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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2014
Sprint Communications Company L.p., Overland Park, KS (US);
Gregory J. Atchity, Overland Park, KS (US);
Michael R. Hartwig, Lee's Summit, MO (US);
Dustin T. Holub, Prairie Village, KS (US);
Justin A. Martin, Olathe, KS (US);
Terry L. Reeves, Lee's Summit, MO (US);
Brian J. Washburn, Kansas City, MO (US);
Sprint Communications Company L.P., Overland Park, KS (US);
Abstract
A system is provided that monitors a first and second virtual server on a first physical server containing a physical processor, monitors physical processor usage wherein capacity is allocated to a first entitlement comprising a first percentage of the capacity guaranteed to the first virtual server, to a second entitlement comprising a second percentage guaranteed to the second virtual server, and to a third percentage one of unallocated and partially and totally allocated to a virtual server based on need, and wherein the percentages total to one hundred percent. The system monitors usage of a first virtual processor associated with the first virtual server, receives a request for first virtual processor utilization by percentage, determines utilization comprising first virtual processor usage divided by a first allocated processing capacity comprising the first entitlement and a portion of the third percentage currently allocated to the first virtual server, and reports the utilization.