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Virtualized environment allocation system and method

  • US 9,317,309 B2
  • Filed: 12/28/2006
  • Issued: 04/19/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/28/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A virtualized environment allocation system, comprising:

  • a computer system having a plurality of virtualized stacks, the computer system configured to have a plurality of input/output (I/O) devices coupled thereto; and

    an allocation controller configured to allocate, according to at least one rule, at least one of the plurality of I/O devices to a first of the plurality of virtualized stacks and at least another of the plurality of I/O devices to a second of the plurality of virtualized stacks, wherein the at least one rule specifies allocation of a particular one of the plurality of I/O device; and

    wherein the allocation controller is further configured to reallocate, according to the at least one rule, the at least one I/O device to another virtualized stack in response to a give I/O device being connected to the computer system, wherein the at least one rule specifies that the at least one I/O device is to be allocated to the first virtualized stack unless the given I/O device is connected to the computer system.

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