Apparatus and method for workload management using class shares and tiers
US6859926B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 14, 2000 |
| Grant date | Feb 22, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 23, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2209/5022
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus and method for performing workload management is provided. In particular, an apparatus and method for performing workload management using class shares and tiers is provided. In the apparatus and method, each process is associated with a particular class of workload. Each class has an associated number of shares representing the importance of the class relative to other classes. Each class, in turn, is associated with a particular tier of workload importance. Classes of processes compete with other classes of processes in their same tier for system resources based on the number of shares that they have. These shares are representative of the percentage of the system resource the process is provided relative to the other classes in the same tier. Classes in one tier compete with classes in other tiers for system resources based on the priority assigned to the tiers.
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