Software Container Activation Queue and Throttling Mechanism
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing software container management systems face challenges in efficiently managing the activation of software containers and tenants, particularly in throttling requests and optimizing resource utilization, leading to potential performance issues and resource bottlenecks.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of a mechanism that includes an activation queue for managing the activation of software containers and tenants, with an activation manager that examines the queue to determine when to execute software containers and tenants, and throttles requests based on operational health and resource availability, allowing for independent activation and throttling of tenants within a multi-tenant software container.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of energy
If multiple tenants are executed in-process in the same software container to share common frameworks, then resource utilization is reduced, but system performance and reliability deteriorate due to resource contention and activation bottlenecks
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the activation process into distinct phases: an activation queue that collects activation requests, and an activation manager that processes them sequentially. This segmentation prevents simultaneous resource contention while maintaining multi-tenant execution, resolving the contradiction between resource efficiency and system reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements preliminary action by requiring all activation requests to be queued before execution begins. The activation manager processes these pre-collected requests in a controlled sequence, ensuring that resource allocation is planned in advance rather than competing in real-time, thus maintaining both resource efficiency and system stability.
2Productivity
If tenants are activated independently without centralized management, then activation speed is improved, but resource bottlenecks and system stability worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an activation manager as an intermediary between the activation queue and the tenant execution environment. This intermediary coordinates resource allocation and activation sequencing, enabling fast independent tenant activation while preventing resource bottlenecks through centralized oversight.
3Adaptability or versatility
If resource throttling is not implemented, then tenant activation flexibility is improved, but resource contention and system stability deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic resource throttling where the activation manager adjusts resource allocation based on current system state and queue conditions. This dynamic control maintains tenant activation flexibility while preventing resource contention, resolving the contradiction between adaptability and system stability.
Data Source
AI summary
Technologies are described herein for managing the activation of software containers, for throttling of requests directed to tenants executing in a software container, and for priming the execution of software containers. The activation of software containers and tenants may be managed by maintaining an activation queue for storing requests to activate software containers or tenants on a host computer. Requests may be retrieved from the queue and utilized to determine whether a software container or a tenant is to be activated on a host. “Bounce” or hot swap tenant activations may be performed. Tenant activation requests might also be throttled by denying the requests or by postponing the requests until a later time. A software container might also be configured to throttle incoming requests to tenants executing therein. The execution of a software container might also be primed by replaying previously recorded network traffic to the software container.