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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2022
Lenovo Global Technology (United States) Inc., Morrisville, NC (US);
Eric R. Kern, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Robert Furda, Bratislava, SK;
Brian E. Finley, Allen, TX (US);
Firoz Rangwalla, Suwanee, GA (US);
Paola Martinez Morales, Wendell, NC (US);
Asmaa El Andaloussi, Asnieres-sur-Seine, FR;
Lenovo Global Technology (United States) Inc., Morrisville, NC (US);
Abstract
A method for allocation metering for virtual machines and containers includes gathering virtual structure ('VS') allocation data for one or more virtual structures running on one or more servers at a customer location of a customer. a virtual structure includes a virtual machine (“VM”) or a container. The VS allocation data is for a virtual structure of the one or more virtual structures that include allocation of virtual resources for the virtual structure. The customer leases computing resources from an owner. The method includes periodically transmitting VS allocation data to an owner server of the owner over a management network different than a computer network servicing workloads of the virtual structures. The owner server is located off-premises from the customer location. Billing information is calculated at the owner server from the VS allocation data and includes a cost for virtual resources allocated to the virtual structures for the billing period.