Near on-line server
First Claim
1. A virtualized logical server cloud comprising:
- physical resources comprising a plurality of networked physical servers executing virtualization software that virtualizes a portion of the physical resources to implement logical resources which includes at least one logical server;
each logical server having a plurality of different activation states including an active state, a suspended state, an off state and at least one storage state, wherein each of the plurality of activation states consumes a successively reduced amount of the physical resources from the active state to the at least one storage state; and
a server cloud manager (SCM) interfaced to the physical resources for managing operation and activation state of each logical server, the SCM including a dynamic state manager (DSM) comprising;
a resource definition that incorporates information of the physical and logical resources of the virtualized logical server cloud, including cost, priority, usage and demand information of the physical and logical resources and that incorporates dependencies and relationships between the physical and logical resources;
a rules module that comprises predetermined behavioral rules based on demand, usage, priority and cost information, wherein the behavioral rules define optimized utilization of the physical and logical resources of the virtualized logical server cloud; and
a state manager engine, linked to the resource definition and the rules module, that cooperates with the SCM to apply the behavioral rules to control the activation state of each logical server of the virtualized logical server cloud between the active, suspended, off and storage states to achieve optimized utilization of the physical and logical resources.
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Abstract
A dynamic state manager (DSM) for a server cloud manager (SCM) of a virtualized logical server cloud including a resource definition, a rules module and a state manager engine. The resource definition incorporates information of the available physical and logical resources of the server cloud, including cost, priority, usage and demand information of the resources. The resource definition further incorporates dependencies and relationships between physical and logical resources. The rules module includes predetermined behavioral rules based on demand, usage, priority and cost information. The behavioral rules define optimized resource utilization of the resources of the server cloud. The state manager engine is linked to the resource definition and the rules module and cooperates with the SCM to apply the behavioral rules to achieve optimized resource utilization.
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18 Claims
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1. A virtualized logical server cloud comprising:
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physical resources comprising a plurality of networked physical servers executing virtualization software that virtualizes a portion of the physical resources to implement logical resources which includes at least one logical server; each logical server having a plurality of different activation states including an active state, a suspended state, an off state and at least one storage state, wherein each of the plurality of activation states consumes a successively reduced amount of the physical resources from the active state to the at least one storage state; and a server cloud manager (SCM) interfaced to the physical resources for managing operation and activation state of each logical server, the SCM including a dynamic state manager (DSM) comprising; a resource definition that incorporates information of the physical and logical resources of the virtualized logical server cloud, including cost, priority, usage and demand information of the physical and logical resources and that incorporates dependencies and relationships between the physical and logical resources; a rules module that comprises predetermined behavioral rules based on demand, usage, priority and cost information, wherein the behavioral rules define optimized utilization of the physical and logical resources of the virtualized logical server cloud; and a state manager engine, linked to the resource definition and the rules module, that cooperates with the SCM to apply the behavioral rules to control the activation state of each logical server of the virtualized logical server cloud between the active, suspended, off and storage states to achieve optimized utilization of the physical and logical resources. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A server cloud management system that virtualizes physical resources comprising a plurality of networked physical servers into a virtualized logical server cloud including logical resources comprising at least one logical server and that manages operation of each logical server, the server cloud management system comprising:
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virtualization software executed on the physical servers for implementing each logical server; and a server cloud manager (SCM) for controlling each logical server and the physical and logical resources, each logical server capable of existing in any one of a plurality of different activation states including an active state, a suspended state, an off state and at least one storage state wherein each of the plurality of activation states consumes a successively reduced amount of the physical resources from the active state to the at least one storage state, the SCM comprising; a plurality of core components that serve as a shared foundation to collectively manage events, validate and authorize virtualized logical server cloud users and agents, enforce predetermined requirements and rules and store operation data; and a plurality of interface components that enable communication with and control of entities associated with the virtualized logical server cloud, the interface components including a dynamic state manager (DSM) that applies predetermined behavioral rules based on demand, usage, priority and cost to control the activation state of each logical server of the virtualized logical server cloud between the active, suspended, off and storage states to optimize usage of the logical and physical resources of the virtualized logical server cloud. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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