WORKLOAD ROUTING BASED ON GREENNESS CONDITIONS
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1. A method for routing workload requests according to server greenness conditions, the method comprising:
- receiving a workload request for a remotely invocable computing service executing separately in different remotely and geographically dispersed host computing servers;
determining greenness conditions pertaining to production or conservation of energy consumed by each of the host computing servers based upon external factors for each of the different remotely and geographically dispersed host computing servers; and
,routing the workload request to one of the different remotely and geographically dispersed host computing servers based upon the determined greenness conditions.
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Abstract
Workload requests are routed in response to server greenness conditions. A workload request is received for a remotely invocable computing service executing separately in different remotely and geographically dispersed host computing servers. Greenness conditions pertaining to production or conservation of energy based upon external factors for each of the different remotely and geographically dispersed host computing servers are determined. The workload request is routed to one of the different remotely and geographically dispersed host computing servers based upon the determined greenness conditions.
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1. A method for routing workload requests according to server greenness conditions, the method comprising:
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receiving a workload request for a remotely invocable computing service executing separately in different remotely and geographically dispersed host computing servers; determining greenness conditions pertaining to production or conservation of energy consumed by each of the host computing servers based upon external factors for each of the different remotely and geographically dispersed host computing servers; and
,routing the workload request to one of the different remotely and geographically dispersed host computing servers based upon the determined greenness conditions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A workload routing data processing system configured for routing workload requests according to server greenness conditions, the system comprising:
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a computing platform configured for communicative coupling to a plurality of remotely and geographically dispersed host computing servers over a computer communications network, each of the host computing servers hosting an instance of a remotely invocable service; a greenness monitor configured to monitor greenness conditions in each of the host computing servers, the greenness conditions pertaining to production or conservation of energy consumed by each of the host computing servers based upon external factors for each of the host computing servers; and
,a greenness service switch coupled to the greenness monitor and executing as program code in the computing platform, the switch comprising program code enabled to route workload requests for the remotely invocable service to selected ones of the host computing servers based upon the monitored greenness conditions. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer program product for routing workload requests according to server greenness conditions, the computer program product comprising:
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a computer usable medium having computer usable program code embodied therewith, the computer usable program code comprising; computer usable program code for receiving a workload request for a remotely invocable computing service executing separately in different remotely and geographically dispersed host computing servers; computer usable program code for determining greenness conditions pertaining to production or conservation of energy consumed by each of the host computing servers based upon external factors for each of the different remotely and geographically dispersed host computing servers; and
,computer usable program code for routing the workload request to one of the different remotely and geographically dispersed host computing servers based upon the determined greenness conditions. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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