Virtual computer systems and computer virtualization programs

A virtual computer system having a hypervisor that divides a physical computer into a plurality of logical partitions, that runs operating systems in the logical partitions, and that controls allocation of resources of said physical computer to the logical partitions, said virtual computer system comprising:

• a user interface through which one setting or a plurality of settings concerning the control actions of said virtual computer system is entered:
• a load measuring means for measuring loads, which are to be accomplished by the operating systems in the logical partitions, according to the settings entered through said user interface;
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• an adaptive control means for determining the allocation ratios of the computer resources relative to the logical partitions according to the settings entered through said user interface and the loads to be accomplished by the operating systems in the logical partitions which are measured by said load measuring means, and for when the determined allocation ratios are different from the previous ones, instructing said hypervisor to vary the allocation ratios,
• wherein said hypervisor includes an allocation ratio varying means that dynamically varies the allocation ratios of the computer resources relative to the logical partitions in response to the instruction issued from said adaptive control means,
• wherein said user interface includes a control cycle setting means through which a control cycle is designated as one of the settings concerning the control actions,
• wherein said load measuring means repeatedly measures the loads to be accomplished by the operating systems in the logical partitions at intervals of the control cycle designated through said control cycle setting means, and
• wherein said adaptive control means repeatedly performs determination of allocation ratios and instruction of variation of allocation ratios at intervals of the control cycle designated through said user interface.

A virtual computer system having a hypervisor that divides a physical computer into a plurality of logical partitions, that runs operating systems in the logical partitions, and that controls allocation of resources of said physical computer to the logical partitions, said virtual computer system comprising:

• a user interface through which one setting or a plurality of settings concerning the control actions of said virtual computer system is entered;
• a load measuring means for measuring loads, which are to be accomplished by the operating systems in the logical partitions, according to the settings entered through said user interface;
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• an adaptive control means for determining the allocation ratios of the computer resources relative to the logical partitions according to the settings entered through said user interface and the loads to be accomplished by the operating systems in the logical partitions which are measured by said load measuring means, and for when the determined allocation ratios are different from the previous ones, instructing said hypervisor to vary the allocation ratios,
• wherein said hypervisor includes an allocation ratio varying means that dynamically varies the allocation ratios of the computer resources relative to the logical partitions in response to the instruction issued from said adaptive control means,
• wherein said user interface includes an adaptive control setting means through which it is designated as one of the settings concerning the control actions whether the capability of said adaptive control means is valid or invalid;
• only when it is designated through said adaptive control setting means that the capability of said adaptive control means is valid, said load measuring means measures the loads to be accomplished by the operating systems in the logical partitions;
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• only when it is designated through said adaptive control setting means that the capability of said adaptive control means is valid, said adaptive control means determines allocation ratios and instructs variation of allocation ratios.

A virtual computer system having a hypervisor that divides a physical computer into a plurality of logical partitions, that runs operating systems in the logical partitions, and that controls allocation of resources of said physical computer to the logical partitions, said virtual computer system comprising:

• a user interface through which one setting or a plurality of settings concerning the control actions of said virtual computer system is entered;
• a load measuring means for measuring loads, which are to be accomplished by the operating systems in the logical partitions, according to the settings entered through said user interface;
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• an adaptive control means for determining the allocation ratios of the computer resources relative to the logical partitions according to the settings entered through said user interface and the loads to be accomplished by the operating systems in the logical partitions which are measured by said load measuring means, and for when the determined allocation ratios are different from the previous ones, instructing said hypervisor to vary the allocation ratios,
• wherein said hypervisor includes an allocation ratio varying means that dynamically varies the allocation ratios of the computer resources relative to the logical partitions in response to the instruction issued from said adaptive control means,
• wherein said user interface includes a load manipulation setting means through which it is designated as one of the settings concerning the control actions whether the loads measured by said load measuring means are manipulated and what kind of manipulation is adopted;
• if it is designated through said load manipulation setting means that the loads are manipulated, said load measuring means measures the loads to be accomplished by the operating systems in the logical partitions, and said load measuring means or adaptive control means manipulates the measured loads according to a designation made through said load manipulation setting means,
• wherein said adaptive control means determines the allocation ratios of the computer resources relative to the logical partitions according to the manipulated loads, and instructs variation of allocation ratios;
• if it is designated through said load manipulation setting means that the loads are not manipulated, said load measuring means measures the loads to be accomplished by the operating systems in the logical partitions, and said adaptive control means performs determination of allocation ratios and instruction of variation of allocation ratios according to the loads.

A virtual computer system having a hypervisor that divides a physical computer into a plurality of logical partitions, that runs operating systems in the logical partitions, and that controls allocation of resources of said physical computer to the logical partitions, said virtual computer system comprising:

• a user interface through which one setting or a plurality of settings concerning the control actions of said virtual computer system is entered;
• a load measuring means for measuring loads, which are to be accomplished by the operating systems in the logical partitions, according to the settings entered through said user interface;
• and
• an adaptive control means for determining the allocation ratios of the computer resources relative to the logical partitions according to the settings entered through said user interface and the loads to be accomplished by the operating systems in the logical partitions which are measured by said load measuring means, and for when the determined allocation ratios are different from the previous ones, instructing said hypervisor to vary the allocation ratios,
• wherein said hypervisor includes an allocation ratio varying means that dynamically varies the allocation ratios of the computer resources relative to the logical partitions in response to the instruction issued from said adaptive control means,
• wherein said user interface includes an allocation ratio calculation method designating means through which a calculation method according to which said adaptive control means calculates the allocation ratios of the computer resources relative to the logical partitions on the basis of loads is designated as one of the settings concerning the control actions, and
• wherein said adaptive control means determines allocation ratios according to an allocation ratio calculation method designated through said allocation ratio calculation method designating means, and instructs variation of allocation ratios.

A virtual computer system having a hypervisor that divides a physical computer into a plurality of logical partitions, that runs operating systems in the logical partitions, and that controls allocation of resources of said physical computer to the logical partitions, said virtual computer system comprising:

• a user interface through which one setting or a plurality of settings concerning the control actions of said virtual computer system is entered;
• a load measuring means for measuring loads, which are to be accomplished by the operating systems in the logical partitions, according to the settings entered through said user interface;
• and
• an adaptive control means for determining the allocation ratios of the computer resources relative to the logical partitions according to the settings entered through said user interface and the loads to be accomplished by the operating systems in the logical partitions which are measured by said load measuring means, and for when the determined allocation ratios are different from the previous ones, instructing said hypervisor to vary the allocation ratios,
• wherein said hypervisor includes an allocation ratio varying means that dynamically varies the allocation ratios of the computer resources relative to the logical partitions in response to the instruction issued from said adaptive control means,
• wherein said allocation ratio calculation method designating means enables designation of a proportioning method or a threshold method;
• if the proportioning method is designated through said allocation ratio calculation method designating means, said adaptive control means determines the allocation ratios of the computer resources relative to the logical partitions in proportion to the loads to be accomplished by the operating systems in the logical partitions which are measured by said load measuring means, and instructs variation of allocation ratios,
• wherein when the threshold method is designated through said allocation ratio calculation method designating means, if any of the loads to be accomplished by the operating systems in the logical partitions which are measured by said load measuring means exceeds a heavy-load judgment threshold, said adaptive control means decreases allocation ratios of computer resources relative to logical partitions other than the logical partition concerned, and adds the sum total of decreases to the allocation ratio relative to the logical partition concerned so as to thus determine the allocation ratio relative to the logical partition concerned, and instructs variation of allocation ratios;
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• if the heavy load to be accomplished by the operating system in the logical partition gets smaller than a light-load judgment threshold, said adaptive control means restores the allocation ratios of the computer resources relative to the logical partitions to the previous unvaried values, and instructs variation of allocation ratios.