iCAP Workload Management Integration for Resource Reassignment
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing instant capacity management system in computer systems is inefficient due to the split functions between workload management and instant capacity management software, leading to time-consuming resource reassignments that reduce the effectiveness and efficiency of workload management.
Innovation Solution
An integration system between the workload management system and instant capacity management system, known as the iCAP/WLMS integration system, is implemented to transfer monitoring and control functions, allowing the workload management system to operate in a special mode that enables rapid reassignment of instant capacity resources, thereby reducing delays and improving efficiency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If split functions between workload management software and instant capacity management software are maintained, then each software can independently manage its specific functions, but the overall efficiency and speed of resource reassignment deteriorates due to communication overhead and coordination delays
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the workload management system and instant capacity management system into a single integrated system. The workload management system now directly performs both workload monitoring and instant capacity resource assignment functions, eliminating the need for inter-software communication and coordination delays. This consolidation allows the system to make and execute resource reassignment decisions in a single operational flow, dramatically improving reassignment speed while maintaining all necessary functional capabilities.
2Productivity
If workload management system directly controls instant capacity resources, then resource reassignment speed improves, but system complexity increases due to integration requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the instant capacity resource assignment function from the separate instant capacity management software and transfers it directly to the workload management system. By taking out this specific function and integrating it into the workload management system's core operational flow, the system eliminates the need for complex inter-software communication protocols and coordination mechanisms. The workload management system now handles resource assignment as an intrinsic function, reducing overall system complexity despite the expanded scope of control.
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AI summary
A system, and a corresponding method, implemented on a processor, is used for assigning and reassigning instant capacity (iCAP) resources and non-iCAP resources in a computer system. The system includes a workload management system (WLMS) that monitors and controls the iCAP and the non-iCAP resources; an iCAP system available to monitor and control the iCAP resources; and an iCAP-WLMS integration system that transfers iCAP monitoring and control functions from the iCAP system to the WLM system, where the transfer creates a workload management (WLM) special mode of operation of the computer system, and where the WLMS monitors and assigns iCAP resources when in the WLM special mode.