Granted Patent B2

US 7,725,583 · App. 11/751,899 · Granted May 25, 2010

Abstract

Claims (50)

1. A method of managing resources within a compute environment, the method comprising:

receiving a request from a requestor to consume compute resources in a compute environment, wherein the request is associated with a workload to be submitted at future time as compared to a time of the request;

performing an analysis of compute resources in the compute environment based on a service level agreement, wherein the service level agreement defines an agreement between the requestor and the compute environment for a guarenteed quality of service for compute resources according to the service level agreement upon the request;

based on the analysis and in compliance with the service level agreement, reserving compute resources in the compute environment according to the request;

receiving the workload submitted by the requestor;

processing the received workload by the reserved compute resources in the compute environment; and

charging the requestor for the reservation of compute resources.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

charging the requestor a specific rate for the reserved compute resources whether the reserved compute resources are used or not.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein charging the requestor further comprises charging a first rate for reserved compute resources that are used and a second rate for reserved compute resources that are not used.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein a used compute resource is processed by workload run within the reservation.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

dynamically customizing compute resources within the reservation for the workload submitted within the reservation.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the reservation is associated with one of an individual or a group.

7. A system of managing resources within a compute environment, the system comprising:

a processor;

a module configured to control the processor to receive a request from a requestor to consume compute resources in a compute environment, wherein the request is associated with a workload to be submitted at future time as compared to a time of the request;

a module configured to control the processor to perform an analysis of compute resources in the compute environment based on a service level agreement; wherein the service level agreement defines an agreement between the requestor and the compute environment for a guarenteed quality of service for compute resources according to the service level agreement upon the request;

a module configured to control the processor to reserve compute resources in the compute environment according to the request, based on the analysis and in compliance with the service level agreement;

a module configured to control the processor to receive the workload submitted by the requestor;

a module configured to control the processor to process the received workload by the reserved compute resources in the compute environment; and

a module configured to control the processor to charge the requestor for the reservation of compute resources.

8. The system of claim 7 , further comprising:

a module configured to control the processor to charge a specific rate for the reserved compute resources whether the reserved compute resources are used or not.

9. The system of claim 7 , further comprising:

a module configured to control the processor to charge the requestor a first rate for reserved compute resources that are used and a second rate for reserved compute resources that are not used.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein a used compute resource is consumed by workload run within the reservation.

11. The system of claim 7 , further comprising:

a module configured to control the processor to dynamically customize compute resources within the reservation for the workload submitted within the reservation.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the reservation is associated with one of an individual or a group.

13. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a computer program having instructions for controlling a computing device having a processor to manage resources within a compute environment, the method comprising:

receiving a request from a requestor to consume compute resources in a compute environment, wherein the request is associated with a workload to be submitted at future time as compared to a time of the request;

performing an analysis of compute resources in the compute environment based on a service level agreement, wherein the service level agreement defines an agreement between the requestor and the compute environment for a guarenteed quality of service for compute resources according to the service level agreement upon the request;

based on the analysis and in compliance with the service level agreement, reserving via the processor, compute resources in the compute environment according to the request;

receiving the workload submitted by the requestor; and

processing the received workload by the reserved compute resources in the compute environment;

charging the requestor for the reservation of compute resources.

14. The computer readable storage medium of claim 13 , further comprising instructions for charging the requestor a specific rate for the reserved compute resources whether the reserved compute resources are used or not.

15. The computer readable storage medium of claim 13 , further comprising instructions for charging the requestor a first rate for reserved compute resources that are used and a second rate for reserved compute resources that are not used.

16. The computer readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein a used compute resource is consumed by a job run within the reservation.

17. The computer readable storage medium of claim 13 , the instructions further comprising:

dynamically customizing compute resources within the reservation for the workload submitted within the reservation.

18. The computer readable storage medium of claim 17 , the instructions further comprising that the reservation is associated with one of an individual or a group.

19. A method of managing resources within a compute environment, the method comprising:

receiving a request from a requestor to consume compute resources in a compute environment, wherein the request is associated with a workload to be submitted at a future time, as compared to a time of the request, to the compute environment by the requestor;

performing an analysis of compute resources in the compute environment based on a service level agreement, wherein the service level agreement defines an argument between the requestor and the compute environment for a guarenteed quality of service for compute resources according to the service level agreement upon the request;

based on the analysis and in compliance with the service level agreement, reserving compute resources in the compute environment according to the request;

receiving the workload submitted by the requestor;

consuming the received workload by the reserved compute resources in the compute environment; and

charging the requestor for the reservation of compute resources.

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