Patent ID: 9201678
Filing Date: 2015-12-01
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for placing a virtual machine on a target virtual machine manager out of multiple virtual machine managers, wherein a system management software is connected to the virtual machine managers and selects the target virtual machine manager for placing the virtual machine, the method comprising: the system management software creating a memory profile for all virtual machines hosted on the multiple virtual machine managers, each memory profile being based on at least one of a static analysis of an image of the virtual machine, a dynamic analysis of the virtual machine at runtime, or an evaluation of start-up behavior of the virtual machine, evaluating probabilities for samepage mapping of the virtual machine to be placed in comparison to all virtual machines hosted on the multiple virtual machine managers based, at least in part, on the created memory profiles of the virtual machines, the evaluating including: the system management software selecting under consideration of the probabilities for samepage mapping a most appropriate virtual machine manager as the target virtual machine manager; and the system management software placing the virtual machine on the target virtual machine manager.