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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2017
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Zhong Li, Shanghai, CN;
Xian Dong Meng, Shanghai, CN;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method, computer program product, and system for allocating memory. A computer receives a request for memory to be allocated to a computer node and determines if the allocation request needs to be carried out on a cluster level, a server rack level, or on a server level. The computer retrieves a memory policy associated with the determined level the allocation request needs to be carried out on from a memory policy database and determines how much available memory may be allocated and if there enough available memory to meet the request. The computer reallocates the available memory to address the received the received request based on the retrieved memory policy.