System and method for finding and identifying computer nodes in a network

A method for finding and identifying computing nodes in a network, the network comprising computing nodes connected to one another by way of communication connections and configured to execute a workload of one or more software applications, and at least one scheduling module having at least one probe comprising a test code, the method comprising:

• transmitting, by the at least one scheduling module, the at least one probe comprising the test code to the computing nodes of the network in order to test properties of the computing nodes;
• testing, by the test code, the properties of the computing nodes in terms of an ability of the computing nodes to execute a particular workload of at least one software application;
• communicating, by the test code, test results to the at least one scheduling module;
• selecting, by the at least one scheduling module, at least one computing node of the computing nodes to execute the workload of at least one software application based on the test results of the test code;
• and
• starting, by the at least one scheduling module, an execution of the workload of the at least one software application on the at least one selected computing node,
• wherein the at least one probe is integrated into the at least one software application, and
• wherein the scheduling module dispatches the at least one software application containing the at least one probe to the computing nodes.

A non-transitory computer program product stored in a network comprising computing nodes connected to one another by way of communication connections and configured to execute a workload of one or more software applications, and at least one scheduling module having at least one probe, wherein the computer program product comprises code that, when executed, causes the network to:

• transmit, by the at least one scheduling module, the at least one probe comprising a test code to the computing nodes of the network in order to test properties of the computing nodes;
• test, by the test code, the properties of the computing nodes in terms of an ability of the computing nodes to execute a particular workload of at least one software application;
• communicate, by the test code, test results to the at least one scheduling module;
• select, by the at least one scheduling module, at least one computing node of the computing nodes to execute the workload of at least one software application based on the test results of the test code;
• and
• start, by the at least one scheduling module, an execution of the workload of the at least one software application on the at least one selected computing node,
• wherein the at least one probe is integrated into the at least one software application, and
• wherein the scheduling module dispatches the at least one software application containing the at least one probe to the computing nodes.