Thin Provisioning of Composed Information Handling Systems
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing computing systems face inefficiencies in allocating and managing computing resources for composed information handling systems, leading to potential over- or under-allocation, which can result in poor service quality and resource scarcity.
Innovation Solution
A system control processor manager dynamically allocates a minimum number of resource instances based on operational requirements, monitoring resource use to adjust allocations efficiently, using a three-resource set model to manage compute, control, and hardware resources, and presenting these resources as bare metal to compute resource sets.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If a fixed number of resource instances are allocated to composed information handling systems, then resource allocation is simple to manage, but resource utilization efficiency deteriorates due to over- or under-allocation
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic resource allocation where the system control processor manager continuously monitors resource usage metrics and automatically adjusts the number of resource instances allocated to composed information handling systems based on actual workload demands. This transforms the static allocation model into a dynamic one that adapts to changing conditions, resolving the contradiction between management simplicity and utilization efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The system incorporates feedback mechanisms by monitoring resource usage metrics and using this information to adjust allocations. The system collects data on actual resource consumption, compares it against allocation levels, and modifies resource instance counts accordingly. This closed-loop feedback system optimizes resource utilization while maintaining manageable complexity through automated control.
2Reliability
If resource allocations are increased to prevent resource scarcity, then service quality improves, but resource waste increases due to over-allocation
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adjusts resource allocations based on real-time monitoring of usage metrics and workload demands. Rather than maintaining static over-provisioning to prevent resource scarcity, the system adapts allocation levels to match actual needs, ensuring service quality while minimizing resource waste through responsive adjustment.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes allocation parameters (number of resource instances) based on monitored usage patterns and workload characteristics. By adjusting these parameters dynamically rather than maintaining fixed conservative allocations, the system prevents resource scarcity while avoiding the waste associated with permanent over-provisioning.
3Productivity
If resource allocations are decreased to reduce resource waste, then resource utilization efficiency improves, but service quality deteriorates due to resource scarcity
Solution Approach 1:
The monitoring and feedback mechanism ensures that resource allocations are reduced only when usage metrics indicate sufficient efficiency without compromising service quality. The system continuously validates that utilization improvements do not lead to resource scarcity, maintaining the balance between efficiency gains and service reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically responds to changing workload conditions, increasing allocations when service quality thresholds are approached and decreasing them when efficiency opportunities arise. This dynamic adjustment prevents both resource waste and service degradation, adapting to actual system state rather than following static rules.
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AI summary
A method for managing composed information handling systems includes obtaining, by a system control processor, a composition request for a composed information handling system of the composed information handling systems, wherein the composition request comprises an operational instances requirement, and initially allocating only a minimum number of instances of a resource based on the operational instances requirement to the composed information handling system, wherein at least one of the minimum number of instances of the resource is provided by a first information handling system, wherein the first information handling system is operatively connected to the system control processor manager.