Fine-grained capacity management of computing environments that may support a database
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method of managing computing capacity of a computing system in relation to a target capacity of the computing system, wherein the computing system includes at least one physical processor, and wherein the computer-implemented method comprises:
- determining at least partly based on the target capacity of the computing system and a first average measured processing capacity of the at least one processor taken over a first period of time, whether to change processing capacity of the at least one physical processor from a first processing capacity to a different processing capacity;
changing the processing capacity of the at least one physical processor from the first processing capacity to a second processing capacity which is different than the first processing capacity when the determining determines to change the processing capacity of the at least one physical processor from the first processing capacity to a different processing capacity at least partly based on the target capacity of the computing system and average measured processing capacity of the at least one processor;
thereafter, obtaining a second average measurement of the processing rate of the at least one processor over a second period of time that includes the time the at least one processor has been operating at the second processing rate since the processing rate was changed to the second processing rate;
comparing the second measurement of the processing rate to the target processing rate, wherein the target processing rate is determined at last based on a calculated performance goal for the computing system related to an observed average response time and one or more capacity workload rules for processing requests from users of the computing system;
determining, at least partly based on the target capacity of the computing system and the second average measured processing capacity of the at least one processor taken over the second period of time, whether to switch the processing rate of the at least one processor from the second processing rate back to the first processing rate; and
switching the processing rate of the at least one processor from the second processing rate back to the first processing rate when the determining determines to switch the processing rate.
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Abstract
Computing capacity of a computing environment can be managed by controlling it associated processing capacity based on a target (or desired) capacity. In addition, fine-grained control over the processing capacity can be exercised. For example, a computing system can change the processing capacity (e.g., processing rate) of at least one processor operating based on a target capacity. The computing system may also be operable to change the processing capacity based on a measured processing capacity (e.g., a measured average of various processing rates of a processor taken over a period of time when a processor may have been operating at different processing rates over that period). By way of example, the processing rate of a processor can be switched between 1/8 and 2/8 of a maximum processing rate to achieve virtually any effective processing rates between them.
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17 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method of managing computing capacity of a computing system in relation to a target capacity of the computing system, wherein the computing system includes at least one physical processor, and wherein the computer-implemented method comprises:
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determining at least partly based on the target capacity of the computing system and a first average measured processing capacity of the at least one processor taken over a first period of time, whether to change processing capacity of the at least one physical processor from a first processing capacity to a different processing capacity; changing the processing capacity of the at least one physical processor from the first processing capacity to a second processing capacity which is different than the first processing capacity when the determining determines to change the processing capacity of the at least one physical processor from the first processing capacity to a different processing capacity at least partly based on the target capacity of the computing system and average measured processing capacity of the at least one processor; thereafter, obtaining a second average measurement of the processing rate of the at least one processor over a second period of time that includes the time the at least one processor has been operating at the second processing rate since the processing rate was changed to the second processing rate; comparing the second measurement of the processing rate to the target processing rate, wherein the target processing rate is determined at last based on a calculated performance goal for the computing system related to an observed average response time and one or more capacity workload rules for processing requests from users of the computing system; determining, at least partly based on the target capacity of the computing system and the second average measured processing capacity of the at least one processor taken over the second period of time, whether to switch the processing rate of the at least one processor from the second processing rate back to the first processing rate; and switching the processing rate of the at least one processor from the second processing rate back to the first processing rate when the determining determines to switch the processing rate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A device that includes one or more physical processors, wherein the one or more processor are operable to:
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determine at least partly based on a target capacity associated with a computing environment and a first average measured processing capacity of the at least one processor taken over a first period of time, whether to change processing capacity of at least one physical processor in the computing environment from a first processing capacity to a different processing capacity; change the processing capacity of the at least one physical processor from the first processing capacity to a second processing capacity which is different than the first processing capacity when the determining determines to change the processing capacity of the at least one physical processor from the first processing capacity to a different processing capacity; thereafter, obtain a second average measurement of the processing rate of the at least one processor over a second period of time that includes the time the at least one processor has been operating at the second processing rate since the processing rate was changed to the second processing rate; compare the second measurement of the processing rate to the target processing rate, wherein the target processing rate is determined at last based on a calculated performance goal for the computing system related to an observed average response time and one or more capacity workload rules for processing requests from users of the computing system; determine, at least partly based on the target capacity of the computing system and the second average measured processing capacity of the at least one processor taken over the second period of time, whether to switch the processing rate of the at least one processor from the second processing rate back to the first processing rate; and switch the processing rate of the at least one processor from the second processing rate back to the first processing rate when the determining determines to switch the processing rate. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing at least executable code operable to manage computing capacity of a computing system in relation to a target capacity of the computing system, wherein the computing system includes at least one processor, and wherein the executable code includes:
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executable code that when executed determines at least partly based on the target capacity of the computing system and a first average measured processing capacity of the at least one processor taken over a first period of time, whether to change processing capacity of the at least one processor from a first processing capacity to a different processing capacity; executable code that when executed changes the processing capacity of the at least one processor from the first processing capacity to a second processing capacity which is different than the first processing capacity when the determining determines to change the processing capacity of the at least one processor from the first processing capacity to a different processing capacity executable code that when executed obtains a second average measurement of the processing rate of the at least one processor over a second period of time that includes the time the at least one processor has been operating at the second processing rate since the processing rate was changed to the second processing rate; executable code that when executed compares the second measurement of the processing rate to the target processing rate, wherein the target processing rate is determined at last based on a calculated performance goal for the computing system related to an observed average response time and one or more capacity workload rules for processing requests from users of the computing system; executable code that when executed determines, at least partly based on the target capacity of the computing system and the second average measured processing capacity of the at least one processor taken over the second period of time, whether to switch the processing rate of the at least one processor from the second processing rate back to the first processing rate; and executable code that when executed switches the processing rate of the at least one processor from the second processing rate back to the first processing rate when the determining determines to switch the processing rate. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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