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Information technology process workflow for data centers

  • US 7,900,206 B1
  • Filed: 03/31/2004
  • Issued: 03/01/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2004
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method comprising:

  • determining whether a resource in a first cluster can be allocated to provide a first quantity of the resource to a first application, whereinthe first cluster comprisesa plurality of nodes, andthe determining whether the resource in the first cluster can be allocated comprisesdetecting whether one or more applications, other than the first application, executing on one of the nodes are compatible with the first application, anddetecting whether the one of the nodes can provide the first quantity of the resource;

    if the resource in the first cluster cannot be allocated to provide the first quantity of the resource to the first application, determining whether the first cluster can be reconfigured to provide the first quantity of the resource to the first application, whereinthe determining whether the first cluster can be reconfigured comprisescomparing a priority of at least one of the one or more applications to a priority of the first application; and

    if the first cluster can be reconfigured, enabling the first cluster to provide the first quantity of the resource to the first application by reconfiguring the first cluster; and

    if the first cluster cannot be reconfigured, restarting the first application in a second cluster having a sufficient amount of the resource to provide the first quantity of the resource to the first application.

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