US 8,949,849 B2Granted

Method and devices for dynamic management of a server application on a server platform

AssigneeTelefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)

InventorsHeino Hameleers, Frank Hundscheidt

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Abstract

Method, devices and computer programs for a dynamic management of a first server application on a first server platform (SP1) of a telecommunication system are disclosed wherein a further server application is operating or installable on the first server platform (SP1) or a further platform (SP2). The first server platform (SP1) has a maximum processing capacity and a capacity fraction of the maximum processing capacity is assignable to the first server application reserving the capacity fraction for processing the first server application. A determination (F10) of a required processing capacity for processing at least one of the first server application and the further server application, an analysis (F20) of the required processing capacity for an assignment of the capacity fraction to the first server application, and an assignment of the capacity fraction are performed.

Claims6

Dependent claims

A method for a dynamic management of (1) a first server application and a second server application on a first server platform of a telecommunication system, and (2) a third server application on a further server platform of the telecommunication system, wherein the first server platform having a maximum processing capacity, and wherein the further server platform having a maximum processing capacity, said method in a management center comprising:

detecting an overload situation on the further server platform;
in response to detecting the overload situation, transmitting a command message to the first server platform to manage following:
de-installing the second server application on the first server platform, wherein the de-installing of the second server application includes an elimination of a previously assigned capacity fraction of the maximum processing capacity of the first server platform to the second server application;
assigning a capacity fraction of the maximum processing capacity of the first server platform to be reserved for the first server application;
assigning another capacity fraction of the maximum processing capacity of the first server platform to be reserved for the third server application;
and
installing the third server application on the first server platform;
further in response to detecting the overload situation, transmitting another command message to the further server platform to manage following:
shifting load from the third server application on the further server platform to the third server application on the first server platform.

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A management center for a dynamic management of (1) a first server application and a second server application on a first server platform of a telecommunication system, and (2) a third server application on a further server platform of the telecommunication system, wherein the first server platform having a maximum processing capacity, and wherein the further server platform having a maximum processing capacity, said management center comprising:

a processor that executes a computer program stored on a computer readable medium to enable following operations:
detecting an overload situation on the further server platform;
in response to detecting the overload situation, transmitting a command message to the first server platform to manage following:
de-installing the second server application on the first server platform, wherein the de-installing of the second server application includes an elimination of a previously assigned capacity fraction of the maximum processing capacity of the first server platform to the second server application;
assigning a capacity fraction of the maximum processing capacity of the first server platform to be reserved for the first server application;
assigning another capacity fraction of the maximum processing capacity of the first server platform to be reserved for the third server application;
and
installing the third server application on the first server platform;
further in response to detecting the overload situation, transmitting another command message to the further server platform to manage following:
shifting load from the third server application on the further server platform to the third server application on the first server platform.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.