Datacenter hardware reallocation through workload distribution optimization

Abstract

An embodiment includes detecting by a Hardware Management Component of a datacenter, a failure of a hardware in the datacenter. The embodiment includes responsive to the detecting, determining by an Asset Manager Component, a lead time for a replacement of the failed hardware. The embodiment includes determining by the Hardware Management Component a replacement decision based on a priority of a workload deployed on the failed hardware and the lead time. The embodiment includes deciding by the Hardware Management Component whether to replace the failed hardware with a substitute hardware from a lower priority system of the datacenter based on the replacement decision. The embodiment also includes adjusting by a Workload Controller Component the workload deployed on the failed hardware based on the replacement decision.