Patent ID: 7127625
Filing Date: 2006-10-24
Classification: G06F,Y02D

Abstract:
1. A method of managing computer applications comprising; determining computer resource needs of an application; determining, based on the computer resource needs of the application, a first power consumption of a first computer system if the first computer system were to execute the application; determining, based on the computer resource needs of the application, at least one other power consumption of at least one other computer system if the at least one other computer system were to execute the application; selecting one of the first computer system and the at least one other computer system to execute the application based on at least the first power consumption and the at least one other power consumption; and wherein the first computer system receives power from a first nominal power supply and the at least one other computer system receives power from at least one other nominal power supply, and selecting one of the first computer system and the at least one other computer system further comprises, selecting one of the first computer system and the at least one other computer system to execute the application based on whether the first nominal power supply is operable to meet the first power consumption and whether the at least one other power supply is operable to meet the at least one other power consumption.