Distributed acceleration devices management for streams processing
First Claim
1. A distributed computing system comprising:
- a plurality of nodes;
a plurality of acceleration devices configurable in a plurality of distinct functions and disposed on one or more of the plurality of nodes;
a database comprising a plurality of virtual acceleration device definitions, each virtual acceleration device definition comprising attributes comprising an acceleration device function from the plurality of distinct functions and acceleration device hardware requirements and a compiled program and external configuration data that when loaded into an acceleration device having the hardware requirements configures that acceleration device to realize the acceleration device function;
an application programming interface to receive an inquiry comprising an identification of computing system resources to be used in processing the inquiry;
a resource requirements and preferences manager to identify at least one virtual acceleration device definition having a suitable acceleration device function and capable of configuring an acceleration device in accordance with the computing system resources identified in the inquiry; and
a deployment agent to configure at least one of the plurality of identified acceleration devices having the acceleration device hardware requirements in accordance with each identified virtual acceleration device definition.
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Abstract
A method for managing distributed computer data stream acceleration devices is provided that utilizes distributed acceleration devices on nodes within the computing system to process inquiries by programs executing on the computing system. The available nodes and available acceleration devices in the computing system are identified. In addition, a plurality of virtual acceleration device definitions is created. Each virtual acceleration device definition includes attributes used to configure at least one of the plurality of identified acceleration devices. When an inquiry containing an identification of computing system resources to be used in processing the inquiry is received, at least one virtual acceleration device definition that is capable of configuring an acceleration device in accordance with the computing system resources identified by the inquiry is identified. That acceleration device is configured in accordance with the identified virtual acceleration device definition and is used to process the inquiry.
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1. A distributed computing system comprising:
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a plurality of nodes; a plurality of acceleration devices configurable in a plurality of distinct functions and disposed on one or more of the plurality of nodes; a database comprising a plurality of virtual acceleration device definitions, each virtual acceleration device definition comprising attributes comprising an acceleration device function from the plurality of distinct functions and acceleration device hardware requirements and a compiled program and external configuration data that when loaded into an acceleration device having the hardware requirements configures that acceleration device to realize the acceleration device function; an application programming interface to receive an inquiry comprising an identification of computing system resources to be used in processing the inquiry; a resource requirements and preferences manager to identify at least one virtual acceleration device definition having a suitable acceleration device function and capable of configuring an acceleration device in accordance with the computing system resources identified in the inquiry; and a deployment agent to configure at least one of the plurality of identified acceleration devices having the acceleration device hardware requirements in accordance with each identified virtual acceleration device definition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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