US 8,799,919 B2Granted

Load balancing management of newly discovered data processing systems using peer control points

AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation

InventorsAntonio Abbondanzio, Shamsundar Ashok, NicoleLyne Jones, Dennis Duane Jurgensen, Rolf Kocheisen, Yan Schloem Koyfman, Sherry Michelle Pitz, Peter Andrew Richman, Devon Daniel Snyder, William John Vanca, Philip Kincheloe Warren, Robert Edward Warren

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Abstract

A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program code for balancing management loads. Loads are analyzed for a plurality of hardware control points to form an analysis in response to receiving a notification from a hardware control point indicating that a new manageable data processing system has been discovered. One of the plurality of hardware control points is selected using the analysis to form a selected hardware control point. The message is sent to the selected hardware control point to manage the new manageable data processing system, wherein the selected hardware control point manages the new manageable data processing system.

Claims13

Dependent claims

A computer implemented method for balancing management loads in a network having a plurality of hardware control points, the computer implemented method comprising:

storing, by a first one of the plurality of hardware control points, in a peer control point database a plurality of hardware control point identifiers, each of the plurality of hardware control point identifiers associated with at least one managed system and a plurality of load data, wherein each of the one or more managed systems identifies a different data processing system that is being managed by a particular hardware control point and a particular load data contains information on loads being handled by the particular hardware control point and a percentage of the data processing system being used;
responsive to receiving a load message associated with the particular hardware control point, updating, by the first one of the plurality of hardware control points, the load data associated with an identifier of the particular hardware control point in the peer control point database;
sending out a service location protocol multicast from a second one of the plurality of hardware control points to identify a new manageable data processing system;
responsive to identifying the new manageable data processing system, generating an event message by the second one of the plurality of hardware control point and sending the event message to the first one of the plurality of hardware control points;
responsive to receiving the event message indicating that the new manageable data processing system has been discovered, retrieving, by the first one of the plurality of hardware control points, a plurality of load data associated with the plurality of hardware control point identifiers from the peer control database;
responsive to retrieving the plurality of load data associated with the plurality of hardware control point identifiers from the peer control database, analyzing loads, by the first one of the plurality of hardware control points, for the plurality of hardware control points to form an analysis;
selecting, by the first one of the plurality of hardware control points, a third one of the plurality of hardware control points using the analysis;
sending a load message from the first one of the plurality of hardware control points to the third one of the plurality of hardware control points to manage the new manageable data processing system;
responsive to receiving the load message, initiating, by the third one of the plurality of hardware control points, discovery of the new manageable data processing system;
and
initiating, by the third one of the plurality of hardware control points, a management role over the new manageable data processing system after the discovery.

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A network data processing system comprising:

a network;
a plurality of manageable data processing systems;
a peer control point database;
one or more processors, one or more computer readable memories, and one or more computer-readable tangible storage devices;
program instructions, stored on the one or more computer-readable tangible storage devices for execution via the one or more computer readable memories for storing, by a first one of the plurality of hardware control points, in the peer control point database a plurality of hardware control point identifiers, each of the plurality of hardware control point identifiers associated with at least one managed system and a plurality of load data, wherein each of the one or more managed systems identifies a different data processing system that is being managed by a particular hardware control point and a particular load data contains information on loads being handled by the particular hardware control point and a percentage of the data processing system being used;
program instructions, stored on the one or more computer-readable tangible storage devices for execution via the one or more computer readable memories, responsive to receiving a load message associated with the particular hardware control point, for updating, by the first one of the plurality of hardware control points, the load data associated with an identifier of the particular hardware control point in the peer control point database;
program instructions, stored on the one or more computer-readable tangible storage devices for execution via the one or more computer readable memories, for sending out a service location protocol multicast from a second one of the plurality of hardware control points to identify a new manageable data processing system;
program instructions, stored on the one or more computer-readable tangible storage devices for execution via the one or more computer readable memories, responsive to identifying the new manageable data processing system, generating an event message by the second one of the plurality of hardware control point and sending the event message to the first one of the plurality of hardware control points;
program instructions, stored on the one or more computer-readable tangible storage devices for execution via the one or more computer readable memories, responsive to receiving the event message indicating that a new manageable data processing system has been discovered, for retrieving, by the first one of the plurality of hardware control points, a plurality of load data associated with the plurality of hardware control point identifiers from the peer control database;
program instructions, stored on the one or more computer-readable tangible storage devices for execution via the one or more computer readable memories, responsive to retrieving the plurality of load data associated with the plurality of hardware control point identifiers from the peer control database, for analyzing loads, by the first one of the plurality of hardware control points, for the plurality of hardware control points to form an analysis;
program instructions, stored on the one or more computer-readable tangible storage devices for execution via the one or more computer readable memories for selecting, by the first one of the plurality of hardware control points, a third one of the plurality of hardware control points using the analysis;
program instructions, stored on the one or more computer-readable tangible storage devices for execution via the one or more computer readable memories for sending a load message from the first one of the plurality of hardware control points to the third one of the plurality of hardware control points to manage the new manageable data processing system;
program instructions, stored on the one or more computer-readable tangible storage devices for execution via the one or more computer readable memories, responsive to receiving the load message, for initiating, by the third one of the plurality of hardware control points, discovery of the new manageable data processing system;
and
program instructions, stored on the one or more computer-readable tangible storage devices for execution via the one or more computer readable memories, for initiating, by the third one of the plurality of hardware control points, a management role over the new manageable data processing system after the discovery.

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A data processing system comprising:

a bus;
a communications unit connected to the bus;
one or more computer-readable tangible storage devices connected to the bus;
a peer control point database;
one or more processors connected to the bus;
one or more computer readable memories connected to the one or more processors;
program instructions, stored on the one or more computer-readable tangible storage devices for execution via the one or more computer readable memories for storing, by a first one of the plurality of hardware control points, in the peer control point database a plurality of hardware control point identifiers, each of the plurality of hardware control point identifiers associated with at least one managed system and a plurality of load data, wherein each of the one or more managed systems identifies a different data processing system that is being managed by a particular hardware control point and a particular load data contains information on loads being handled by the particular hardware control point and a percentage of the data processing system being used;
program instructions, stored on the one or more computer-readable tangible storage devices for execution via the one or more computer readable memories, responsive to receiving a load message associated with the particular hardware control point, for updating, by the first one of the plurality of hardware control points, the load data associated with an identifier of the particular hardware control point in the peer control point database;
program instructions, stored on the one or more computer-readable tangible storage devices for execution via the one or more computer readable memories, for sending out a service location protocol multicast from a second one of the plurality of hardware control points to identify a new manageable data processing system;
program instructions, stored on the one or more computer-readable tangible storage devices for execution via the one or more computer readable memories, responsive to identifying the new manageable data processing system, generating an event message by the second one of the plurality of hardware control point and sending the event message to the first one of the plurality of hardware control points;
program instructions, stored on the one or more computer-readable tangible storage devices for execution via the one or more computer readable memories, responsive to receiving the event message indicating that the new manageable data processing system has been discovered, retrieving, by the first one of the plurality of hardware control points, a plurality of load data associated with the plurality of hardware control point identifiers from the peer control database;
program instructions, stored on the one or more computer-readable tangible storage tangible devices for execution via the one or more computer readable memories, responsive to retrieving the plurality of load data associated with the plurality of hardware control point identifiers from the peer control database, analyzing loads, by the first one of the plurality of hardware control points, for the plurality of hardware control points to form an analysis;
program instructions, stored on the one or more computer-readable tangible storage tangible devices for execution via the one or more computer readable memories for selecting, by the first one of the plurality of hardware control points, a third one of the plurality of hardware control points using the analysis;
program instructions, stored on the one or more computer-readable tangible storage tangible devices for execution via the one or more computer readable memories for sending a load message from the first one of the plurality of hardware control points to the third one of the plurality of hardware control points to manage the new manageable data processing system;
program instructions, stored on the one or more computer-readable tangible storage tangible devices for execution via the one or more computer readable memories responsive to receiving the load message, initiating, by the third one of the plurality of hardware control points, discovery of the new manageable data processing system;
and
program instructions, stored on the one or more computer-readable tangible storage tangible devices for execution via the one or more computer readable memories initiating, by the third one of the plurality of hardware control points, a management role over the new manageable data processing system after the discovery.

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A computer program product comprising:

one or more non-transitory computer-readable tangible storage devices;
program instructions, stored on the one or more non-transitory computer-readable tangible storage devices for storing, by a first one of the plurality of hardware control points, in the peer control point database a plurality of hardware control point identifiers, each of the plurality of hardware control point identifiers associated with at least one managed system and a plurality of load data, wherein each of the one or more managed systems identifies a different data processing system that is being managed by a particular hardware control point and a particular load data contains information on loads being handled by the particular hardware control point and a percentage of the data processing system being used;
program instructions, stored on the one or more non-transitory computer-readable tangible storage devices, responsive to receiving a load message associated with the particular hardware control point, for updating, by the first one of the plurality of hardware control points, the load data associated with an identifier of the particular hardware control point in the peer control point database;
program instructions, stored on the one or more non-transitory computer-readable tangible storage devices, for sending out a service location protocol multicast from a second one of the plurality of hardware control points to identify a new manageable data processing system;
program instructions, stored on the one or more non-transitory computer-readable tangible storage devices, responsive to identifying the new manageable data processing system, generating an event message by the second one of the plurality of hardware control point and sending the event message to the first one of the plurality of hardware control points;
program instructions, stored on the one or more non-transitory computer-readable tangible storage devices, responsive to receiving the event message indicating that the new manageable data processing system has been discovered, retrieving by the first one of the plurality of hardware control points, a plurality of load data associated with the plurality of hardware control point identifiers from the peer control database;
program instructions, stored on the one or more non-transitory computer-readable tangible storage tangible devices, responsive to retrieving the plurality of load data associated with the plurality of hardware control point identifiers from the peer control database, analyzing loads, by the first one of the plurality of hardware control points, for the plurality of hardware control points to form an analysis;
program instructions, stored on the one or more non-transitory computer-readable tangible storage tangible devices for selecting, by the first one of the plurality of hardware control points, a third one of the plurality of hardware control points using the analysis;
program instructions, stored on the one or more non-transitory computer-readable tangible storage tangible devices for sending a load message from the first one of the plurality of hardware control points to the third one of the plurality of hardware control points to manage the new manageable data processing system;
program instructions, stored on the one or more non-transitory computer-readable tangible storage tangible devices responsive to receiving the load message, initiating, by the third one of the plurality of hardware control points, discovery of the new manageable data processing system;
and
program instructions, stored on the one or more non-transitory computer-readable tangible storage tangible devices for initiating, by the third one of the plurality of hardware control points, a management role over the new manageable data processing system after the discovery.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.