Patent ID: 9189292
Filing Date: 2015-11-17
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for relocating a workload partition (WPAR) from a departure logical partition (LPAR) to an arrival LPAR, comprising steps of: determining an amount of a resource allocated to said WPAR on said departure LPAR; and, allocating to said relocating WPAR on said arrival LPAR an amount of said resource substantially equal to the amount of said resource allocated to said relocating WPAR on said departure LPAR; wherein said WPAR runs on said departure LPAR and has its own virtualized operating system image and applications; wherein if there are no WPARs on the arrival LPAR, and the WPARs on the departure LPAR are not allocated on a percentage basis but the WPARs on the arrival LPAR are allocated on a share basis.