Managing a workload of a plurality of virtual servers of a computing environment
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1. A computer program product for managing resources within a computing environment, said computer program product comprising:
- a computer readable storage medium readable by a processing circuit and storing instructions for execution by the processing circuit for performing a method comprising;
defining a workload of the computing environment, the workload comprising a plurality of virtual servers of one or more computing systems, the plurality of virtual servers supporting a business application;
assigning a user-supplied goal-oriented service level policy to the workload to service the business application; and
managing the workload based on the user-supplied goal-oriented service level policy assigned to the workload, wherein the managing comprises;
determining whether the user-supplied goal-oriented service level policy assigned to the workload is being met; and
dynamically adjusting resources of one or more virtual servers of the plurality of virtual servers by altering a configuration of at least one component of the one or more virtual servers, based on the user-supplied goal-oriented service level policy not being met, to facilitate achieving the user-supplied goal-oriented service level policy, wherein a dynamic resource allocation adjustment is made between active virtual servers of the one or more virtual servers.
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An integrated hybrid system is provided. The hybrid system includes compute components of different types and architectures that are integrated and managed by a single point of control to provide federation and the presentation of the compute components as a single logical computing platform.
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1. A computer program product for managing resources within a computing environment, said computer program product comprising:
a computer readable storage medium readable by a processing circuit and storing instructions for execution by the processing circuit for performing a method comprising; defining a workload of the computing environment, the workload comprising a plurality of virtual servers of one or more computing systems, the plurality of virtual servers supporting a business application; assigning a user-supplied goal-oriented service level policy to the workload to service the business application; and managing the workload based on the user-supplied goal-oriented service level policy assigned to the workload, wherein the managing comprises; determining whether the user-supplied goal-oriented service level policy assigned to the workload is being met; and dynamically adjusting resources of one or more virtual servers of the plurality of virtual servers by altering a configuration of at least one component of the one or more virtual servers, based on the user-supplied goal-oriented service level policy not being met, to facilitate achieving the user-supplied goal-oriented service level policy, wherein a dynamic resource allocation adjustment is made between active virtual servers of the one or more virtual servers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 18, 19)
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11. A computer system for managing resources within a computing environment, said computer system comprising:
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a memory; and a processor in communications with the memory, wherein the computer system is configured to perform a method, said method comprising; defining a workload of the computing environment, the workload comprising a plurality of virtual servers of one or more computing systems, the plurality of virtual servers supporting a business application; assigning a user-supplied goal-oriented service level policy to the workload to service the business application; and managing the workload based on the user-supplied goal-oriented service level policy assigned to the workload, wherein the managing comprises; determining whether the user-supplied goal-oriented service level policy assigned to the workload is being met; and dynamically adjusting resources of one or more virtual servers of the plurality of virtual servers by altering a configuration of at least one component of the one or more virtual servers, based on the user-supplied goal-oriented service level policy not being met, to facilitate achieving the user-supplied goal-oriented service level policy, wherein a dynamic resource allocation adjustment is made between active virtual servers of the one or more virtual servers. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20)
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