Controlling a number of instances of an application running in a computing environment
US6782408B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 30, 1999 |
| Grant date | Aug 24, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 30, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2209/5022
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The number of instances of an application running in a computing environment are controlled by monitoring the current load on the application, and altering the current number of instances of the application based on results of the monitoring. The load may be monitored by monitoring the current number of instances of the application running in the computing environment. Where a maximum, minimum and/or initial number on startup, of instances of the application are specified, the altering is done based on comparing the current number to one or more of the specified numbers of instances.
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