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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2003
John K. Alex, Valley Cottage, NY (US);
Reinhard Buendgen, Tuebingen, DE;
Chun-shi Chang, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Rong-sheng Lee, Staatsburg, NY (US);
Jeffrey S. Lucash, Hurley, NY (US);
Thomas Lumpp, Reutlingen, DE;
Juergen Schneider, Boebligen, DE;
John K. Alex, Valley Cottage, NY (US);
Reinhard Buendgen, Tuebingen, DE;
Chun-Shi Chang, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Rong-Sheng Lee, Staatsburg, NY (US);
Jeffrey S. Lucash, Hurley, NY (US);
Thomas Lumpp, Reutlingen, DE;
Juergen Schneider, Boebligen, DE;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An autonomic computing system and method determine that a desired end state cannot be reached, determine that an acceptable sub-state can be reached using at least one of priority ratings, conditional relationship specifications, and alternative relationship specifications, and place the computing system in an acceptable sub-state. The priority ratings can contain an attribute assigned to a policy definition that determines a sequence for applying the policy definition. The attribute can be 'mandatory', a numerical value, or 'not required'. The conditional relationship specifications have policy definitions that are applied when the state of a specified resource meets a predetermined requirement. An alternative relationship specification has policy definitions and/or conditional relationship specifications that are applied when the state of a specified resource does not meet a predetermined requirement.