Logical partition manager and method
US6691146B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | May 19, 1999 |
| Grant date | Feb 10, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 19, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/45537
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A partition manager for managing logical partitions in a computer system includes hooks to low-level operating system code in one of the logical partitions. By using the operating system code to manage the resources of a computer system, any changes that are made to the operating system are automatically reflected in the function of the partition manager. In addition, low-level functions of operating systems, which are often well-debugged and tested, can be used when generating a new partition manager, greatly simplifying the time and reducing the cost of producing a partition manager.
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