Calibrating cloud computing environments
US9323561B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 13, 2010 |
| Grant date | Apr 26, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 5, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2209/501
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In general, embodiments of present invention provide an approach for calibrating a cloud computing environment. Specifically, embodiments of the present invention provide an empirical approach for obtaining end-to-end performance characteristics for workloads in the cloud computing environment (hereinafter the “environment”). In a typical embodiment, different combinations of cloud server(s) and cloud storage unit(s) are determined. Then, a virtual machine is deployed to one or more of the servers within the cloud computing environment. The virtual machine is used to generate a desired workload on a set of servers within the environment. Thereafter, performance measurements for each of the different combinations under the desired workload will be taken. Among other things, the performance measurements indicate a connection quality between the set of servers and the set of storage units, and are used in calibrating the cloud computing environment to determine future workload placement. Along these lines, the performance measurements can be populated into a table or the like, and a dynamic map of a data center having the set of storage units can be generated.
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