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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2013
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Rohith Kottamangalam Ashok, Apex, NC (US);
Matt Richard Hogstrom, Cary, NC (US);
Tiia Salo, Cary, NC (US);
Meeta Yadav, Cary, NC (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer program product for collocating VMs based on memory sharing potential. In an embodiment of the invention, a VM co-location method has been claimed. The method includes selecting a VM from amongst different VMs for server colocation. The method additionally includes computing an individual shared memory factor for each of a set of the VMs with respect to the selected VM. The method yet further includes determining a VM amongst the VMs in the set associated with a highest computed shared memory factor. Finally, the method includes co-locating the determined VM with the selected VM in a single server.