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| 20080216081 | System and Method For Enforcing Future Policies in a Compute Environment - The invention relates to a system, method and computer-reliable medium, as well as grids and clusters managed according to the method described herein. An example embodiment relates to a method of processing a request for resources within a compute environment. The method is practiced by a system that contains modules configured or programmed to carry out the steps of the invention. The system receives a request for resources, generates a credential map for each credential associated with the request, the credential map comprising a first type of resource mapping and a second type of resource mapping. The system generates a resource availability map, generates a first composite intersecting map that intersects the resource availability map with a first type of resource mapping of all generated credential maps and generates a second composite intersecting map that intersects the resource availability map and a second type of resource mapping of all the generated credential maps. With the first and second composite intersecting maps, the system can allocate resources within the compute environment for the request based on at least one of the first composite intersecting map and the second composite intersecting map. The allocations or reservation for the request can then be made in an optimal way for parameters such as the earliest time possible based on available resources and also that maintains the constraints on the requestor. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20090012930 | System and method for a self-optimizing reservation in time of compute resources - A system and method of dynamically controlling a reservation of resources within a cluster environment to maximize a response time are disclosed. The method embodiment of the invention comprises receiving from a requester a request for a reservation of resources in the cluster environment, reserving a first group of resources, evaluating resources within the cluster environment to determine if the response time can be improved and if the response time can be improved, then canceling the reservation for the first group of resources and reserving a second group of resources to process the request at the improved response time. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20090144215 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING INTELLIGENT PRE-STAGING OF DATA IN A COMPUTE ENVIRONMENT - A system, computer-readable medium and method for performing intelligent data pre-staging for a job submitted to a cluster environment. The method aspect comprises determining availability of compute resources including availability timeframes to process the submitted job, determining data requirements for processing the job and determining a co-allocation in time reservation. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090187536 | System and Method Providing Object Messages in a Compute Environment - The present invention provides a system, method and computer-readable media for creating object messages within a compute environment such as a cluster or grid. The method comprises upon an event affecting the availability or performance of an object within a cluster environment, retrieving messages related to the event from messages logs in different layers of a cluster environment. Next, the method comprises aggregating the retrieved messages into a single location, associating the aggregated messages with the object and, if a user submits a job and the performance of the job within the cluster environment is affected by the event, notifying the user of the event using the associated messages. Administrators may also create messages and associate the messages with objects such as nodes or reservations. | 07-23-2009 |
| 20090199193 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING A HYBRID COMPUTE ENVIRONMENT - Disclosed are systems, hybrid compute environments, methods and computer-readable media for dynamically provisioning nodes for a workload. In the hybrid compute environment, each node communicates with a first resource manager associated with the first operating system and a second resource manager associated with a second operating system. The method includes receiving an instruction to provision at least one node in the hybrid compute environment from the first operating system to the second operating system, after provisioning the second operating system, pooling at least one signal from the resource manager associated with the at least one node, processing at least one signal from the second resource manager associated with the at least one node and consuming resources associated with the at least one node having the second operating system provisioned thereon. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20090265568 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING ENERGY CONSUMPTION IN A COMPUTE ENVIRONMENT - A system, method and computer readable medium are disclosed for reducing power consumption in clusters, grids, on-demand centers, and so forth. The principles disclosed herein can reduce both direct and indirect power consumption while maintaining either full cluster performance or adequate SLA based cluster performance. The method includes receiving at least one state data point regarding power consumption or temperature of at least one resource within the compute environment. Using intelligent policies to control power consumption, the method implements and interfaces with power managements facilities within the cluster, grid or on-demand center to either implement policies, make dynamic changes, make predictions or actions, and so forth to reduce one or more of the direct or indirect power consumption associated with a compute environment. The method can analyze current workload, future workload or both in taking energy saving actions in the environment. An aspect can also involve reporting state information and updating algorithms based on historical experience or outside sources of information such as the news or weather. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20100023949 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ADVANCED RESERVATIONS IN A COMPUTE ENVIRONMENT - A system and method are disclosed for dynamically reserving resources within a cluster environment. The method embodiment of the invention comprises receiving a request for resources in the cluster environment, monitoring events after receiving the request for resources and based on the monitored events, dynamically modifying at least one of the request for resources and the cluster environment. | 01-28-2010 |
| 20100088304 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMICALLY MANAGING DATA CENTRIC SEARCHES - Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and computer readable-media for dynamically managing data-centric searches. The method includes receiving information associated with an event related to domain-specific searches to a database, identifying data at a first memory location in the database, the data being data identified in response to the domain-specific searches, duplicating the data at least once to at least one new memory location, and distributing processing more domain-specific searches amongst the at least one of the new memory location and the first memory location. The system can distribute the processing for more or additional domain-specific searches randomly, serially or using any other approach. The method optionally includes an expanded search space made up of the first memory location and at least one memory location and can identify a reduction event related to the domain-specific searches, and collapse the expanded search space by removing duplicate data from one or more memory location and adjusting the distribution of processing amongst at least one remaining memory location. The method can optionally include organizing multiple events by network segment, identifying a network segment associated with domain-specific searches, and duplicating the data to at least one new memory location in close proximity to the identified network segment. The method can measure proximity by one or more of geographic distance, network latency, number of intermediate network hops, temperature, and cost. | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100192157 | On-Demand Compute Environment - An on-demand compute environment comprises a plurality of nodes within an on-demand compute environment available for provisioning and a slave management module operating on a dedicated node within the on-demand compute environment, wherein upon instructions from a master management module at a local compute environment, the slave management module modifies at least one node of the plurality of nodes. | 07-29-2010 |
| 20100287283 | Optimized Multi-Component Co-Allocation Scheduling With Advanced Reservations for Data Transfers and Distributed Jobs - Disclosed are systems, methods, computer readable media, and compute environments for establishing a schedule for processing a job in a distributed compute environment. The method embodiment comprises converting a topology of a compute environment to a plurality of endpoint-to-endpoint paths, based on the plurality of endpoint-to-endpoint paths, mapping each replica resource of a plurality of resources to one or more endpoints where each respective resource is available, iteratively identifying schedule costs associated with a relationship between endpoints and resources, and committing a selected schedule cost from the identified schedule costs for processing a job in the compute environment. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20110016214 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF BROKERING CLOUD COMPUTING RESOURCES - System, method, and tangible computer-readable storage media are disclosed for providing a brokering service for compute resources. The method includes, at a brokering service, polling a group of separately administered compute environments to identify resource capabilities and information, each compute resource environment including the group of managed nodes for processing workload, receiving a request for compute resources at the brokering service system, the request for compute resources being associated with a service level agreement (SLA) and based on the resource capabilities across the group of compute resource environments, selecting compute resources in one or more of the group of compute resource environments. The brokering service system receives workload associated with the request and communicates the workload to the selected resources for processing. The brokering services system can aggregate resources for multiple cloud service providers and act as an advocate for or a guarantor of the SLA associated with the workload. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110035072 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING ENERGY CONSUMPTION IN A COMPUTE ENVIRONMENT - A system, method and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium are disclosed for managing workload in data centers. The method includes receiving information associated with at least one of energy consumption and a temperature of nodes each data center of a group of distributed data centers to yield received information. The method further includes analyzing workload associated with at least one second data center of the group of distributed data centers to yield an analysis of the workload, and modifying use of resources of the group of distributed data centers based on the received information and the analysis of the workload. One application can include migration of workload from one data center to another data center based on a variety of factors. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110035078 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING ENERGY CONSUMPTION IN A COMPUTE ENVIRONMENT - A system, method and non-transitory computer readable storage medium are disclosed for managing workload in a data center. The method includes receiving data related to at least one of a current state of workload in the compute environment at a current time and future workload scheduled to consume resources in the compute environment at a future time relative to the current time, wherein the compute environment comprises a plurality of nodes in which compute resources are reserved by a workload manager for consumption, and controlling a cooling system to selectively modify a temperature of at least one node in the compute environment based on the data. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110055604 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING ENERGY CONSUMPTION IN A COMPUTE ENVIRONMENT - A system, method and non-transitory computer readable storage medium are disclosed for managing workload in a data center. The method includes receiving, at a workload manager, energy consumption information. The method further includes receiving workload information about a second data center that is remote from a first data center, and receiving, as controlled by the workload manager, at the first data center at least a portion of workload associated with the second data center based on at least one of the energy consumption information and the workload information. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110055605 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING ENERGY CONSUMPTION IN A COMPUTE ENVIRONMENT - A system, method and non-transitory computer readable storage medium are disclosed for managing workload in a data center. The method includes receiving, at a workload manager, energy consumption information associated with at least one of a first data center and a second data center that is geographically distanced from the first data center. The method further includes receiving workload information associated with at least one of the first data center and the second data center, and transmitting, as controlled by the workload manager, at least part of workload scheduled to be processed at the second data center to the first data center based on at least one of the energy consumption information and the workload information. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110107343 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROVIDING A FIXED TIME OFFSET BASED DEDICATED CO-ALLOCATION OF A COMMON RESOURCE SET - Disclosed are a system, method and computer-readable medium relating to managing resources within a compute environment having a group of nodes or computing devices. The method comprises, for each node in the compute environment: traversing a list jobs having a fixed time relationship, wherein for each job in the list, the following steps occur: obtaining a range list of available timeframes for each job, converting each availability timeframe to a start range, shifting the resulting start range in time by a job offset, for a first job, copying the resulting start range into a node range, and for all subsequent jobs, logically AND'ing the start range with the node range. Next, the method comprises logically OR'ing the node range with a global range, generating a list of acceptable resources on which to start and the timeframe at which to start and creating reservations according to the list of acceptable resources for the resources in the group of computing devices and associated job offsets. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110119478 | System and method for providing object triggers - The present invention provides for systems and methods of dynamically controlling a cluster or grid environment. The method comprises attaching a trigger to an object and firing the trigger based on a trigger attribute. The cluster environment is modified by actions initiated when the trigger is fired. Each trigger has trigger attributes that govern when it is fired and actions it will take. The use of triggers enables a cluster environment to dynamically be modified with arbitrary actions to accommodate needs of arbitrary objects. Example objects include a compute node, compute resources, a cluster, groups of users, user credentials, jobs, resources managers, peer services and the like. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110138056 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROVIDING RESERVATION MASKS WITHIN A COMPUTE ENVIRONMENT - A system, method and computer-readable media for providing a reservation mask for compute resources such as a cluster or a grid. The method aspect comprises identifying a need type and a group of available resources, creating a reservation mask over the identified group of resources and if a request from a consumer matches the need type, then constraining the creation of a reservation for the consumer to only use resources within the reservation mask. | 06-09-2011 |
