SCHEDULING COMPUTER JOBS FOR EXECUTION

摘要

A method, system, and apparatus to divide a computing job into micro-jobs and allocate the execution of the micro-jobs to times when needed resources comply with one or more idleness criteria is provided. The micro-jobs are executed on an ongoing basis, but only when the resources needed by the micro-jobs are not needed by other jobs. A software program utilizing this methodology may be run at all times while the computer is powered up without impacting the performance of other software programs running on the same computer system.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
dividing a computer job into a plurality of micro-jobs; wherein dividing the computer job into the plurality of micro-jobs comprises determining a size of a first micro-job of the plurality of micro-jobs based on an impact that execution of the first micro-job may have on one or more other computer jobs; wherein the method is performed by one or more computing devices.