Nutanix, Inc.
Long-range distributed resource planning using workload modeling in hyperconverged computing clusters

Abstract:

Systems for computing cluster management. One embodiment commences upon receiving a set of observed workload parameters corresponding to one or more observable workloads that run in a computing cluster. While the workloads are running, workload stimulus and cluster response observations are taken and used to generate a workload resource usage predictive model based on mappings or correlations between the observable workloads parameters and observed resource usage measurements. A set of planned workloads are applied to the workload resource usage predictive model to predict a set of corresponding predicted resource usage demands. The predicted resource usage demands are then mapped to a set of recommended hardware to form resource deployment recommendations that satisfy at least some of the corresponding resource usage demands while also observing a set of hardware model compatibility constraints. The resource deployment recommendations that satisfy the set of hardware model compatibility constraints are displayed in a user interface.