Dynamically modifying the resources of a virtual server

Details Dynamically modifying the resources of a virtual server Dynamically modifying the resources of a virtual server

2006-01-10

2006-01-10

Lin, Wen-Tai (Department: 2154)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput

Computer network managing

C709S224000, C709S226000, C709S238000, C370S231000, C370S235000, C718S105000, C714S035000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06985937

ABSTRACT:
A system and a method dynamically adjusts the quality of service guarantees for virtual servers based upon the resource demands experienced by the virtual servers. Virtual server resource denials are monitored to determine if a virtual server is overloaded based upon the resource denials. Virtual server resources are modified dynamically to respond to the changing resource requirements of each virtual server. Occasionally, a physical host housing a virtual server may not have additional resources to allocate to a virtual server requiring increased resources. In this instance, a virtual server hosted by the overloaded physical host is transferred to another physical host with sufficient resources.

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