US 8,179,809 B1Granted

Approach for allocating resources to an apparatus based on suspendable resource requirements

AssigneeOracle America, Inc.

InventorsChristopher M. Eppstein, Ashar Aziz, Thomas Markson, Martin Patterson

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Abstract

An approach for allocating resources to an apparatus based on suspendable resource requirements generally involves a resource allocator determining that a particular resource requirement for an apparatus is to no longer be satisfied, such as for a suspendable resource requirement. The resource allocator de-allocates the one or more resources that satisfy the particular resource requirement from the apparatus. The resource allocator obtains and stores state information for a de-allocated resource so that another resource, which may or may not be the same as the resource that was de-allocated, can be allocated to the apparatus based on the stored state information with an acceptable loss of state.

Claims56

Dependent claims

A non-transitory computer-readable medium for managing resources that are allocated to an apparatus that includes a resource that satisfies a suspendable resource requirement, the computer-readable storage medium carrying instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause performance of the steps of:

determining that a resource requirement for said apparatus is to no longer be satisfied, based on a suspendable status of the resource requirement and at least one condition, wherein the suspendable status of the resource requirement is specified by a user requesting the apparatus prior to execution of the apparatus in which the resource requirement is implemented, resulting in the suspendable resource requirement, and wherein the at least one condition is specified by the user of the apparatus and causes suspension of the suspendable resource requirement by one selected from a group consisting of the apparatus and a system operator of the apparatus during execution of the apparatus when the at least one condition is met;
de-allocating said resource from said apparatus and making said resource available for re-allocation, wherein the suspendable resource requirement is suspended and the resource is de-allocated for a predetermined period of time specified by the user;
discounting a price charged to the user of the apparatus, during the predetermined period of time, as a result of the de-allocation of the resource from the apparatus;
and
reinstating the suspendable resource requirement after expiration of the predetermined period of time by allocating a new resource that satisfies the suspendable resource requirement to the apparatus.

2 more elements

A non-transitory computer-readable medium for managing resources that are allocated to a networked computer system, the computer-readable storage medium carrying instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause performance of the steps of:

receiving data that specifies a plurality of resource requirements for said networked computer system;
for each resource requirement of said plurality of resource requirements,
determining whether one or more resources from a plurality of resources are available that satisfy said each resource requirement;
if said one or more resources are available, then allocating said one or more resources to said networked computer system;
and
if said one or more resources are not available, then not allocating said one or more resources to said networked computer system;
instantiating said networked computer system based on said one or more resources that are allocated to said networked computer system;
determining that a particular resource requirement of said plurality of resource requirements is a suspendable resource requirement that is to be no longer satisfied, based on a suspendable status of the particular resource requirement and at least one condition wherein the suspendable status of the suspendable resource requirement is specified by a user requesting the networked computer system prior to execution of the networked computer system in which the suspendable resource requirement is implemented, and wherein the at least one condition is specified by the user of the networked computer system and causes suspension of the suspendable resource requirement by one selected from a group consisting of the networked computer system and a system operator of the networked computer system during execution of the apparatus when the at least one condition is met;
identifying one or more particular resources that satisfy said particular resource requirement;
and
de-allocating said one or more particular resources from said networked computer system and making said one or more particular resources available for re-allocation, wherein the suspendable resource requirement is suspended and the one or more particular resources are de-allocated for a predetermined period of time specified by the user;
discounting a price charged to the user of the networked computer system, during the predetermined period of time, as a result of the de-allocation of the one or more particular resources from the networked computer system;
and
reinstating the suspendable resource requirement after expiration of the predetermined period of time by allocating a new resource that satisfies the suspendable resource requirement to the networked computer system.

11 more elements

A mechanism for managing resources that are allocated to an apparatus that includes a resource that satisfies a suspendable resource requirement that is specified to be capable of being no longer satisfied, the mechanism comprising a memory storing instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause performance of the steps of:

determining that a resource requirement for said apparatus is to no longer be satisfied, based on a suspendable status of the resource requirement and at least one condition, wherein the suspendable status of the resource requirement is specified by a user requesting the apparatus prior to execution of the apparatus in which the resource requirement is implemented, resulting in the suspendable resource requirement, and wherein the at least one condition is specified by the user of the apparatus that causes suspension of the suspendable resource requirement by one selected from a group consisting of the apparatus and a system operator of the apparatus during execution of the apparatus when the at least one condition is met;
de-allocating said resource from said apparatus and making said resource available for re-allocation, wherein the suspendable resource requirement is suspended and the resource is de-allocated for a predetermined period of time specified by the user;
discounting a price charged to the user of the apparatus, during the predetermined period of time, as a result of the de-allocation of the resource from the apparatus;
and
reinstating the suspendable resource requirement after expiration of the predetermined period of time by allocating a new resource that satisfies the suspendable resource requirement to the apparatus.

2 more elements

A mechanism for managing resources that are allocated to a networked computer system, the mechanism comprising a memory storing instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause performance of the steps of:

receiving data that specifies a plurality of resource requirements for said networked computer system;
for each resource requirement of said plurality of resource requirements,
determining whether one or more resources from a plurality of resources are available that satisfy said each resource requirement;
if said one or more resources are available, then allocating said one or more resources to said networked computer system;
and
if said one or more resources are not available, then not allocating said one or more resources to said networked computer system;
instantiating said networked computer system based on said one or more resources that are allocated to said networked computer system;
determining that a particular resource requirement of said plurality of resource requirements is a suspendable resource requirement that is to be no longer satisfied, based on a suspendable status of the particular resource requirement and at least one condition, wherein a suspendable status of the suspendable resource requirement is specified by a user requesting the apparatus prior to execution of the apparatus in which the suspendable resource requirement is implemented and wherein the at least one condition is specified by the user of the apparatus that causes suspension of the suspendable resource requirement by one selected from a group consisting of the apparatus and a system operator of the apparatus during execution of the apparatus when the at least one condition is met;
identifying one or more particular resources that satisfy said particular resource requirement;
de-allocating said one or more particular resources from said networked computer system and making said one or more particular resources available for re-allocation, wherein the suspendable resource requirement is suspended and the one or more particular resources are de-allocated for a predetermined period of time specified by the user;
discounting a price charged to the user of the networked computer system, during the predetermined period of time, as a result of the de-allocation of the one or more particular resources from the networked computer system;
and
reinstating the suspendable resource requirement after expiration of the predetermined period of time by allocating a new resource that satisfies the suspendable resource requirement to the networked computer system.

10 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 11/042,834Filed 24 Jan 2005 · continuation in part
Priority: 23 Aug 1999
Granted: 15 May 2012
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification6 codes

G06F 9/5061
Allocation of resources, e.g. of the central processing unit [CPU]: partitioning or combining of resources
H04L 67/1001
In which an application is distributed across nodes in the network: for accessing one among a plurality of replicated servers
H04L 67/34
Network arrangements or protocols for supporting network services or applications: involving the movement of software or configuration parameters
H04L 69/329
Intralayer communication protocols among peer entities or protocol data unit [PDU] definitions: in the application layer [OSI layer 7]

Family

Application60/150,394Us provisional application · filed 23 Aug 1999
Application09/502,170Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 11 Feb 2000
Application60/212,925Us provisional application · filed 20 Jun 2000
Application09/818,424Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 26 Mar 2001
US 7,103,647 B2Parent of this continuation-in-part
US 6,779,016 B1Parent of this continuation-in-part
US 2003/0154279 A1Published application
US 8,179,809 B1This patent

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