System-wide optimization integration model

Abstract

An optimization system for multi-tiered, heterogeneous server platforms. The system accurately assesses, controls and optimizes performance of systems that include multiple computer servers organized across multiple tiers. The invention provides an efficient user interface for installing, configuring and operating various features of the optimization system. An application programming interface allows users to integrate and adapt the facility for use with any system. Intelligence objects operate at the server node level to dynamically analyze system processes at each server node. The analysis of system processes is extensive and includes hardware, software, operating system and communications. The result of each intelligence object analysis is communicated to all other intelligence objects dynamically throughout each tier. One feature allows an object to generate a number representing a local utilization value. The local utilization value is a measure of one or more performance factors in the computer system hosting the object. The local utilization value can be passed to another computer system hosting a second intelligence object. The other computer system can be in a different tier. The second intelligence object can generate its own local utilization value or can combine its local utilization value with the passed value to create a composite utilization value that reflects more of the performance of the overall system including both computer systems.

Description

[0001] The present invention claims the priority of the following patent, that is, U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60 / 243,783, which was filed on October 26, 2000.

[0002] Cross-referencing of related applications

[0003] This application relates to the following co-pending applications, each of which is incorporated as a reference as fully shown in this application;

[0004] The U.S. patent application is titled "Multiple Flat Screen Optimization Model" (020897-000120US), which was filed on October 12, 2001, with the serial number 09 / 976,518; the U.S. patent application is titled "Analysis and Diagnosis of Aggregated System Resources" (020897) -000130US), which was filed on October 26, 2001, with the serial number 10 / 040,012; and the US patent application titled "Correlation matrix based on autonomous nodes and network analysis on heterogeneous operating systems" (020897-000140US), It was filed on October 26, 2001, and the serial number is 10 / 055,404. Background of the i...

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