Electrical computers and digital processing systems: virtual mac – Task management or control – Process scheduling
Reexamination Certificate
2006-04-11
2006-04-11
Bullock, Jr., Lewis A. (Department: 2195)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: virtual mac
Task management or control
Process scheduling
C718S105000, C705S007380
Reexamination Certificate
active
07028301
ABSTRACT:
A system and method for automatic workload characterization are provided. Transactions performed in a computer system may be logged. The log of transactions comprises a timestamp for each transaction. Resource usage in the computer system may be logged. The log of resource usage comprises one or more periods of time during which each of a plurality of resources is used, and the log of resource usage comprises a plurality of system performance metrics which reflect resource consumption by one or more processes that performed the transactions. The timestamps in the log of transactions may be compared to the periods of time in the log of resource usage. It may be determined which transactions used which resources as a result of the comparing the timestamps in the log of transactions to the periods of time in the log of resource usage. One or more workloads may be determined using the determining which transactions used which resources. Heuristics may be used to group processes into workloads.
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Ding Yiping
Newman Kenneth
BMC Software Inc.
Bullock, Jr. Lewis A.
Wong Cabello Lutsch Rutherford & Brucculeri LLP
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