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Enhanced computer cluster operation using resource allocation requests

US9026658B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 28, 2012
Grant dateMay 5, 2015
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Expiry dateMay 14, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F9/5072
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The subject disclosure is directed towards automatically managing job request execution for a computer cluster using cloud computing resource allocations. When client computers to the computer cluster submit job requests to a head node, a set of job requests is selected based on a policy. The head node converts the set of job requests into a set of resource allocation requests based on job specification data. After communicating the resource allocation requests to a cloud computing provider, the head node is granted access and control over one or more worker nodes as a response. The worker nodes proceed to execute the set of job requests and update the head node with status information once the execution finishes.

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