Middleware for Extracting Aggregation Statistics to Enable Light-Weight Management Planners

• US 20110126219A1
• Filed: 11/20/2009
• Published: 05/26/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 11/20/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Wang, Yin, Singh, Aameek, Uttamchandani, Sandeep M.
• Granted Patent: US 8,745,637 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 719/328
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/50 Allocation of resources, e.g. of the central processing unit [CPU]

Abstract

Management of a planner through use of a middleware layer. A computer system is configured with the middleware layer in communication with both a planner and a data repository. One or more modules are provided in the middleware layer to support the functionality of the planner. Application program interface calls are employed to call the modules, thereby mitigating duplication of the functionality in separate planners.

Claims

7. A computer system to configure a planner, comprising:

a processor in communication with memory and a data repository;

a planner in communication with the data repository through a middleware layer;

the middleware layer having a plurality of information aggregation modules to share with each planner, the information aggregation modules comprising;

an information module to define and extract information constructs from raw data; and

an information management service module to encapsulate the extracted raw data into high level information constructs;

the planner to employ at least one of the shared information aggregation modules of the middleware through an application program interface call.

8. The system of claim 7, further comprising the middleware configured with an interface layer to channel communication between at least one of the information aggregation modules and the planner.

9. The system of claim 8, further comprising the middleware configured with a data access layer to channel communication between the data repository and at least one of the information aggregation modules.

10. The system of claim 9, further comprising the data access layer to shield at least one information aggregation module and the interface layer from direct interaction with the data repository.

11. The system of claim 7, wherein the information module and the information management service module separate functionality of information extraction from information optimization logic within a planner calling both modules.

12. The system of claim 7, further comprising the middleware configured to communicate with heterogeneous data repositories.

13. A computer program product for configuration of a planner, the computer program product comprising:

a computer readable medium

a first program instruction to extract information management functionality from the planner and to place the functionality in the middleware layer, including providing a plurality of information aggregation modules within the middleware to share with each planner;

a second program instruction in communication with the first program instruction and to define and extract information constructs from raw data and to encapsulate the extracted raw data into high level information constructs;

the first and second program instructions stored in said computer readable medium; and

the planner to employ at least one of the shared information aggregation modules of the middleware through an application program interface call.

1. A method for configuration of a planner, comprising:

configuring a computer system with the planner in communication with a data repository through a middleware layer;

extracting information management functionality from the planner and placing it in the middleware layer, including providing a plurality of information aggregation modules within the middleware for sharing with each planner, the information aggregation modules comprising;

an information module for defining and extracting information constructs from raw data; and

an information management service module for encapsulating the extracted raw data into high level information constructs; and

the planner employing at least one of the shared information aggregation modules of the middleware through an application program interface call.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising configuring the middleware with an interface layer for channeling communication between the information aggregation modules and the planner.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising configuring the middleware with a data access layer for channeling communication between the data repository and the information aggregation modules.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising the data access layer shielding the information aggregation modules and the interface layer from direct interaction with the data repository.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the information module and the information management service module separate functionality of information extraction from information optimization logic within a planner calling both modules.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising configuring the middle ware for communicating with heterogeneous data repositories.

14. The article of claim 13, further comprising an interface layer in the middleware to channel communication between the information aggregation modules and the planner.

15. The article of claim 14, further comprising a data access layer in the middleware to channel communication between the data repository and the instruction to define and extract information constructs from raw data.

16. The article of claim 14, further comprising a third program instruction for the data access layer to shield the information aggregation modules and the interface layer from direct interaction with the data repository.

17. The article of claim 13, wherein the information module and the instruction to define and extract information constructs from raw data separate functionality of information extraction from information optimization logic within a planner calling both the information module and the information extraction instruction.

17-1. The article of claim 13, further comprising a fourth program instruction to configure the middleware to communicating with heterogeneous data repositories.

18. A method for invoking a planner through middleware, comprising:

configuring a computer system with the planner in communication with a data repository through a middleware layer;

extracting information management functionality from the planner;

placing the extracted functionality in the middleware layer, including providing an information aggregation module and an information management service module within the middleware;

the planner calling at least one of the information aggregation module and information management service module through an application program interface call.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein each of the modules are shared with each planner.

20. The method of claim 18, wherein the information aggregation module further comprises defining and extracting information constructs from raw data, and the information management service module encapsulates the extracted raw data into high level information constructs.