One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that characterizes computer system workloads. During operation, the system collects metrics for a number of workloads of interest as the workloads of interest execute on a computer system. Next, the system uses the collected metrics to build a...http://www.google.de/patents/US7401012?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7401012 - Method and apparatus for characterizing computer system workloads
