Dynamic platform feature tuning based on virtual machine runtime requirements

A method to manage virtual machines, comprising:

• configuring one or more first logical cores associated with a first virtual machine of a cloud server platform, wherein configuring the one or more first logical cores is based at least in part on one or more first feature settings;
• determining one or more active feature settings that are specific to an active application associated with an active virtual machine based at least in part on application runtime requirements, wherein the active feature settings are different than the first feature settings;
• and
• configuring one or more active logical cores associated with the active virtual machine of the cloud server platform, wherein configuring the one or more active logical cores is based at least in part on the one or more active feature settings.

At least one computer readable storage medium comprising a set of instructions, which when executed by a computing system, cause the computing system to:

• configure one or more first logical cores associated with a first virtual machine of a cloud server platform, wherein the configuration of the one or more first logical cores is based at least in part on one or more first feature settings;
• determine one or more active feature settings that are specific to an active application associated with an active virtual machine based at least in part on application runtime requirements, wherein the active feature settings are different than the first feature settings;
• and
• configure one or more active logical cores associated with the active virtual machine of the cloud server platform, wherein the configuration of the one or more active logical cores is based at least in part on the one or more active feature settings.

An apparatus to manage virtual machines, comprising:

• a first virtual machine of a cloud server platform, the first virtual machine comprising one or more first logical cores the first virtual machine having a first configuration to efficiently support a first feature setting arrangement on the one or more first logical cores;
• a feature administrator to determine an active feature setting arrangement specific to an active application based at least in part on application runtime requirements, wherein the active feature setting arrangement is different than the first feature setting arrangement;
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• an active virtual machine of the cloud server platform, the active virtual machine being associated with the active application, the active virtual machine comprising one or more active logical cores, the active virtual machine having an active configuration to efficiently support the active feature setting arrangement on the one or more active logical cores.