computing environment comprising:

receiving, by a server computer system, a reservation resource request object which comprises the resource request, a plurality of exception criteria, and a plurality of recovery operations corresponding to the plurality of exception criteria, the resource request indicating resources requested from the shared computing environment by a start time and for a time period, wherein each of the plurality of recovery operations contained in the resource request object includes instructions to resolve a respective exception meeting a corresponding one of the exception criteria contained in the reservation resource request object;

determining that the server computer system is unable to fulfill the resource request due to a particular exception;

determining, by the server computer system, that the particular exception meets a particular one of the plurality of exception criteria; and

applying, by the server computer system, one of the recovery operations corresponding to the particular exception criterion to resolve the particular exception.

20. The method of claim 19 wherein the particular exception comprises an inability to reserve the resources.

21. The method of claim 20 wherein the applied recovery operation comprises returning the resource request object to a requestor.

22. The method of claim 20 wherein the applied recovery operation comprises forwarding the resource request object to a second resource management system for a second shared computing environment.

23. The method of claim 20 wherein the applied recovery operation comprises forwarding the resource request object to a resource broker for further forwarding to a second resource management system for a second shared computing environment.

24. The method of claim 20 wherein the applied recovery operation comprises proposing alternative resources to a requestor.

25. The method of claim 20 wherein the applied recovery operation comprises proposing alternative timelines to a requestor.

26. The method of claim 19 wherein the particular exception comprises an inability to assign the resources.

27. The method of claim 19 further comprising launching a process within the resource management system which acts on behalf of the resource request object when encountering the particular exception.

28. The method of claim 27 wherein the process updates state information related to the resource request object.

29. The method of claim 28 wherein the process amends the resource request object with the state information.

30. A non-transitory computer readable media comprising

computer code for implementing a method of processing a resource request by a server computer system, the method of processing the request comprising:

receiving a reservation resource request object which comprises the resource request that seeks resources within a shared computing environment, a plurality of exception criteria, and a plurality of recovery operations corresponding to the plurality of exception criteria, wherein each of the plurality of recovery operations contained in the object includes instructions to resolve a respective exception meeting a corresponding one of the exception criteria contained in the reservation resource request object;

determining that the server computer system is unable to fulfill the request due to a particular exception;

determining that the particular exception meets a particular one of the plurality of exception criteria; and

applying one of the recovery operations corresponding to the particular exception criterion to resolve the particular exception.

31. The computer readable media of claim 30, wherein the resource request seeks resources within the shared computing environment by a start time and for a time period.

32. A computer comprising:

a processor to;

receive a reservation resource request object which comprises a resource request, a plurality of exception criteria, and a plurality of recovery operations corresponding to the plurality of exception criteria, the resource request indicating resources requested from a shared computing environment by a start time and for a time period, wherein each of the plurality of recovery operations contained in the reservation resource request object includes instructions to resolve a respective exception meeting a corresponding one of the exception criteria contained in the reservation resource request object;

determine that a resource management system is unable to fulfill the resource request due to a particular exception;

determine that the particular exception meets a particular one of the plurality of exception criteria; and

apply one of the recovery operations corresponding to the particular exception criterion to resolve the particular exception.