Metering software infrastructure in a cloud computing environment
AssigneeRed Hat, Inc.
InventorsJames Michael Ferris, Gerry Edward Riveros
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Abstract
A system and method include determining, by a processing device, a first quantity associated with usage of a hardware resource on which a virtual machine is instantiated in a cloud, determining, by the processing device from the virtual machine, a second quantity associated with usage of a software resource utilized on the virtual machine, and determining usage of the cloud in view of the first quantity and the second quantity.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- determining, by a processing device, a first quantity associated with usage of a hardware resource on which a virtual machine is instantiated in a cloud;
- determining, by the processing device from the virtual machine, a second quantity associated with usage of a software resource utilized on the virtual machine;
- and
- determining usage of the cloud in view of the first quantity and the second quantity.
A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed by a processing device, cause the processing device to:
- determine, by the processing device, a first quantity associated with usage of a hardware resource on which a virtual machine is instantiated in a cloud;
- determine, from the virtual machine in the cloud, a second quantity associated with usage of a software resource utilized on the virtual machine;
- and
- determine usage of the cloud in view of the first quantity and the second quantity.
A system, comprising:
- a memory to store instructions;
- a processing device, operatively coupled to the memory to execute the instructions stored in the memory, the processing device to:
- determine a first quantity associated with usage of a hardware resource on which a virtual machine is instantiated in a cloud;
- determine, from the virtual machine in the cloud, a second quantity associated with usage of a software resource utilized on the virtual machine;
- and
- determine usage of the cloud in view of the first quantity and the second quantity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.