A Computer Resource Allocation Model with Some Measured and Simulation Results
IEEE Transactions on Computers
An experiment in the use of synthetic programs for system benchmarking
AFIPS '74 Proceedings of the May 6-10, 1974, national computer conference and exposition
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Optimization of a multiprogramming computer configuration is a complex task. The most common approach in establishing a mix of resources and a classing/initiator configuration is to make an educated guess and, over a period of time, to make refinements through a series of increasingly more educated guesses. This paper describes an alternate approach to optimization of resources and job selection through simulation. This use of simulation departs from the accepted simulation philosophy in that by using actual utilization statistics as control parameters, the model represents a computer system functionally rather than abstractly.