Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput – Computer network managing – Computer network access regulating
Patent
1997-03-28
1999-10-26
Rinehart, Mark H.
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput
Computer network managing
Computer network access regulating
709104, 709223, G06F 1333, G06F 1517
Patent
active
059744626
ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for controlling the number of servers in an information handling system in which incoming work requests belonging to a first service class are placed in a queue for processing by one or more servers. The system also has units of work assigned to a second service class that acts as a donor of system resources. In accordance with the invention, a performance measure is defined for the first service class as well as for the second service class. Before adding servers to the first service class, there is determined not only the positive effect on the performance measure for the first service class, but also the negative effect on the performance measure for the second service class. Servers are added to the first service class only if the positive effect on the performance measure for the first service class outweighs the negative effect on the performance measure for the second service class.
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Aman Jeffrey D.
Arwe John E.
Booz David A.
Bostjancic David V.
Dritschler Gregory M.
International Business Machines - Corporation
Kinnaman Jr. William A.
Rinehart Mark H.
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