Systems and methods for policy-based program configuration

A system for adaptive policy-based program configuration comprises:

• a memory configured to store a plurality of predefined operational policies for a program, wherein the policy specifies program settings and a limit of system resource utilization by the program;
• and
• a processor coupled to the memory, the processor being configured to
• collect from a computer system configuration and performance information for one or more computer system components;
• rate performance of the computer system based on the collected information;
• determine based on the performance rating of the computer system an operational policy of a program to be executed on the computer system;
• monitor system resource utilization during execution of the program on the computer system to determine whether system resource utilization exceeds the limit specified in the operational policy;
• and
• if the system resource utilization exceeds the specified limit, select for the program another operational policy specifying different program settings.

A computer program product embedded in a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, the computer-readable storage medium comprises computer-executable instructions for:

• collecting from a computer system configuration and performance information for one or more computer system components;
• rating performance of the computer system based on the collected information;
• determining based on the performance rating of the computer system an operational policy of a program to be executed on the computer system, wherein the operational policy specifies program settings and a limit of system resource utilization by the program;
• monitoring system resource utilization during execution of the program on the computer system to determine whether system resource utilization exceeds the limit specified in the operational policy;
• and
• if the system resource utilization exceeds the specified limit, selecting for the program another operational policy specifying different program settings.