System, method and program product for cost-aware selection of templates for provisioning shared resources

摘要

A template generator organizing templates in a cost-aware clustering, a method of allocating resources using cost-aware clustering and computer program products therefor. A resource provisioning unit generates, selects and maintains a selected number of resource templates. Each template specifies an allocable resource capacity configuration. Each requesting client device has resources allocated determined by one of the selected resource templates. A resource provisioning unit includes a configuration store with costs of allocable resources and associated attributes, a server request store with previously received requests, and an input parameter store with template list options. A template generator determines an optimum list of templates to satisfy previously received requests. A template store stores generated template lists.

主权项

1. A shared resource system comprising:
a plurality of client devices; one or more service provider computers selectively making resource capacity available to said plurality of client devices; a network, resource capacity being provided to said plurality of client devices from said one or more service provider computers over said network; and a resource provisioning unit generating resource templates for all allocable resource capacity configurations, selecting a subset of generated resource templates, and maintaining a number of resource templates selected from said subset, each template specifying an allocable resource capacity configuration, each requesting client device having resources allocated determined by one of the resource templates of said subset, wherein said resource provisioning unit comprises:
a configuration store storing costs of allocable resources and associated attributes,a server request store storing previously received requests for capacity,an input parameter store storing template list options,a template generator determining a list of resource templates to satisfy said previously received requests at an optimum cost, said list listing said resource templates selected from said subset, anda template store storing generated template lists, each list having a minimum cost of said template lists for one of said one or more service provider computers.