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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2011
Edward H. Anderson, Iii, Raleigh, NC (US);
Jason L. Anderson, Milpitas, CA (US);
Gregory J. Boss, Saginaw, MI (US);
Timothy R. Echtenkamp, Lincoln, NE (US);
Daniel E. Jemiolo, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Edward H. Anderson, III, Raleigh, NC (US);
Jason L. Anderson, Milpitas, CA (US);
Gregory J. Boss, Saginaw, MI (US);
Timothy R. Echtenkamp, Lincoln, NE (US);
Daniel E. Jemiolo, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide an approach for determining starting values of attributes for a requested virtual machine. Specifically, in a typical embodiment, a request for a virtual machine is received from a requester. An image corresponding to the virtual machine is then obtained. A set of statistics pertaining to at least one previous operation of a related virtual machine is analyzed and used to recommend starting values for a set of attributes of the virtual machine (e.g., a processor speed, a memory capacity, a disk capacity, a network capacity, etc.). The starting values can be determined by selecting a graphical curve, which depicts attribute values versus time, pertaining to a particular attribute and then providing recommended the starting values for the attribute based on a position along the graphical curve as determined based upon the analysis of the set of statistics. Thereafter, an instance of the virtual machine that has the starting values can be generated based on the image.