Patent ID: 9336030
Filing Date: 2016-05-10
CPC Classification: G06F,Y02D

Claim Text:
1. A computer implemented method for tuning performance settings in a virtualized computing environment, said method comprising: exposing an interface to a customer, the interface enabling the customer to manipulate a plurality of metrics associated with at least one virtual machine instance provisioned for the customer, the plurality of metrics including one or more of latency, throughput, power, cost, server availability, data redundancy, or correlated failure susceptibility, wherein the at least one virtual machine instance uses a central processing unit to perform operations for the customer; receiving, from the customer using the interface, one or more specified constraints for at least a portion of the plurality of metrics; selecting at least one host computing device on which to provision the at least one virtual machine instance, the selected host computing device being configured with one or more settings that are based at least in part on the one or more specified constraints; and provisioning the virtual machine instance for the customer on the selected host computing device, wherein the interface comprises at least one graphical element for each metric of the plurality of metrics, the graphical element operable by the customer to adjust a value of the metric, wherein adjusting the value of the metric causes the interface to display modified values of one or more other metrics associated with the virtual machine instance.