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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2011
Lucas F. Blanck, Raleigh, NC (US);
Charles A. Cole, Cary, NC (US);
Clark A. Dudek, Raleigh, NC (US);
Kobina K. Inkumsah, Lansing, MI (US);
Phillip D. Jones, Raleigh, NC (US);
David B. Roberts, Cary, NC (US);
Adrian X. Rodriguez, Durham, NC (US);
Lucas F. Blanck, Raleigh, NC (US);
Charles A. Cole, Cary, NC (US);
Clark A. Dudek, Raleigh, NC (US);
Kobina K. Inkumsah, Lansing, MI (US);
Phillip D. Jones, Raleigh, NC (US);
David B. Roberts, Cary, NC (US);
Adrian X. Rodriguez, Durham, NC (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for load balancing servers are provided. Embodiments include determining, by a balance module, for each server within a rack comprising a plurality of servers, a vertical position of the server relative to the other servers within the rack; selecting from the plurality of servers, by the balance module, based on the determined vertical positions of the servers, a particular server to assign a workload; and assigning, by the balance module, the workload to the selected server.