Tearing down virtual machines implementing parallel operators in a streaming application based on performance
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- at least one processor;
a memory coupled to the at least one processor;
a streaming application residing in the memory and executed by the at least one processor, the streaming application comprising a flow graph that includes a plurality of operators that process a plurality of data tuples, wherein the flow graph comprises a first set of operators implemented in a first virtual machine and a second set of operators implemented in a second virtual machine, wherein the first set of operators and the second set of operators include similar operators and connections between operators and operate on data tuples in parallel; and
a streams manager residing in the memory and executed by the at least one processor, the streams manager monitoring performance of the streaming application, and when performance of the streaming application indicates processing data tuples in parallel by the first set of operators and the second set of operators is no longer needed, the streams manager determines which of the first virtual machine and second virtual machine is least performing, and when the least performing virtual machine can be torn down, the streams manager tears down the least performing virtual machine, and when the least performing virtual machine cannot be torn down, the streams manager gathers data regarding a better performing virtual machine operating on the flow graph in parallel with the least performing virtual machine, and when the least performing virtual machine can be made more similar to the better performing virtual machine, the streams manager makes at least one change to the least performing virtual machine to improve performance of the least performing virtual machine and tears down the better performing virtual machine, and when the least performing virtual machine cannot be made more similar to the better performing virtual machine, the streams manager determines when the least performing virtual machine can be migrated to a location where the least performing virtual machine can be made more similar to the better performing virtual machine, migrates the least performing virtual machine to the location, makes at least one change to the least performing virtual machine to improve performance of the least performing virtual machine, and tears down the better performing virtual machine.
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Abstract
A streams manager monitors performance of parallel portions of a streaming application implemented in multiple virtual machines (VMs). When the performance provided by the multiple VMs is no longer needed, one or more of the VMs can be torn down. The performance of the VMs is monitored. When the least performing VM can be torn down, it is torn down. When the least performing VM cannot be torn down, information regarding a better performing VM is gathered, and it is determined whether the least performing VM can be made more similar to the better performing VM. When the least performing VM can be made more similar to the better performing VM, the least performing VM is changed to improve its performance, and the better performing VM is torn down.
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9 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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at least one processor; a memory coupled to the at least one processor; a streaming application residing in the memory and executed by the at least one processor, the streaming application comprising a flow graph that includes a plurality of operators that process a plurality of data tuples, wherein the flow graph comprises a first set of operators implemented in a first virtual machine and a second set of operators implemented in a second virtual machine, wherein the first set of operators and the second set of operators include similar operators and connections between operators and operate on data tuples in parallel; and a streams manager residing in the memory and executed by the at least one processor, the streams manager monitoring performance of the streaming application, and when performance of the streaming application indicates processing data tuples in parallel by the first set of operators and the second set of operators is no longer needed, the streams manager determines which of the first virtual machine and second virtual machine is least performing, and when the least performing virtual machine can be torn down, the streams manager tears down the least performing virtual machine, and when the least performing virtual machine cannot be torn down, the streams manager gathers data regarding a better performing virtual machine operating on the flow graph in parallel with the least performing virtual machine, and when the least performing virtual machine can be made more similar to the better performing virtual machine, the streams manager makes at least one change to the least performing virtual machine to improve performance of the least performing virtual machine and tears down the better performing virtual machine, and when the least performing virtual machine cannot be made more similar to the better performing virtual machine, the streams manager determines when the least performing virtual machine can be migrated to a location where the least performing virtual machine can be made more similar to the better performing virtual machine, migrates the least performing virtual machine to the location, makes at least one change to the least performing virtual machine to improve performance of the least performing virtual machine, and tears down the better performing virtual machine. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An apparatus comprising:
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at least one processor; a memory coupled to the at least one processor; a streaming application residing in the memory and executed by the at least one processor, the streaming application comprising a flow graph that includes a plurality of operators that process a plurality of data tuples, wherein the flow graph comprises a first set of operators implemented in a first virtual machine and a second set of operators implemented in a second virtual machine, wherein the first set of operators and the second set of operators include similar operators and connections between operators and operate on data tuples in parallel; and a streams manager residing in the memory and executed by the at least one processor, the streams manager executing a streaming application that comprises a flow graph that includes a plurality of operators that process a plurality of data tuples, wherein the flow graph comprises a first set of operators implemented in a first virtual machine and a second set of operators implemented in a second virtual machine, wherein the first set of operators and the second set of operators include similar operators and connections between operators and operate on data tuples in parallel, wherein the streams manager monitors performance of the streaming application, and when performance of the streaming application indicates processing data tuples in parallel by the first set of operators and the second set of operators is no longer needed, the streams manager determines which of the first virtual machine and second virtual machine is least performing, and when the least performing virtual machine can be torn down, the streams manager tears down the least performing virtual machine, and when the least performing virtual machine cannot be torn down; the streams manager gathers data regarding a better performing virtual machine operating on the flow graph in parallel with the least performing virtual machine; when the least performing virtual machine can be made more similar to the better performing virtual machine, the streams manager makes at least one change to the least performing virtual machine to improve performance of the least performing virtual machine; and the streams manager tears down the better performing virtual machine; when the least performing virtual machine cannot be made more similar to the better performing virtual machine; the streams manager determines when the least performing virtual machine can be migrated to a location where the least performing virtual machine can be made more similar to the better performing virtual machine; the streams manager migrates the least performing virtual machine to the location; the streams manager makes at least one change to the least performing virtual machine to improve performance of the least performing virtual machine; and the streams manager tears down the better performing virtual machine; when the least performing virtual machine cannot be migrated, the streams manager tears down the better performing virtual machine. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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