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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2017

Filed:

Feb. 17, 2016
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Casimer M. Decusatis, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);

Edward S. Suffern, Chapel Hill, NC (US);

Laura A. Weaver, Chapel Hill, NC (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/46 (2006.01); G06F 9/455 (2006.01); H04L 12/24 (2006.01); G06F 9/50 (2006.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01); H04L 12/26 (2006.01); H04L 12/911 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/45558 (2013.01); G06F 9/5077 (2013.01); H04L 41/0896 (2013.01); H04L 43/0817 (2013.01); H04L 67/10 (2013.01); G06F 2009/4557 (2013.01); G06F 2009/45595 (2013.01); H04L 41/5096 (2013.01); H04L 43/16 (2013.01); H04L 47/821 (2013.01);
Abstract

A processor-implemented method manages virtual machines that execute on physical servers in a server cloud. One or more processors establish a maximum network bandwidth percentage for a physical server in the server cloud. The maximum network bandwidth percentage is a percentage of a total network bandwidth capability designed for the first physical server. Response time for operational requests to one or more virtual machines on the first physical server changes beyond a predefined differential in response to the maximum network bandwidth percentage being reached. In response to the NIC controller device on the first physical server determining that the maximum network bandwidth percentage for the first physical server is exceeded, a cloud service hypervisor device moves one or more virtual machines on the first physical server to a second physical server in the server cloud.


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