Method for monitoring the use capacity of a partitioned data-processing system
US10621006B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 21, 2016 |
| Grant date | Apr 14, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 23, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/5083
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for monitoring the use capacity of a partitioned data-processing system, the system being configured to have a plurality of logical partitions sharing common physical resources, involves limiting access to the processor resources of partitions Pi in accordance with the value of the parameters DC_Pi(t) for setting an upper limit on the capacity of each of the partitions Pi, which are variable over time and are recalculated periodically. The values DC_Pi(t) are recalculated periodically in accordance with: the result NICRP(t) of measuring the instantaneous consumption level of the processor resources of all the partitions Pi; the result NICTi(t) of measuring the instantaneous workload level of each of the partitions Pi; the upper limit state of each of the partitions Pi; and at least one “Kuser” parameter determined by the user.
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