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Method and apparatus to manage multi-computer supply

US7305674B2 · kind B2 · utility

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12References
17Claims
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Filing dateAug 31, 2001
Grant dateDec 4, 2007
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Expiry dateDec 3, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2209/503
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and structure for determining a listing of host processors on a network to perform a parallel application, including determining a listing of all possible hosts on the network for performing the parallel application, determining for each of the possible hosts a current capacity and a current utilization, calculating for each of the possible hosts a difference between the current capacity and the current utilization, and selecting from the listing of all possible hosts a listing of hosts based on sorting the calculated differences.

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