SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING UNRETURNED STANDBY RESOURCE USAGE
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a computer including a standby resource comprising an allocatable component configured to affect the functionality of the computer and to be selectively activated to address a computing need and having a specified window of activity; and
program code in communication with the computer, the program code configured to determine expected usage data of the standby resource operating within the specified window of activity, as well as unreturned usage data of the standby resource operating outside of the specified window of activity, the program code further configured to process the unreturned usage data of the standby resource separately from the expected usage data of the standby resource, and to output the processed unreturned usage data, wherein the program code initiates restricting the activity of a second standby resource in response to determining the unreturned resource usage.
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Abstract
An apparatus, program product and method for determining unreturned standby resource usage. Unreturned standby resource data is monitored and stored separately from other standby resource data for billing and other accounting purposes.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a computer including a standby resource comprising an allocatable component configured to affect the functionality of the computer and to be selectively activated to address a computing need and having a specified window of activity; and
program code in communication with the computer, the program code configured to determine expected usage data of the standby resource operating within the specified window of activity, as well as unreturned usage data of the standby resource operating outside of the specified window of activity, the program code further configured to process the unreturned usage data of the standby resource separately from the expected usage data of the standby resource, and to output the processed unreturned usage data, wherein the program code initiates restricting the activity of a second standby resource in response to determining the unreturned resource usage. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer recordable medium bearing a program product, comprising:
program code configured to determine expected usage data of a standby resource comprising an allocatable component configured to affect the functionality of a data processing system executing the program code and to be selectively activated to address a computing need and operating within a specified window of activity, as well as unreturned usage data of the standby resource operating outside of the specified window of activity, the program code further configured to process the unreturned usage data of the standby resource separately from the expected usage data of the standby resource, and to output the processed unreturned usage data, wherein the program code initiates determining that the standby resource is unreclaimable without interrupting the standby resource.
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