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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2015
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
Jayanth Othayoth, Bangalore, IN;
Venkatesh Sainath, Bangalore, IN;
Vishwanatha Subbanna, Bangalore, IN;
Dhruvaraj Subhashchandran, Bangalore, IN;
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 11/00 (2006.01); G06F 11/07 (2006.01); G06F 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 11/0793 (2013.01); G06F 11/0724 (2013.01); G06F 15/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A set of processors in a symmetric multiprocessor (SMP) system are deconfigured following a first failed processor to return the SMP system to a symmetric state. One or more deconfiguration options are identified, and a respective cost is calculated for each deconfiguration option. A deconfiguration option is selected and applied to the SMP system based on the respective costs of the one or more identified deconfiguration options.