Distributed processing framework system

• US 7,426,729 B2
• Filed: 09/11/2001
• Issued: 09/16/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 07/11/2001
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Oracle America, Inc. (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Sun Microsystems Incorporated (Oracle Corporation)
• Inventors: Patil, Narendra, Boudnik, Konstantin I., Kim, Bae-Chul, Avvari, Madhava V., Reynaga, Gabriel R., Herron, David S., Dodda, Satya N.
• Primary Examiner(s): Maung; Zarni
• Application Number:
  US09/953,223
• Publication Number:
  US 20030014510A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,562 Days
• Field of Search: 709/202, 709/203, 709/204, 709/205, 709/218, 709/223, 709/226, 709/250, 709/224, 702/119, 702/120, 702/121, 702/122, 702/123, 717/126, 718/100, 718/104
• US Class Current: 718/104
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3688 for test execution, e.g. scheduling of test suites
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2209/5015 Service provider selection
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/5055 considering software capabilities, i.e. software resources associated or available to the machine

Abstract

A processing system is provided. The processing system includes a master system and a processing resource. The master system is designed to execute a service component and a system controller component. The processing resource is designed to register with the service component for a specific period of time. By registering with the look up service of the service component, the processing resource advertises the eligibility of the processing resource to execute a software processing job having a set of requirements. The system controller component is designed to search the look up service of the service component to locate the processing resource having a set of attributes that substantially matches the set of requirements of the software processing job.

Claims

1. A processing system, comprising:

a master system including a graphical user interface, a service component and a system controller component, the master system configured to execute the service component and the system controller component, the service component including a look up service; and

a processing resource configured to register with the look up service for a specific period of time, the registering being configured to advertise an eligibility of the processing resource to execute a software processing job having a set of requirements, the processing resource configured to be removed from the look up service upon completion of the software processing job so as to indicate availability of the processing resource to execute a second processing job having a set of matching requirements,

wherein the graphical user interface is configured to provide information regarding status of a software processing job scheduler and the status of the processing resource, the graphical user interface also enabling initiation and removal of software processing jobs from the software processing job scheduler, the system controller component is configured to manage the executing of the software processing job, the system controller component further configured to search the look up service of the service component to locate the processing resource having a set of attributes matching the set of requirements of the software processing job.

2. A processing system of claim 1, wherein the system controller component includes,

a communication module configured to manage a communication between the system controller component and the processing resource;

and

a process management module configured to manage the executing of the software processing job.

3. A processing system of claim 1, wherein the processing resource has a machine service configured to have a machine service proxy and a set of machine service attributes,

wherein the machine service proxy is configured to register with the look up service.

4. A processing system of claim 3, wherein the machine service is configured to spawn a process service having a process service proxy and a set of process service attributes.

5. A processing system of claim 4, wherein the process service is configured to have a type similar to a type of the software processing job.

6. A processing system of claim 4, wherein the process service is configured to register with the look up service implementing the process service proxy and the set of process service attributes.

7. A processing system of claim 6, wherein the process service is configured to be registered with the look up service for a duration of time necessary to execute the software processing job.

8. A test execution request processing method, comprising:

a look up service;

a system for testing a code, including a machine service, the machine service configured to be registered with the look up service, the machine service having a machine service proxy and a set of machine service attributes, the machine service configured to register with the look up service by registering the machine service proxy and the set of machine service attributes with the look up service, the registering being configured to place the system in the look up service so as to promote an eligibility of the system to process a test execution request, the system for testing a code further configured to be removed from the look up service upon completion of the test execution request so as to indicate availability of the system for testing a code to execute a second test execution request;

a system controller including controller code, the controller code configured to search the look up service so as to locate the system to process the test execution request if the system is suitable based on the requirements defined by the test execution requesting; and

a master system hosting the system controller including a graphical user interface configured to provide information regarding status of a test execution request scheduler and status of the test execution request, the graphical user interface also enabling initiation and removal of the test execution request from the test execution request scheduler.

9. A test execution request processing method as recited in claim 8, wherein the system further comprises:

a test service having a type matching a type of the test execution request, the test service being spawned by the machine service.

10. A test execution request processing method as recited in claim 9, wherein the test service is configured to register with the look up service implementing a test service proxy of the test service and a set of test service attributes of the test service.

11. A test execution request processing method as recited in claim 10, wherein the controller code is configured to obtain the test service proxy from the look up service so as to communicate with the test service.

12. A test execution request processing method as recited in claim 8, wherein the controller code searches the look up service to locate the system to process the test execution request, if the system has the set of machine service attributes that substantially matches a set of test execution request requirements.

13. A test execution request processing method as recited in claim 8, wherein the controller code is configured to obtain the machine service proxy from the look up service so as to communicate with the machine service.