Journal of Jilin University(Engineering and Technology Edition) ›› 2021, Vol. 51 ›› Issue (4): 1349-1357.doi: 10.13229/j.cnki.jdxbgxb20190854

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Cost-efficient resource allocation algorithm for scientific workflow accross geo-distributed data centers

Xiao-hui WEI1,2(),Fang-yu TANG1,Hong-liang LI1,2()   

  1. 1.College of Computer Science and Technology，Jilin University，Changchun 130012，China
    2.Key Laboratory of Symbolic Computation and Knowledge Engineering，Jilin University，Changchun 130012，China
  • Received:2019-09-01 Online:2021-07-01 Published:2021-07-14
  • Contact: Hong-liang LI E-mail:weixh@jlu.edu.cn;lihongliang@jlu.edu.cn

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Abstract:

Cloud operators charge bandwidth fees for data from user jobs that are transferred between data centers, and this accounts for a large percentage of user spending. It is of practical significance for users to reduce the communication overhead of the submitted job significantly without affecting the completion of the job through reasonable assignment of tasks and resources when determining the leased resources. This paper analyzes and models the traffic cost problem across data centers when workflow tasks are distributed in geographically distributed data centers, and proposes a heuristic algorithm for solving the problem. Several sets of experiments are carried out on the proposed algorithm, and the results are compared with that of the resource allocation algorithms commonly used in the current practice.. The experimental results verify that the heuristic algorithm proposed in this paper can effectively reduce the user communication traffic cost by at least 9.75% in the workflow operation across the geo-distributed data center, which serves to reduce the communication fee between users across geo-distributed data centers.

Key words: cloud computing, geo-distributed, workflow scheduling, cost efficient, heuristic algorithm

CLC Number: 

  • TP399

Fig.1

Workflow jobs deployed across geographically distributed data centers"

Fig.2

Schematic diagram of cloud computing model across geo-distributed data centers"

Table 1

Meaning of each variable in the model"

变量名称变量代表意义
T租赁的节点数目/提交作业的子任务数目
taski第i个子任务的名称
Dbataska发往taskb的数据量
N租赁资源涉及的数据中心数目
ni第i个数据中心的名称
Ri第i个数据中心上租赁的节点数目
taskLocai子任务taski是否部署在了数据中心na上
UPa数据中心na向外的流量带宽单价
BwCjitaski向taskj发送数据的流量带宽费用
BwC工作流作业的整体流量带宽费用

Fig.3

Example of algorithm ideas"

Fig.4

Structures of real-world workflows"

Table 2

Comparative algorithm"

算法名称算法简介
顺序分配策略ABS大部分工作流作业没有合理的资源分配策略，用户将各个任务上传至云平台后，按顺序为其分配租赁的计算资源，这种策略就是顺序分配策略（Allocate?ByNumbers?Strategy，ABS）。
最早完成时间策略EFT最早完成时间策略（Earliest?Finish?Time，EFT ）［18］ 是一种常用的作业资源分配策略。目的是让工作流作业的完成时间最短，其思路是将工作流作业的任务按完成时间排序进入队列，然后按照队列中任务的顺序分配资源。
最小数据量策略MBD最小数据量策略（Minium?Bandwidth?Data，MBD）是Li等［11］工作的内容。其主要思路是将作业资源分配问题抽象为混合整数线性规划问题，通过CPLEX求解器得出一个跨数据中心之间数据传输量最优的解。

Table 3

Characteristics of real-world workflow applications"

工作流结构作业规模任务数目边数目

平均作业内任务数据

传输总量/GB

Montage小501083 586.8
中10023573 850.9
大400984301 382.2
Epigenomics小505415 776.6
中10012281 938.1
大400470288 345.5
CyberShake小50465 177.9
中10096110 446.3
大400396434 251.3
Sipht小50563 288.9
中10010954 472.7
大400439232 937.5
Inspiral小506019 407.9
中10012339 175.8
大400500158 730.5

Fig.5

Experimental of cross data-center traffic cost"

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