Policy driven autonomic computing-programmatic policy definitions

US8892702B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

• John K. Alex · Valley Cottage, US
• Reinhard T. Buendgen · Lörrach, DE
• Chun-Shi Chang · Poughkeepsie, US
• Rong-Sheng Lee · Staatsburg, US
• Jeffrey S. Lucash · Hurley, US
• Thomas Lumpp · Reutlingen, DE
• Juergen Schneider · Althengstett, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 30, 2003
• Grant date: Nov 18, 2014
• Expiry date: Sep 9, 2030

Classification

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

Abstract

An autonomic computing system and method determine that a desired end state cannot be reached, determine that an acceptable sub-state can be reached using at least one of priority ratings, conditional relationship specifications, and alternative relationship specifications, and place the computing system in an acceptable sub-state. The priority ratings can contain an attribute assigned to a policy definition that determines a sequence for applying the policy definition. The attribute can be “mandatory”, a numerical value, or “not required”. The conditional relationship specifications have policy definitions that are applied when the state of a specified resource meets a predetermined requirement. An alternative relationship specification has policy definitions and/or conditional relationship specifications that are applied when the state of a specified resource does not meet a predetermined requirement.