Patent ID: 8095933
Filing Date: 2012-01-10
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for modeling a grid project, the method comprising: a computer identifying a prediction of processor availability in a grid computing system and a prediction of network availability in the grid computing system during a period of time; the computer identifying various phases of the grid project; the computer generating a grid project description model for the grid project utilizing a modeling language designed to describe the various phases of the grid project; the computer processing the grid project description model to determine an amount of processor resources and an amount of network resources needed for execution of the grid project; the computer generating a graph comprising a first curve representing the prediction of the processor availability during the period of time and a second curve representing the prediction of the network availability during the period of time; the computer generating a simulation of execution of one or more phases of the grid project in the grid computing system during the period of time based on the prediction of the processor availability and the prediction of the network availability during the period of time, wherein the computer generating the simulation comprises the computer adding a plot of utilization of processor resources and network resources in the grid computing system required to complete the execution of the one or more phases of the grid project to the graph while keeping the utilization of processor resources within the first curve and the utilization of network resources within the second curve; and the computer selecting a start time for the execution of the grid project during the period of time based on the simulation.