Patent ID: 8869157

Claim:
A method for managing the execution of tasks by a system comprising a plurality of processors, each having multiple types of processor-related resources, the method comprising: receiving from a user a task configuration specifying one or more performance parameters for a proposed computer-based task; automatically determining, for each type of processor-related resource, a quantity of that type of processor-related resource corresponding to the performance parameters for the proposed task; automatically determining, for each of the plurality of processors, a quantity of each type of processor-related resource available to that processor; automatically comparing, for each of the plurality of processors, (a) the quantity of each type of processor-related resource available to that processor with (b) the quantity of each type of processor-related resource corresponding to the performance parameters for the proposed task; automatically determining, based on the results of the comparisons, whether any of the processors has capacity to perform the proposed task; automatically determining, for each type of processor-related resource, a quantity of that type of processor-related resource available to the user; automatically comparing (a) the quantity of each type of processor-related resource available to the user with (b) the quantity of each type of processor-related resource corresponding to the performance parameters for the proposed task; and automatically determining, based on the results of the comparisons, whether the user has permission for the proposed task; and automatically determining whether to perform the proposed task based at least on (a) the determination of whether any of the processors has capacity to perform the proposed task and (b) the determination of whether the user has permission for the proposed task.