Dynamic resource scheduling

摘要

Embodiments of the invention relate to a system and method for dynamically scheduling resources using policies to self-optimize resource workloads in a data center. The object of the invention is to allocate resources in the data center dynamically corresponding to a set of policies that are configured by an administrator. Operational parametrics that correlate to the cost of ownership of the data center are monitored and compared to the set of policies configured by the administrator. When the operational parametrics approach or exceed levels that correspond to the set of policies, workloads in the data center are adjusted with the goal of minimizing the cost of ownership of the data center. Such parametrics include yet are not limited to those that relate to resiliency, power balancing, power consumption, power management, error rate, maintenance, and performance.

主权项

1. A method for dynamically distributing workloads across a plurality of computers in a data center, the method comprising:
identifying one or more policy rules, wherein the one or more policy rules correspond to one or more parametrics in the data center, the one or more parametrics including an identification of a resource platform type and a power performance ratio of a resource in the data center; selecting one or more workload profiles from a set of established workload profiles; monitoring power consumption of the resource and a measure of a workload performed by the resource, wherein the workload corresponds to a workload type and the workload type corresponds to operations associated with the platform type; identifying a current measure of the power performance ratio; identifying that power consumed by the resource has increased geometrically when the operating frequency of the resource has not increased geometrically according to the current measure of the power performance ratio; and adjusting the workloads in the data center based on the one or more policy rules and the one or more workload profiles of the set of established workload profiles, wherein at least one of the one or more parametrics corresponds to one or more data center power consumption levels, and at least one of the one or more policy rules correspond to one or more data center power consumption thresholds.