Robert L Stephens

US Patent:

8156490, Apr 10, 2012

Filed:

May 8, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/841725

Inventors:

James J. Bozek - Bothell WA, US
Robert E. Stephens - Snoqualmie WA, US
James L. Wooldridge - Fall City WA, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 9/455
G06F 9/46
G06F 11/00

US Classification:

718 1, 718104, 718105, 714 13, 714 14, 714 411, 714 63

Abstract:

A system includes a network, a number of server computing devices, and a management server computing device. Each server computing device has a virtual host computer program running thereon to support one or more virtual machine computer programs. Each virtual machine computer program is able to execute an instance of an operating system on which application computer programs are executable. The management server computing device monitors the server computing devices, and causes the virtual machine computer programs supported by the virtual host computer program of a first server computing device to dynamically migrate to the virtual host computer program of a second server computing device, upon one or more conditions being satisfied. The conditions may include the first server being predicted as failure prone, the first sever consuming power less than a threshold, and the first server having resource utilization less than a threshold.

US Patent:

8566825, Oct 22, 2013

Filed:

Jan 3, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/342705

Inventors:

James J. Bozek - Bothell WA, US
Robert E. Stephens - Snoqualmie WA, US
James L. Wooldridge - Fall City WA, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 9/455
G06F 9/46
G06F 11/00

US Classification:

718 1, 718104, 718105, 714 411, 714 63

Abstract:

A system includes a number of server computing devices and a management server computing device. Each server computing device has a virtual host computer program running thereon to support one or more virtual machine computer programs. Each virtual machine computer program is able to execute an instance of an operating system on which application computer programs are executable. The management server computing device monitors the server computing devices, and causes the virtual machine computer programs supported by the virtual host computer program of a first server computing device to dynamically migrate to the virtual host computer program of a second server computing device, upon one or more conditions being satisfied. The conditions may include the first server being predicted as failure prone, the first server consuming power less than a threshold, and the first server having resource utilization less than a threshold.

US Patent:

8612480, Dec 17, 2013

Filed:

Oct 23, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/971256

Inventors:

James L. Wooldridge - Fall City WA, US
James J. Bozek - Bothell WA, US
Robert E. Stephens - Snoqualmie WA, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 7/00
G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707781, 707737, 707999009

Abstract:

Permitting utilization of computer system resources in accordance with the licensing thereof is disclosed. A method includes conducting an inventory of the resources of a computer system. The method determines which of the resources of the computer system are licensed for current usage, and permits utilization of these resources. Other resources of the computer system that are not licensed for usage are prevented from being used. The method may include determining which resources are licensed for usage with metering. The method permits the utilization of such resources, and tracks utilization availability of these resources. The method may further include determining which resources are licensed for periodic usage. Once the method receives indication to allow the periodic usage of these resources, the method permits their utilization, and tracks their utilization availability as needed. Preferably, the method performs its functionality without rebooting or restarting the computer system.