Request processing according to degradation monitoring

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9948746-B2
Application number	US-201514739033-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 15, 2015
Priority date	Jun 15, 2015
Publication date	Apr 17, 2018
Grant date	Apr 17, 2018

Abstract

In an approach for adjusting an order of actions to process a request, a processor receives a request that includes a set of actions to be performed in a first order. A processor receives monitored information of a service utilized to perform at least one action of the set of actions. A processor compares the monitored information to previously stored information. A processor determines that at least one aspect of the service is experiencing decreased performance based on the comparison. A processor identifies a first action of the set of actions corresponding to the at least one aspect of the service experiencing decreased performance. A processor adjusts the request, such that the request includes the set of actions to be performed in a second order, wherein the second order includes the first action is in a different position. A processor causes the adjusted request to be processed.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for adjusting an order of actions to process a request, the method comprising:
receiving a first request, at a computing device, wherein the first request includes a set of actions to be performed, with regard to a provisioned network-based resource, in a first order;
selectively retrieving, by one or more processors, a set of monitored information of a computing resource, at a site external to the computing device, utilized to perform at least one action of the set of actions based on the set of actions to be performed of the first request;
comparing, by one or more processors of the computing device, the set of monitored information of the computing resource to a set of previously stored information about the computing resource, wherein the set of monitored information and the set of previously stored information comprise: length of time to perform a service, bandwidth across particular components, component availability, and reported errors;
determining, by one or more processors of the computing device, that at least one aspect of the computing resource is experiencing decreased performance based on, at least, the comparison of the set of monitored information to the set of previously stored information;
identifying, by one or more processors of the computing device, a first action of the set of actions corresponding to the at least one aspect of the computing resource experiencing decreased performance;
adjusting, by one or more processors of the computing device, the first request, such that the first request includes the set of actions to be performed in a second order, wherein the second order includes, at least, the first action is in a different position than in the first order; and
causing, by one or more processors of the computing device, the adjusted first request to be processed, wherein the first action is processed by the computing resource at the site external to the computing device.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first request specifies infrastructure that is provided as a service in a cloud environment.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein receiving the first request comprises receiving the first request from a central computing site that includes, at least, a portal accessible by users of the cloud environment, and wherein causing the adjusted first request to be processed comprises executing, by one or more processors, each action of the adjusted request according to the second order.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first request is a request to deploy a virtual machine.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
identifying, by one or more processors, a second action of the set of actions corresponding to the at least one aspect of the computing resource experiencing decreased performance;
determining, by one or more processors, that the second action cannot be executed until at least the first action has been executed; and
wherein the second order further includes, at least, the second action in a position within the second order such that the first action queues to execute prior to the second action.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving a second request including at least a second action, wherein the second action corresponds to the at least one aspect of the computing resource experiencing decreased performance;
adjusting, by one or more processors, the second request, such that the second action queues to execute at a different time than the first action.

7. A computer program product for adjusting an order of actions to process a request, the computer program product comprising:
one or more computer readable storage media and program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, the program instructions comprising:
program instructions to receive a first request at a computing device, wherein the first request includes a set of actions to be performed, with regard to a provisioned network-based resource, in a first order;
program instructions to selectively retrieve a set of monitored information of a computing resource, at a site external to the computing device, utilized to perform at least one action of the set of actions based on the set of actions to be performed of the first request;
program instructions to compare, by the computing device, the set of monitored information of the computing resource to a set of previously stored information about the computing resource, wherein the set of monitored information and the set of previously stored information comprise: length of time to perform a service, bandwidth across particular components, component availability, and reported errors;
program instructions to determine, by the computing device, that at least one aspect of the computing resource is experiencing decreased performance based on, at least, the comparison of the set of monitored information to the set of previously stored information;
program instructions to identify, by the computing device, a first action of the set of actions corresponding to the at least one aspect of the computing resource experiencing decreased performance;
program instructions to adjust, by the computing device, the first request, such that the first request includes the set of actions to be performed in a second order, wherein the second order includes, at least, the first action is in a different position than in the first order; and
program instructions to cause, by the computing device, the adjusted first request to be processed, wherein the first action is processed by the computing resource at the site external to the computing device.

8. The computer program product of claim 7 , wherein the first request specifies infrastructure that is provided as a service in a cloud environment.

9. The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein program instructions to receive the first request comprise program instructions to receive the first request from a central computing site that includes, at least, a portal accessible by users of the cloud environment, and wherein program instructions to cause the adjusted first request to be processed comprise program instructions to execute each action of the adjusted request according to the second order.

10. The computer program product of claim 7 , wherein the first request is a request to deploy a virtual machine.

11. The computer program product of claim 7 , further comprising:
program instructions, stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, to identify a second action of the set of actions corresponding to the at least one aspect of the computing resource experiencing decreased performance;
program instructions, stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, to determine that the second action cannot be executed until at least the first action has been executed; and
wherein the second order further includes, at least, the second action in a position within the second order such that the first action queues to execute prior to the second action.

12. The computer program product of claim 7 , further comprising:
program instructions, stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, to receive a second request including at least a second action, wherein the second action corresponds to the at least one aspect of the computing resource experiencing decreased performance;
program instructions, stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, to adjust the second request, such that the second action queues to execute at a different time than the first action.

13. A computer system for adjusting an order of actions to process a request, the c

Assignees

• IBM

Inventors

• Chefalas Thomas E
• Egle David M
• Hiebert Daniel L
• Jurgensen Dennis D
• Meyer Iii Arthur J
• Singh Peter A
• Schultz David M

Classifications

• H04L67/32 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04L41/5041

  characterised by the time relationship between creation and deployment of a service · CPC title

• H04L41/5025 Primary

  by proactively reacting to service quality change, e.g. by reconfiguration after service quality degradation or upgrade · CPC title

• H04L41/5035

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04L67/10

  in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network (software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46) · CPC title