Determining performance states of parent components in a virtual-machine environment based on performance states of related child components
US8683467B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 30, 2013 |
| Grant date | Mar 25, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 30, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2009/45591
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A virtual-machine environment can include a parent component (e.g., a host cluster, a host or a set of virtual machines) that is a parent to a set of two or more child components. For example, a host cluster can be a parent to multiple hosts; a host can be a parent to multiple virtual machines; and a set of virtual machines can be a parent to multiple virtual machines. Performance metrics for the child components can be monitored. A child-component performance state can be determined for each child component in the set of two or more child components using a corresponding monitored performance metric and a child-component state criterion (e.g., that maps performance-metric values to states). A parent performance state can be determined for the parent component using the child-component performance state for each child component in the set and a parent-component state criterion.
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