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Method and apparatus for hierarchical management of system resources

US8463908B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 16, 2010
Grant dateJun 11, 2013
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Expiry dateMar 30, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L41/40
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A capability is provided for managing resources of a system. The system resources are managed using a hierarchical organization of the system resources. The resources of the system are managed using at least one hierarchical resource pool, where a hierarchical resource pool includes a master resource pool and a plurality of virtual resource pools. The master resource pool includes a logical representation of the resources managed by the hierarchical resource pool. The virtual resource pools include logical representations of respective subsets of the resources managed by the hierarchical resource pool. A method for managing resources of a management system includes receiving, from a borrower, a resource request for one of a plurality of resources of the management system where the resources are managed using a hierarchal resource pool, identifying a virtual resource pool associated with the resource request, and determining whether to serve the resource request from the identified virtual resource pool.

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