DYNAMIC MANAGEMENT OF COMPUTING PLATFORM RESOURCES
First Claim
1. A method for managing logically partitioned computing resources of a data processing system configured with a plurality of hypervisors that each manages one or more logical partitions of the computing resources, the data processing system configured with a plurality domains, and allocated to each domain are one or more hypervisors of the plurality and logical partitions managed thereby, the method comprising:
- for a first domain of the plurality of domains, receiving a token from a second domain that identifies an amount and type of available computing resources of the second domain that are available for temporary allocation;
determining whether the available computing resources of the second domain are needed by the first domain based at least in part on the received token; and
in response to determining that the available computing resources are needed by the first domain, temporarily allocating the available computing resources to the first domain for use thereby.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention provide for methods for management of logically partitioned computing resources of a data processing system configured with hypervisors that each manages one or more logical partitions of the computing resources. The data processing system is configured with domains, and allocated to each domain are one or more hypervisors and logical partitions managed thereby. For a first domain, a token is received from a second domain. The token identifies available computing resources of the second domain that are available for temporary allocation. The data processing system determines whether the available computing resources of the second domain are needed by the first domain based at least in part on the received token. Responsive to determining that the available computing resources are needed by the first domain, the available computing resources are temporarily allocated to the first domain for use thereby.
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1. A method for managing logically partitioned computing resources of a data processing system configured with a plurality of hypervisors that each manages one or more logical partitions of the computing resources, the data processing system configured with a plurality domains, and allocated to each domain are one or more hypervisors of the plurality and logical partitions managed thereby, the method comprising:
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for a first domain of the plurality of domains, receiving a token from a second domain that identifies an amount and type of available computing resources of the second domain that are available for temporary allocation; determining whether the available computing resources of the second domain are needed by the first domain based at least in part on the received token; and in response to determining that the available computing resources are needed by the first domain, temporarily allocating the available computing resources to the first domain for use thereby. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15)
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