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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2008
Thomas Creamer, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Bill H. Hilf, La Habra, CA (US);
Peeyush Jaiswal, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Neil Katz, Parkland, FL (US);
Michael Mirt, Deerfield Beach, FL (US);
Victor S. Moore, Lake City, FL (US);
Thomas Creamer, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Bill H. Hilf, La Habra, CA (US);
Peeyush Jaiswal, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Neil Katz, Parkland, FL (US);
Michael Mirt, Deerfield Beach, FL (US);
Victor S. Moore, Lake City, FL (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
One aspect of the present invention can include a method for restricting resources consumed by ghost agents. The method can include the step of associating a ghost agent with a host. A resource utilization value can be ascertained for the ghost agent and the host combined. The ascertained resource utilization value can be compared with a usage threshold. A determination can be made as to whether operations of the ghost agent are to be executed based upon the previous comparison.