Increasing processing capacity of virtual machines
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsPeter G. Sutton, David H. Surman, Matthew D. Whitbourne
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Abstract
According to one or more embodiments of the present invention a computer-implemented method includes allocating, for a partition from a plurality of partitions of a computer server, a first set of computing resources of the computer server. The method further includes receiving a request to increase processing capacity for the partition. The method further includes in response, allocating a second set of computer resources, in addition to the first set of computer resources, for the partition. The method further includes operating the partition using the first set of computing resources and the second set of computing resources.
Claims15
A computer-implemented method comprising:
- allocating, for a partition from a plurality of partitions of a computer server, a first set of computing resources of the computer server;
- receiving a request to increase processing capacity for the partition, wherein the request is in response to a predetermined event in the partition, the predetermined event comprising an initial program load of an operating system instance executing in the partition;
- in response, allocating a second set of computer resources, in addition to the first set of computer resources, for the partition;
- and
- operating the partition using the first set of computing resources and the second set of computing resources.
A system comprising:
- a plurality of computer servers, each computer server comprising:
- a plurality of computing resources;
- a plurality of partitions;
- a memory device;
- and
- one or more processors coupled with the plurality of partitions and the plurality of computing resources, the one or more processors configured to adjust processing capacity of a partition of a computer server from the plurality of computer servers, the partition being one of the plurality of partitions, by performing a method comprising:
- allocating, for the partition, a first set of computing resources from the plurality of computing resources;
- receiving a request to increase processing capacity for the partition, wherein the request is in response to a predetermined event in the partition, the predetermined event is an initial program load of an operating system instance executing in the partition;
- in response, allocating a second set of computer resources, in addition to the first set of computer resources, for the partition;
- and
- operating the partition using the first set of computing resources and the second set of computing resources.
A computer program product comprising a computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon program instructions executable by one or more processing devices to perform a method comprising:
- allocating, for a partition from a plurality of partitions of a computer server, a first set of computing resources of the computer server;
- receiving a request to increase processing capacity for the partition, wherein the request is in response to a predetermined event in the partition, the predetermined event is an initial program load of an operating system instance executing in the partition;
- in response, allocating a second set of computer resources, in addition to the first set of computer resources, for the partition;
- and
- operating the partition using the first set of computing resources and the second set of computing resources.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.