Multi-system resource capping
US6442583B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 1, 1997 |
| Grant date | Aug 27, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 1, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/5083
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for managing a workload distributed across data processing systems in accordance with a common processor consumption standard, including the steps of measuring the processor consumption of the work units to create local processor consumption data; sending the local processor consumption data to at least one other system; receiving processor consumption data from at least one other system to create remote processor consumption data; and adjusting at least one of the system control parameters to modify the remote processor consumption and the local processor consumption of the work units to achieve the common processor consumption standard is provided. Also provided is an apparatus according to the method.
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