Off-loading of processing from a processor blade to storage blades based on processing activity, availability of cache, and other status indicators

A method, comprising:

• storing, in a storage blade, indicators that indicate whether the storage blade is idle or below a programmable threshold in processing activity and whether there is enough available cache in the storage blade for executing a job;
• and
• determining whether to off-load a processor blade job from a processor blade to the storage blade, based on the stored indicators, wherein selected indicators set by the storage blade indicate:
• that the processor blade job is currently running in the storage blade;
• that the storage blade has paused execution of the processor blade job;
• that the processor blade job has completed successfully;
• and
• that the processor blade job running on the storage blade encountered an Input/Output (I/O) instruction that is to be processed by the processor blade.

A blade system, comprising:

• a processor blade;
• and
• a storage blade coupled to the processor blade, wherein the blade system performs operations, the operations comprising:
• storing, in the storage blade, indicators that indicate whether the storage blade is idle or below a programmable threshold in processing activity and whether there is enough available cache in the storage blade for executing a job;
• and
• determining whether to off-load at least one job from the processor blade to the storage blade, based on the stored indicators, wherein selected indicators set by the processor blade indicate:
• that the processor blade is transferring data and text of the at least one job of the processor blade to the storage blade;
• that an image of the at least one job of the processor blade has been completely sent by the processor blade, and the storage blade may execute the at least one job of the processor blade;
• and
• that the storage blade should transfer a final job image comprising results of processing the at least one job of the processor blade back to the processor blade.

A blade system, comprising:

• a processor blade;
• and
• a storage blade coupled to the processor blade, wherein the blade system performs operations, the operations comprising:
• storing, in the storage blade, indicators that indicate whether the storage blade is idle or below a programmable threshold in processing activity and whether there is enough available cache in the storage blade for executing a job;
• and
• determining whether to off-load a processor blade job from the processor blade to the storage blade, based on the stored indicators, wherein selected indicators set by the storage blade indicate:
• that the processor blade job is currently running in the storage blade;
• that the storage blade has paused execution of the processor blade job;
• that the processor blade job has completed successfully;
• and
• that the processor blade job running on the storage blade encountered an Input/Output (I/O) instruction that is to be processed by the processor blade.

A computer readable storage medium implemented in hardware, wherein computer readable program code stored in the computer readable storage medium causes operations when executed by a blade system having a processor blade and a storage blade, the operations comprising:

• storing, in the storage blade, indicators that indicate whether the storage blade is idle or below a programmable threshold in processing activity and whether there is enough available cache in the storage blade for executing a job;
• and
• determining whether to off-load at least one job from the processor blade to the storage blade, based on the stored indicators, wherein selected indicators set by the processor blade indicate:
• that the processor blade is transferring data and text of the at least one job of the processor blade to the storage blade;
• that an image of the at least one job of the processor blade has been completely sent by the processor blade, and the storage blade may execute the at least one job of the processor blade;
• and
• that the storage blade should transfer a final job image comprising results of processing the at least one job of the processor blade back to the processor blade.

A computer readable storage medium implemented in hardware, wherein computer readable program code stored in the computer readable storage medium causes operations when executed by a blade system having a processor blade and a storage blade, the operations comprising:

• storing, in the storage blade, indicators that indicate whether the storage blade is idle or below a programmable threshold in processing activity and whether there is enough available cache in the storage blade for executing a job;
• and
• determining whether to off-load a processor blade job from the processor blade to the storage blade, based on the stored indicators, wherein selected indicators set by the storage blade indicate:
• that the processor blade job is currently running in the storage blade;
• that the storage blade has paused execution of the processor blade job;
• that the processor blade job has completed successfully;
• and
• that the processor blade job running on the storage blade encountered an Input/Output (I/O)instruction that is to be processed by the processor blade.

A system, comprising:

• a memory;
• and
• a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the processor performs operations, the operations comprising:
• storing, in a storage blade, indicators that indicate whether the storage blade is idle or below a programmable threshold in processing activity and whether there is enough available cache in the storage blade for executing a job;
• and
• determining whether to off-load at least one job from a processor blade to the storage blade, based on the stored indicators, wherein selected indicators set by the processor blade indicate:
• that the processor blade is transferring data and text of the at least one job of the processor blade to the storage blade;
• that an image of the at least one job of the processor blade has been completely sent by the processor blade, and the storage blade may execute the at least one job of the processor blade;
• and
• that the storage blade should transfer a final job image comprising results of processing the at least one job of the processor blade back to the processor blade.

A system, comprising:

• a memory;
• and
• a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the processor performs operations, the operations comprising:
• storing, in a storage blade, indicators that indicate whether the storage blade is idle or below a programmable threshold in processing activity and whether there is enough available cache in the storage blade for executing a job;
• and
• determining whether to off-load a processor blade job from a processor blade to the storage blade, based on the stored indicators, wherein selected indicators set by the storage blade indicate:
• that the processor blade job is currently running in the storage blade;
• that the storage blade has paused execution of the processor blade job;
• that the processor blade job has completed successfully;
• and
• that the processor blade job running on the storage blade encountered an Input/Output (I/O) instruction that is to be processed by the processor blade.