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Resource allocation for virtual machines and logical partitions

US9529638B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

Emad Attalla · Troy, US
Gerhard Widmayer · Herrenberg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 20, 2015
Grant date	Dec 27, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 20, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F2209/5022
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A computer determines that a utilization level of a resource has satisfied a threshold. The computer scales the allocation of the resource to the furthest of the current allocation of the resource plus a parameter and of a historical limit. The computer determines if the scaled allocation of the resource is outside the historical limit and if so, sets the historical limit equal to the scaled allocation of the resource. The computer determines whether the scaling of the allocation of the resource will result in an allocation oscillation. The computer determines if the scaled allocation of the resource is outside a boundary parameter and if so, sets the allocation of the resource equal to the boundary parameter.

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