Granted Patent B2

US 11,677,678 · App. 17/359,713 · Granted Jun 13, 2023

Inventors: Saurav Shrestha (Round Rock, TX); Jeffrey M. Lairsey (Round Rock, TX); Carlin Mendonca (Austin, TX); Margaret Patton (Austin, TX)

Assignee: Dell Products L.P.

H04L47/726H04L47/762H04L47/788H04L47/821

Abstract

Claims (61)

1. A computer-implementable method for performing a data center monitoring and management operation, comprising:

identifying a plurality of asset resources within a data center;

monitoring workloads within the data center, the monitoring providing data center workload data, the data center workload data including asset resource utilization data;

maintaining an inventory of available asset resources from the plurality of asset resources within the data center;

determining whether certain asset resources of the plurality of asset resources within the data center are underutilized based upon the asset resource utilization data;

presenting a load balance configurator user interface, the load balance configurator user interface enabling allocation of asset resources to target workloads, the allocation of asset resources to target resources load balancing the plurality of asset resources with a plurality of associated workloads, the allocation of asset resources to target resources taking into account the inventory of available asset resources, the load balance configurator user interface comprising a load balance configuration window, the load balance configuration window comprising a load balance configuration sub-window and a workload balance priority sub-window; and,

performing a data center asset allocation operation, the data center asset allocation operation reallocating workloads to particular asset resources from the plurality of asset resources in response to the allocation of asset resources to target workloads.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining whether certain asset resources are underutilized; and,

presenting information regarding the certain asset resources via the load balance configurator user interface.

3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:

performing an asset choreography operation, the asset choreography operation tracking use of the certain asset resources to determine whether the certain asset resources are underutilized, determining availability of the certain asset resources for allocation, and allocating use of the certain asset resources to a particular workload.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein:

the asset choreography operation creates target workloads, the asset choreography operation using the target workloads when allocating user of the certain asset resources to the particular workload.

5. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:

performing a workload orchestration operation, the workload orchestration operation implementing a previously allocated asset resource such that the previously allocated asset resource is used to process a particular workload.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein:

the workload orchestration operation converts target workloads to reallocated workloads.

7. A system comprising:

a processor;

a data bus coupled to the processor; and

a non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium embodying computer program code, the non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium being coupled to the data bus, the computer program code interacting with a plurality of computer operations and comprising instructions executable by the processor and configured for:

identifying a plurality of asset resources within a data center;

monitoring workloads within the data center, the monitoring providing data center workload data, the data center workload data including asset resource utilization data;

maintaining an inventory of available asset resources from the plurality of asset resources within the data center;

determining whether certain asset resources of the plurality of asset resources within the data center are underutilized based upon the asset resource utilization data;

presenting a load balance configurator user interface, the load balance configurator user interface enabling allocation of asset resources to target workloads, the allocation of asset resources to target resources load balancing the plurality of asset resources with a plurality of associated workloads, the allocation of asset resources to target resources taking into account the inventory of available asset resources, the load balance configurator user interface comprising a load balance configuration window, the load balance configuration window comprising a load balance configuration sub-window and a workload balance priority sub-window; and,

performing a data center asset allocation operation, the data center asset allocation operation reallocating workloads to particular asset resources from the plurality of asset resources in response to the allocation of asset resources to target workloads.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the instructions executable by the processor are further configured for:

determining whether certain asset resources are underutilized; and,

presenting information regarding the certain asset resources via the load balance configurator user interface.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the instructions executable by the processor are further configured for:

performing an asset choreography operation, the asset choreography operation tracking use of the certain asset resources to determine whether the certain asset resources are underutilized, determining availability of the certain asset resources for allocation, and allocating use of the certain asset resources to a particular workload.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein:

the asset choreography operation creates target workloads, the asset choreography operation using the target workloads when allocating user of the certain asset resources to the particular workload.

11. The system of claim 8 , wherein the instructions executable by the processor are further configured for:

performing a workload orchestration operation, the workload orchestration operation implementing a previously allocated asset resource such that the previously allocated asset resource is used to process a particular workload.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein:

the workload orchestration operation converts target workloads to reallocated workloads.

13. A non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium embodying computer program code, the computer program code comprising computer executable instructions configured for:

identifying a plurality of asset resources within a data center;

monitoring workloads within the data center, the monitoring providing data center workload data, the data center workload data including asset resource utilization data;

maintaining an inventory of available asset resources from the plurality of asset resources within the data center;

determining whether certain asset resources of the plurality of asset resources within the data center are underutilized based upon the asset resource utilization data;

presenting a load balance configurator user interface, the load balance configurator user interface enabling allocation of asset resources to target workloads, the allocation of asset resources to target resources load balancing the plurality of asset resources with a plurality of associated workloads, the allocation of asset resources to target resources taking into account the inventory of available asset resources, the load balance configurator user interface comprising a load balance configuration window, the load balance configuration window comprising a load balance configuration sub-window and a workload balance priority sub-window; and,

performing a data center asset allocation operation, the data center asset allocation operation reallocating workloads to particular asset resources from the plurality of asset resources in response to the allocation of asset resources to target workloads.

14. The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein the instructions executable by the processor are further configured for:

determining whether certain asset resources are underutilized; and,

presenting information regarding the certain asset resources via the load balance configurator user interface.

15. The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 14 , wherein the instructions executable by the processor are further configured for:

performing an asset choreography operation, the asset choreography operation tracking use of the certain asset resources to determine whether the certain asset resources are underutilized, determining availability of the certain asset resources for allocation, and allocating use of the certain asset resources to a particular workload.

16. The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein:

the asset choreography operation creates target workloads, the asset choreography operation using the target workloads when allocating user of the certain asset resources to the particular workload.

17. The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 14 , wherein the instructions executable by the processor are further configured for:

performing a workload orchestration operation, the workload orchestration operation implementing a previously allocated asset resource such that the previously allocated asset resource is used to process a particular workload.

18. The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 17 , wherein:

the workload orchestration operation converts target workloads to reallocated workloads.

19. The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein:

the computer executable instructions are deployable to a client system from a server system at a remote location.

20. The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein:

the computer executable instructions are provided by a service provider to a user on an on-demand basis.

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