Fujitsu Corporation

Shigeto Suzuki

Hiroyuki Fukuda

Hiroyoshi Kodama

Hiroshi Endo

Takashi Shiraishi

Takuji Yamamoto

Michiko Shiraga

Satoshi Inano

Kazumi Kojima

Koichi Shirahata

Hirotaka Tamura

Toshio Sugimoto

Yoshiyasu Doi

Ryuichi Sekizawa

An information processing apparatus calculates a first load value indicating the load of a plurality of first jobs whose used node counts are less than or equal to a threshold among jobs waiting for execution, and a second load value indicating the load of a plurality of second jobs whose used node counts exceed the threshold among the waiting jobs. If load conditions including one where the first load value exceeds the second load value are satisfied, the information processing apparatus combines two or more first jobs among the plurality of first jobs to create a combined job whose used node count exceeds the threshold. The information processing apparatus causes a first node group to execute the remaining first jobs among the plurality of first jobs and causes a second node group to execute the combined job and the plurality of second job.

Information processing apparatus and job scheduling method

An information processing apparatus includes a memory and a processor couple to the memory and configured to generate one or more job groups by grouping multiple jobs of execution targets in descending order of priority, and perform a control for scheduling execution timings regarding the multiple jobs such that scheduling of respective jobs included in a specific job group including a job having a higher priority is implemented by priority over scheduling of respective jobs included in other job groups. The processor performs the control for scheduling the execution timings of the respective jobs included in the specific job group such that an execution completion time of all the jobs included in the specific job group satisfies a predetermined condition.

Information processing apparatus, job scheduling method, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium

A scheduler includes circuitry configured to, based on similarity between execution time and power consumption information of jobs executed in a system, classifies jobs into groups, construct respective time series prediction models for the groups using a power waveform included in each of the groups as teacher data, predict a power waveform at an interval including a first time from each of the constructed time series prediction models, compare a power waveform at an interval including a first time of a job in execution for which power is to be predicted with the predicted power waveform of each of the groups to identify a similar time series prediction model, based on the identified time series prediction model, predict power consumption at a predetermined interval including a second time for the job for which power is to be predicted, and control job execution based on the predicted power consumption.

Job scheduler, job schedule control method, and storage medium

A power estimation method includes acquiring first consumed power information indicating a change in power consumed for a first time period from a first time to a second time within a time period elapsed from the start of the execution of a first job, and second consumed power information indicating a change in power consumed for a second time period from a third time to a fourth time within the time period elapsed from the start of the execution of the first job, the third time being after the second time, generating, from the first consumed power information, a first estimation model for estimating power to be consumed by the job for the first time period, and generating, from the second consumed power information, a second estimation model for estimating power to be consumed by the job for the second time period.

Storage medium, job power estimation method, and job power estimating device

A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium has stored therein a program that causes a computer to execute a process including: dividing a time from a start to an end of execution of a first job into a plurality of time periods, the time being represented in first power consumption information; calculating a cycle of a time-series variation of power consumption within each time period; generating, for each of the plurality of time periods, a prediction model for predicting power consumption of a predetermined future time; acquiring second power consumption information that is an actual measurement value of power consumption according to an elapsed time from a start of execution of a second job that is being executed; and predicting future power consumption of the second job, using the prediction model generated for a time period including the elapsed time from the start of execution of the second job to a present.

Job power predicting method and information processing apparatus

An apparatus calculates, based on attribute information of a new job and jobs that have been executed, a first similarity level of the attribute information between the new job and the jobs by using a calculation expression, identifies a job whose attribute information is most similar to that of the new job as a first candidate job, and estimates power consumption to be consumed by the new job at power consumption of the first candidate job. The apparatus calculates, for at least one of the jobs, a second similarity level of power consumption between the at least one of the jobs and the new job, identifies a job whose power consumption is most similar to that of the new job as a second candidate job, and adjusts the calculation expression to increase the first similarity level to be calculated between the new job and the second candidate job.

Estimation of power consumption for a job based on adjusted calculation of similarities between jobs

A management apparatus includes a memory; and a processor configured to: store configuration information and performance information for each of a plurality of information processing apparatuses acquired from a host OS executed by each of a plurality of groups to which the plurality of information processing apparatuses belong and each of which provides a given service into the memory for each of the plurality of groups, select, based on the configuration information and the performance information, a movement target virtual machine for each of the plurality of groups, when the movement target virtual machine is moved to the different group, determine whether a performance value of a service corresponding to the movement target virtual machine satisfies a reference value, and when it is determined that the performance value satisfies the reference value, determine to move the movement target virtual machine from the target group to the different group.

Management apparatus, control method of calculation resources, and storage medium

A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium stores therein a program that causes a computer to execute a process, the process including: specifying first job information related to a new job; referring to a storage that stores second job information and power information for each of past jobs to specify a predetermined number of pieces of third job information of which matching status with the first job information satisfies a first condition; determining, for each piece of the third job information, whether a matching status with the first job information satisfies a second condition; specifying one piece of the third job information based on a determination result; specifying power information associated with the one piece of the third job information; correcting the specified power information in accordance with the determination result; and estimating power information indicating power consumption at a time of executing the new job based on the corrected power information.

Information processing apparatus and power estimation method

A data center management method executed by a computer that includes a first memory and a second memory, the method includes storing, in the second memory, a predicted value calculated based on measured values obtained as measurement data and differences each corresponding to the measurement data obtained a predetermined period ago; storing, in the first memory, the measurement data as the measured value; calculating, based on each of the stored measured values, an amount of change which is a difference between the measured value and the predicted value, and storing the calculated amount in the second memory; calculating first corrected prediction data based on the measured value currently measured and the measurement values previously measured; calculating second corrected prediction data based on previous amounts of change and the first corrected prediction data; and controlling the device using an operation amount calculated based on the second corrected prediction data.

Data center management method, management apparatus, and data center system

A data center system includes: a data center including an electronic device and an air conditioner configured to cool the electronic device; a cooling device including a first cooler configured to cool cooling water to be supplied to the data center by an air blow and a second cooler configured to cool the cooling water by heat exchange; and a control device configured to control the cooling device, wherein the control device is configured to: acquire outside temperature information from a temperature sensor provided outside the data center; calculate cooling water temperature information to be set to the cooling device by adding a cooling temperature difference based on a cooling ability of the first cooler to the outside temperature information; and set the cooling water temperature information to the cooling device.

Data center system, control method of data center system, and recording medium recording control program of data center system

A migration management method includes referring to a performance deterioration rate of a specific virtual server when utilization of a virtual server other than the specific virtual server in virtual servers that work on a physical server is changed in a stepwise manner, and calculating a first index value relating to a load state of the physical server before the performance deterioration rate exceeds a threshold based on a number of virtual CPUs allocated to each of the virtual servers and utilization of the virtual CPUs; calculating a second index value relating to the load state based on the number of virtual CPUs and the utilization while the specific virtual server is activated on the physical server; and conducting migration to another physical server for a virtual server other than the specific virtual server in the virtual servers when the calculated second index value exceeds the calculated first index value.

Virtual server migration after performance deterioration

A migration control apparatus includes one or more processors configured to successively select, as a first group, a virtual machine in an ascending order of power consumption from among a first plurality of virtual machines, until total power consumption of one or more non-selected virtual machines in the first plurality of virtual machines falls below a threshold, successively select, as a second group, another virtual machine in a descending order of power consumption from among the first plurality of virtual machines, until total power consumption of one or more other non-selected virtual machines in the first plurality of virtual machines falls below the threshold, select a specific group in accordance with a first number of virtual machines included in the first group and a second number of virtual machines included in the second group, and perform migration for at least one virtual machine included in the specific group.

Migration control apparatus and migration control method

An information processing device includes: a memory configured to store a management program; and a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the processor, based on the management program, performs operations of: collecting operation status information stored in a storage of each of one or more information processing devices and related to an operation status of a calculation resource of each of the one or more information processing devices; determining whether the operation status information has periodicity based on the operation status information and a threshold; producing, when it is determined that the operation status information has periodicity, past activation information related to the operation status in a past duration in which the periodicity is present; and generates a prediction value of the operation status information based on the operation status information and the past activation information.

Determining periodicity of operation status information to predict future operation statuses of resources of the information processing devices

A communication control device includes an authentication login information storage unit that stores therein authentication login information. When a terminal device connects to a first communication port among a plurality of communication ports, the communication control device compares login information received from the terminal device with the authentication login information, and if they match, the communication control device outputs a command received from the terminal device. A control device includes an authentication unique information storage unit that stores therein authentication unique information. When the communication control device outputs the command received from the terminal device, the control device compares the unique information of the terminal device with the authentication unique information, and if they match, causes a processor to perform only a process of reading control information according to the command received from the terminal device.

Information processing apparatus and method of controlling information processing apparatus

An information processing system includes a plurality of servers stored in a first rack; and a management server coupled to the plurality of servers and configured to: acquire consumed power values from the plurality of servers when power is supplied to the plurality of servers via first power supply lines coupled to a first power strip of the first rack, calculate the total of the consumed power values based on the values of power consumed by the plurality of servers, and switch a power supply of at least one servers among the plurality of servers so that power is supplied to the at least one server via a second power supply line coupled to a second power strip of a second rack when the total of the consumed power values exceeds a first threshold.

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