Autonomic control of a distributed computing system using dynamically assembled resource chains

A method comprising:

• receiving input that defines a service-level agreement;
• receiving monitoring data that indicate a current service level of a flux service provided by a distributed computing system;
• determining whether the current service level of the flux service satisfies the service-level agreement;
• dynamically assembling a resource chain when it is determined that the current service level of the flux service does not satisfy the service-level agreement;
• wherein a resource chain is a set of resources that are ordered by the relation “a first resource provides a service to a second resource”;
• wherein the resource chain includes a first resource of the distributed computing system and one or more interpreting resources of the distributed computing system,
• wherein the first resource is a resource capable of providing the flux service and the interpreting resources are resources capable of providing interpreting services, and
• wherein when the resources in the resource chain are operating, the resource chain provides the flux service, thereby enhancing the service level of the flux service.

A computer-readable medium comprising instructions, wherein the instructions cause a programmable processor to:

• receive input that defines a service-level agreement;
• receive monitoring data that indicate a current service level of a flux service provided by a distributed computing system;
• determine whether the current service level of the flux service satisfies the service-level agreement;
• dynamically assemble a resource chain when it is determined that the current service level of the flux service does not satisfy the service-level agreement;
• wherein a resource chain is a set of resources that are ordered by the relation “a first resource provides a service to a second resource”;
• wherein the resource chain includes a first resource of the distributed computing system and one or more interpreting resources of the distributed computing system,
• wherein the first resource is a resource capable of providing the flux service and the interpreting resources are resources capable of providing interpreting services, and
• wherein when the resources in the resource chain are operating, the resource chain provides the flux service, thereby enhancing the service level of the flux service.