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SELECTING A HOST FROM A HOST CLUSTER FOR LIVE MIGRATION OF A VIRTUAL MACHINE

  • US 20100332657A1
  • Filed: 06/29/2009
  • Published: 12/30/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/29/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

  • identifying, by a host controller, an overloaded host running a plurality of virtual machines in a host cluster that includes a plurality of hosts;

    selecting, by the host controller, one of the virtual machines based on a corresponding percentage value representing CPU usage incurred by each virtual machine; and

    selecting, by the host controller, a target host from the host cluster to migrate the virtual machine from the overloaded host to the target host.

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