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Methods and apparatus to reclaim resources in virtual computing environments

  • US 9,529,613 B2
  • Filed: 12/12/2013
  • Issued: 12/27/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/12/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • determining, by executing an instruction with a processor, if a characteristic of a virtual machine meets a threshold indicating that the virtual machine is inactive;

    in response to determining that the characteristic meets the threshold;

    transmitting, by executing an instruction with the processor, a notification of inactivity to an administrator of the virtual machine,determining, by executing an instruction with the processor, if a notification period based on the notification has expired, anddetermining, by executing an instruction with the processor, whether the virtual machine is tagged with an indication that the virtual machine is at least one of a replica of an active virtual machine or a backup of an active virtual machine;

    if the notification period has expired and the virtual machine is not tagged with the indication, de-provisioning, by executing an instruction with the processor, the virtual machine to return computing resources assigned to the virtual machine to a computing cloud; and

    not de-provisioning the virtual machine if the virtual machine is tagged with the indication.

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