Application of brokering methods to availability characteristics

A system for applying brokering methods to availability characteristics, comprising:

• a system for obtaining configuration information;
• a system for translating the configuration information that pertains to an availability service category into a quantity of resource units;
• a system for dividing the quantity of resource units by an associated cost for each of a set of service levels;
• a system for determining a maximum quantity of each of the set of service levels that can be allocated for the quantity of resource units;
• and
• a system for generating a matrix of possible configurations.

A program product stored on a computer readable medium for applying brokering methods to availability characteristics, the computer readable medium comprising program code for causing a computer system to:

• obtain configuration information;
• translate the configuration information that pertains to an availability service category into a quantity of resource units;
• divide the quantity of resource units by an associated cost for each of a set of service levels;
• determine a maximum quantity of each of the set of service levels that can be allocated for the quantity of resource units;
• and
• generate a matrix of possible configurations.

A method for deploying a system for applying brokering methods to availability characteristics, comprising:

• providing a computer infrastructure being operable to:
• obtain configuration information;
• translate the configuration information that pertains to an availability service category into a quantity of resource units;
• divide the quantity of resource units by an associated cost for each of a set of service levels;
• determine a maximum quantity of each of the set of service levels that can be allocated for the quantity of resource units;
• and
• generate a matrix of possible configurations.