Patent ID: 8108503
Filing Date: 2012-01-31
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for load balancing work between multiple blade chassis in a blade center, the computer-implemented method comprising: monitoring, via a management module in a first chassis, a network ingress switch for chassis data traffic ingressing to the first chassis; monitoring, via a software network agent on a first blade in the first chassis, a plurality of Network Interface Cards (NICs) on the first blade for first blade data traffic ingressing to and egressing from the first blade; and determining that the first blade and the first chassis are being overutilized based on a delay that is longer than a predetermined length of time between data arriving at the network ingress switch and leaving via the plurality of NICs on the first blade and either: in response to the determination that the first blade and the first chassis are being overutilized: deactivating the first blade from the first chassis, and activating a second blade in a second chassis.