System and method for scheduling workload based on a credit-based mechanism

A resource scheduler comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a computer-readable storage device storing instructions, which are executed by the processor and cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
• partitioning a compute environment into a first priority portion and a second priority portion;
• assigning a plurality of credits per time period to the compute environment, wherein each credit of the plurality of credits represents an abstraction of compute environment capacity within the compute environment to run a workload in the compute environment;
• running a benchmark job to calibrate a complexity of supported job types to be run in the compute environment;
• assigning one or more credits to the workload for one or more time periods based on a capacity of the compute environment and one or more of a job size associated with the workload and a job complexity of the workload;
• and
• charging the one or more credits to an account of an entity;
• and
• scheduling the workload into one of first priority portion of the compute environment or the second priority portion of the compute environment by applying the one or more credits charged from the account of the entity to the plurality of credits, wherein an amount of compute resources in the compute environment at a scheduled time is allocated to the workload.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage media storing instructions, which are executed by a processor and cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

• partitioning a compute environment into a first priority portion and a second priority portion;
• assigning a plurality of credits per time period to the compute environment, wherein each credit of the plurality of credits represents an abstraction of compute environment capacity within the compute environment to run a workload in the compute environment;
• running a benchmark job to calibrate a complexity of supported job types to be run in the compute environment;
• assigning one or more credits to the workload for one or more time periods based on a capacity of the compute environment and one or more of a job size associated with the workload and a job complexity of the workload;
• and
• charging the one or more credits to an account of an entity;
• and
• scheduling the workload into one of first priority portion of the compute environment or the second priority portion of the compute environment by applying the one or more credits charged from the account of the entity to the plurality of credits, wherein an amount of compute resources in the compute environment at a scheduled time is allocated to the workload.