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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2012
Priti P. Patil, Wakad, IN;
Anindya Neogi, New Delhi, IN;
Aritra Sen, New Delhi, IN;
Akshat Verma, New Delhi, IN;
Priti P. Patil, Wakad, IN;
Anindya Neogi, New Delhi, IN;
Aritra Sen, New Delhi, IN;
Akshat Verma, New Delhi, IN;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A virtual machine placement framework is described to enable a data center operator to develop a placement scheme to satisfy its particular constraints while simultaneously optimizing resource utilization. To generate a placement solution, the virtual machine placement problem is first characterized as a 'bin packing' problem. The framework provides simple interface tools and processing modules, and a pluggable architecture for receiving placement algorithms. To generate a solution, an administrator creates an XML representation that abstracts physical entities (e.g., data center, subnet, rack, physical server, and the like) into a hierarchical tree of bins. The administrator also defines a set of 'rules' that govern (direct) the placement of the virtual machines by placing constraints on the placement scheme. Using the hierarchical tree and the rules, the framework is executed to generate a placement as a solution to a bin packing problem, preferably on a layer-by-layer basis.