Starting up at least one virtual machine in a physical machine by a load balancer
US8185893B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 27, 2006 |
| Grant date | May 22, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 23, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02D10/00
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system has plural physical machines that contain virtual machines. A load balancer receives a request from a client. In response to the request, it is determined whether at least one additional virtual machine should be started up. In response to determining that at least one additional virtual machine should be started up, the load balancer sends at least one command to start up the at least one additional virtual machine in at least one of the physical machines.
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