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Automatic speed and processor capacity upgrade according to the workload

US8104040B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

Adrian Alvarez-Diez · Eppelheim, DE
Michael Groetzner · Stuttgart, DE
Ruediger Schulze · Hessenhöfe, DE
Horst Sinram · Schenefeld, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 29, 2007
Grant date	Jan 24, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 26, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F9/50
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for automatically adding capacity to a computer for a workload is provided. Metric information is received, defined in a policy, about a workload running on a computer. Capacity information for the computer is retrieved and is serialized in a serialized list in accordance with the policy. A demand for the workload is received and is a request for additional capacity of the computer. The demand for the workload is analyzed to determine whether the demand is characterized as a speed or a general purpose demand. Speed demand includes an increase in a speed level for the computer, and general purpose demand includes an increase in a speed level and/or a number of processors for the computer. An appropriate capacity is determined, from the serialized list, to add to the computer for the workload based on the analysis. The appropriate capacity of the computer is activated for the workload.

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