Virtual machine automated selection
US10430216B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 15, 2013 |
| Grant date | Oct 1, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 26, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/5077
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Assigning virtual machines to physical devices in a cluster, without need for substantial operator decision-making or intervention. An operator console, coupled to the cluster, receives information from those physical devices about resource use by virtual machines. Each physical device reports virtual machines assigned thereto, and their resource usage. The console presents information regarding resource use by virtual machines, and presents a control panel to the operator, allowing manipulation of virtual machines and physical devices: starting or stopping virtual machines, moving virtual machines, adding or removing physical devices. The operator can create a new virtual machine, or can restart a paused or stopped virtual machine. The console determines a best physical device to host the new virtual machine, assigns the new virtual machine to that selected physical device, and starts or restarts the new virtual machine on the selected physical device, without substantial operator decision-making or intervention.
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