# US 9,882,827 B2 · Software defined infrastructures that encapsulate physical server resources into logical resource pools > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 9,882,827 B2 - Document ID: US9882827B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/238,313 - Filed: 2016-08-16 - Published: 2016-12-08 - Granted: 2018-01-30 - Earliest claimed: 2014-03-12 - Assignees: International Business Machines Corporation - Applicants: International Business Machines Corporation - Inventors: James J. Fall; Tammy L. Van Hove - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9882827B2 ## CPC - H04L 41/22: comprising specially adapted graphical user interfaces [GUI] - G06F 8/60: Software deployment - G06F 9/44505: {Configuring for program initiating, e.g. using registry, configuration files} - G06F 9/45558: {Hypervisor-specific management and integration aspects} - G06F 9/50: Allocation of resources, e.g. of the central processing unit [CPU] - G06F 9/5077: {Logical partitioning of resources; Management or configuration of virtualized resources (specific details on emulation or internal functioning of virtual machines G06F9/455)} - H04L 12/4633: {Interconnection of networks using encapsulation techniques, e.g. tunneling} - H04L 41/20: {Network management software packages} - H04L 41/5019: Ensuring fulfilment of SLA - H04L 47/70: Admission control; Resource allocation - G06F 9/45533: {Hypervisors; Virtual machine monitors} - G06F 11/203: {using migration} - G06F 2009/45583: {Memory management, e.g. access or allocation} - G06F 2209/5011: Pool - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) ## Abstract A software defined infrastructure (SDI) makes available a subset of a computer server's resources to a cloud solution or workload. Multiple subsets of resources can be combined in a SDI to provide a logical resource pool. This allows cloud administrators to create software defined infrastructures derived from the partial capacity of a collection of systems. The resources defined across the physical boundaries of a computer server can then be made available to host deployment of cloud workloads. The infrastructure resource pool can be selected upon deployment of a cloud workload. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An apparatus comprising: at least one processor; a memory coupled to the at least one processor; a software defined infrastructure mechanism (SDIM) residing in the memory and executed by the at least one processor to operate in a cloud computing environment; and a software defined infrastructure (SDI) created and managed by the SDIM wherein the SDI comprises a logical resource pool having resources from a plurality of physical servers including a subset of resources available from each of the plurality of physical servers to provide the logical resource pool to a workload in the cloud environment, wherein the logical resource pool comprises a plurality of license entitlement pools including at least one license entitlement pool from a plurality of physical servers where the at least one license entitlement pool from the plurality of physical servers comprises a subset of the license entitlement pools available on the physical server where the license entitlement pools of the physical server are divided into more than one SDI. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the logical resource pool comprises a plurality of virtual input/output servers (VIOS) located on a plurality of physical servers. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising workloads deployed to the SDI, wherein the workloads use the subset of resources. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The apparatus of claim 3 wherein the subset of resources comprises at least one logical partition for provisioning client workloads. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The apparatus of claim 3 wherein the logical partition is a dynamic logical partition that can be dynamically managed to meet a service level agreement. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the SDIM is implemented in a management layer of the cloud computing environment. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the SDI is implemented in a virtualization layer of the cloud computing environment. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the SDI includes a definition that includes a name and metadata that defines SDI characteristics which include an SDI category, quality of service, and resource consumption constraints. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the logical resource pool in the SDI includes resources selected by an administrator. ### Claim 10 An apparatus comprising: at least one processor; a memory coupled to the at least one processor; a software defined infrastructure mechanism (SDIM) residing in the memory and executed by the at least one processor to operate in a cloud computing environment; a software defined infrastructure (SDI) created and managed by the SDIM wherein the SDI comprises a logical resource pool having resources from a plurality of physical servers including a subset of resources available from each of the plurality of physical servers to provide the logical resource pool to a workload in the cloud environment, wherein the logical resource pool comprises a plurality of license entitlement pools including at least one license entitlement pool from a plurality of physical servers where the at least one license entitlement pool from the plurality of physical servers comprises a subset of the license entitlement pools available on the physical server where the license entitlement pools of the physical server are divided into more than one SDI; workloads deployed to the SDI, wherein the workloads use the subset of resources; and wherein the SDI includes a definition that includes a name and metadata that defines SDI characteristics which include an SDI category, quality of service, and resource consumption constraints. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The apparatus of claim 10 wherein the logical resource pool comprises a plurality of virtual input/output servers (VIOS) located on a plurality of physical servers. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The apparatus of claim 10 wherein the subset of resources comprises at least one logical partition for provisioning client workloads. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The apparatus of claim 12 wherein the logical partition is a dynamic logical partition that can be dynamically managed to meet a service level agreement. ### Claim 14 (depends on 10) The apparatus of claim 10 wherein the SDIM is implemented in a management layer of the cloud computing environment. ### Claim 15 (depends on 10) The apparatus of claim 10 wherein the SDI is implemented in a virtualization layer of the cloud computing environment. ### Claim 16 (depends on 10) The apparatus of claim 10 wherein the logical resource pool in the SDI includes resources selected by an administrator. ### Claim 17 An apparatus comprising: at least one processor; a memory coupled to the at least one processor; a software defined infrastructure mechanism (SDIM) residing in the memory and executed by the at least one processor to operate in a cloud computing environment; a software defined infrastructure (SDI) created and managed by the SDIM wherein the SDI comprises a logical resource pool having resources from a plurality of physical servers including a subset of resources available from each of the plurality of physical servers to provide the logical resource pool to a workload in the cloud environment, wherein the logical resource pool comprises a plurality of license entitlement pools including at least one license entitlement pool from a plurality of physical servers where the at least one license entitlement pool from the plurality of physical servers comprises a subset of the license entitlement pools available on the physical server where the license entitlement pools of the physical server are divided into more than one SDI; workloads deployed to the SDI, wherein the workloads use the subset of resources; wherein the logical resource pool further comprises a plurality of virtual input/output servers (VIOS) located on a plurality of physical servers; and wherein the SDI includes a definition that includes a name and metadata that defines SDI characteristics which include an SDI category, quality of service, and resource consumption constraints.