Patent ID: 7062559
Filing Date: 2006-06-13
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A computer resource allocating method, for allocating servers to each user in a computer system having a plurality of servers interconnected by a Local Area Network (LAN), connected externally to the Internet, connected to a storage and a storage network, and processing a request of a plurality of users, comprising: configuring, for each user, a VLAN related to connection to servers allocated to the user and connection between the servers; monitoring a load of each of the servers; when making an allocation change of said servers of said user according to the monitoring result of said load, making a dynamic change of the VLAN of the user who changes allocation so that a computer allocated to each user is always included into the VLAN of the user; configuring a VPN connecting the exit of a user and the entry of said computer system via a carrier on said Internet to each user; monitoring at least a network load of the VPN configured for each user at the entry of said computer system; making a change of the VPN configuration so as to change a network bandwidth according to the monitoring result of said load; configuring zoning for each user by said storage network; making an allocation of a storage access bandwidth resource to each user; dynamically changing the storage network bandwidth and LUN access priority according to a load of the storage network of each user; and wherein when a load to the network and server with respect to the resource divided to a user is increased, a change is made in the order of the resource allocation of the storage network part, the VLAN part configuration and the VPN part configuration.