SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MANAGING JOB PREEMPTION
Disclosed are methods for estimating a time associated with shifting a first workload from a first compute environment to a second compute environment, separate from the first compute environment, estimating a likelihood of success associated with a likelihood that the first workload could successfully be shifted to the second compute environment, dividing or using the likelihood of success by the time to yield or produce a risk-adjusted shift time and, when a comparison of the shift time is longer than a maximum acceptable wait time, proceeding with a first operation associated with how to preempt the first workload by the second workload.
1 . A method comprising:
estimating a first wall time associated with preempting a first workload being processed in a first compute environment using a first operation;
estimating a time associated with shifting the first workload from the first compute environment to a second compute environment, separate from the first compute environment;
estimating a likelihood of success associated with a likelihood of the first workload being successfully shifted to the second compute environment;
using the likelihood of success to produce a risk-adjusted shift time; and
when a comparison of the risk-adjusted shift time is longer than a maximum acceptable wait time, then proceeding with the first operation.
2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
assigning a first economic impact value to a first requestor of the first workload and assigning a second economic impact value to a second requestor of a second workload.
3 . The method of claim 2 , further comprising:
when the comparison of the risk-adjusted shift time is longer than a maximum acceptable wait time, then proceeding with a second operation to manage the second workload preempting the first workload.
4 . The method of claim 3 , further comprising:
estimating a first shifting economic impact value to the first requestor of the first workload and assigning a second shifting economic impact value to the second requestor of the second workload that preempts the first workload.
5 . The method of claim 4 , further comprising:
when the first shifting economic impact and the second shifting economic impact is within a given acceptable cost, shifting the first workload to the second compute environment according to the second operation.
6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein proceeding with the first operation comprises one of killing the first workload and pausing the first workload.
7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein when the comparison of the shift time is less than a maximum acceptable wait time, then proceeding with a second operation comprising one of pausing the first workload and transferring the first workload to the second compute environment.
8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the maximum acceptable wait time is the wall time.
9 . A system comprising:
a processor; and
a computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by the process, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
estimating a wall time associated with preempting a first workload being processed in a first compute environment using a first operation;
estimating a time associated with shifting a first workload from a first compute environment to a second compute environment, separate from the first compute environment;
estimating a likelihood of success associated with a likelihood of the first workload being successfully shifted to the second compute environment;
using the likelihood of success to produce a risk-adjusted shift time; and
when a comparison of the risk-adjusted shift time is longer than a maximum acceptable wait time, then proceeding with the first operation.
10 . The system of claim 9 , wherein the computer-readable medium stores instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform a further operation comprising:
assigning a first economic impact value to a first requestor of the first workload and assigning a second economic impact value to a second requestor of a second workload.
11 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the computer-readable medium stores instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform a further operation comprising:
when the comparison of the risk-adjusted shift time is longer than a maximum acceptable wait time, then proceeding with a second operation to manage the second workload preempting the first workload.
12 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the computer-readable medium stores instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform a further operation comprising:
estimating a first shifting economic impact value to the first requestor of the first workload and assigning a second shifting economic impact value to the second requestor of the second workload that preempts the first workload.
13 . The system of claim 12 , wherein the computer-readable medium stores instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform a further operation comprising:
when the first shifting economic impact and the second shifting economic impact is within a given acceptable cost, shifting the first workload to the second compute environment according to the second operation.
14 . The system of claim 9 , wherein proceeding with the first operation comprises one of killing the first workload and pausing the first workload.
15 . The system of claim 9 , wherein when the comparison of the shift time is less than a maximum acceptable wait time, then proceeding with a second operation comprising one of pausing the first workload and transferring the first workload to the second compute environment.
16 . The system of claim 9 , wherein the maximum acceptable wait time is the wall time.
17 . A computer-readable storage device that stores instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
estimating a time associated with shifting a first workload from a first compute environment to a second compute environment, separate from the first compute environment;
estimating a likelihood of success associated with a likelihood of the first workload being successfully shifted to the second compute environment;
using the likelihood of success to produce a risk-adjusted shift time; and
when a comparison of the risk-adjusted shift time is longer than a maximum acceptable wait time, then proceeding with a first operation associated with how to preempt the first workload by the second workload.
18 . The computer-readable storage medium of claim 17 , wherein the computer-readable storage medium stores further instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform a further operation comprising:
assigning a first economic impact value to a first requestor of the first workload and assigning a second economic impact value to a second requestor of a second workload.
19 . The computer-readable medium of claim 18 , wherein the computer-readable storage medium stores further instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform a further operation comprising:
when the comparison of the risk-adjusted shift time is longer than a maximum acceptable wait time, then proceeding with a second operation to manage the second workload preempting the first workload.
20 . The computer-readable medium of claim 19 , wherein the computer-readable storage medium stores further instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform a further operation comprising:
estimating a first shifting economic impact value to the first requestor of the first workload and assigning a second shifting economic impact value to the second requestor of the second workload that preempts the first workload.