Operating Programs on a Computer Cluster

摘要

A mechanism is provided for operating programs on a computer cluster comprising cluster resources. The cluster resources comprise non-virtual real hardware resources with variable configurations and virtual resources. Each cluster resource has a configuration description and a type. Each type has a unique type identification and descriptions of operations that can be performed by the cluster resource of the each type. Each program is operable for: requesting usage of the cluster resource specifying the type and the configuration description; and requesting a modification of the variable configuration of the non-virtual real hardware resource with the variable configuration. Execution of each program requires the dedicated execution environment on the computer cluster. The generation of each dedicated execution environment requires one or more dedicated virtual resources and one or more dedicated non-virtual real hardware resources with the variable configurations.

主权项

1. A computer implemented method for operating programs executable on a computer cluster comprising cluster resources, wherein the cluster resources comprise non-virtual real hardware resources with variable configurations and virtual resources, wherein each cluster resource has a configuration description and a type, wherein each type has a unique type identification and descriptions of operations that can be performed by the cluster resource of each type,
wherein the method comprises:
identifying the cluster resources for generation of one or more dedicated execution environments, wherein execution of each program requires the dedicated execution environment on the computer cluster; andgenerating the one or more dedicated execution environments for execution of programs using the identified cluster resources, wherein generation of each dedicated execution environment requires one or more dedicated virtual resources and one or more dedicated non-virtual real hardware resources with the variable configurations, wherein each dedicated resource has an execution environment specific type and an execution environment specific configuration description, wherein each identified cluster resource matches one dedicated resource, wherein each identified cluster resource and the matching dedicated resource have the same type and the configuration description of each identified cluster resource comprises the execution environment specific configuration description of the matching dedicated resource.