Automatic generation of hybrid performance models

US7805496B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

• Sarel Aiber · Or Akiva, IL
• Dagan Gilat · Haifa, IL
• Ariel Landau · Nesher, IL
• Natalia Razinkov · Or Akiva, IL
• Aviad Sela · Yoqneam Illit, IL
• Segev Wasserkrug · Haifa, IL

Key dates

• Filing date: May 10, 2005
• Grant date: Sep 28, 2010
• Expiry date: Jul 29, 2029

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q10/10
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A method for simulating a computer system includes defining a set of building blocks including models of components of the computer system. The set of building blocks is interconnected to produce a topological model of the computer system. A client transaction model is derived based on historical data, for generating simulated client requests to be processed by the topological model. A resource requirement model is produced based on the topological model and on the historical data, the resource requirement model simulating a resource utilization of the components of the computer system responsively to the generated client requests. A performance metric of the computer system is estimated by simulating the computer system using the simulated client requests and the resource requirement model.