Apparatus and method for managing a distributed data processing system workload according to a plurality of distinct processing goal types
US5675739A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 3, 1995 |
| Grant date | Oct 7, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 3, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/5083
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for managing a workload distributed across data processing systems in accordance with a common performance standard, which includes a means for measuring the performance of the work units to create local performance data; a means for sending said local performance data to at least one other system; a means for receiving performance data from at least one other system to create remote performance data; and a means responsive to said local and remote performance data for adjusting at least one of the system control parameters to modify the performance of the work units on the system to achieve the common performance standard, is disclosed. Also disclosed is a method for managing workload as represented by the apparatus.
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