Data processing: database and file management or data structures – Database design – Data structure types
Reexamination Certificate
2005-09-27
2005-09-27
Robinson, Greta (Department: 2167)
Data processing: database and file management or data structures
Database design
Data structure types
C707S793000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06950816
ABSTRACT:
A method for calculating and recalculating hardware requirements for a database management system computer. One method includes establishing default values for hardware utilization limits such as percent utilization of processors or network interface cards. Working copies of the hardware utilization limits can be initialized to the default utilization limits. Workload requirements can be obtained from a human user. In one method, the workload requirements are obtained as transactions per second value. In another embodiment, the workload requirements are obtained as a detailed list of transactions, expected execution rate of those transactions, and the composition of those transactions, including SQL statement type and parameters upon which those statements operate. The hardware requirements are then calculated so as to be within the hardware utilization limits, and can include discrete numbers of required hardware components such as processors and network interface cards.
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Hazzard Mark G.
Quernemoen John M.
Dodds, Jr. Harold E.
Johnson Charles A.
Robinson Greta
Starr Mark T.
Tufte Brian N.
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