Patent ID: 9195512
Filing Date: 2015-11-24
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: detecting a relocation event to relocate a first resource partition operating in a first division from the first division to a second division, the first division comprising a plurality of second resource partitions, the first resource partition and the plurality of second resource partitions each comprising distinct operating environments; monitoring communication traffic transmitted between the first resource partition and each of the plurality of second resource partitions; assigning a plurality of rank values to each of the plurality of second resource partitions based on an amount of communication traffic transmitted between each of the resource partitions on the first division; calculating an effective bandwidth utilization for each of the plurality of second resource partitions, wherein the effective bandwidth utilization comprises a sum of rank values for each of the plurality of second resource partitions; determining that a rank value for communication traffic between a second resource partition of the plurality of resource partitions and the first resource partition is greater than the effective bandwidth utilization for the second resource partition; calculating a difference factor for the second resource partition, wherein the difference factor indicates an anticipated amount of reduced communication traffic if the second resource partition is relocated with the first resource partition; and relocating the second resource partition to the second division with the first resource partition in response to determining that the difference factor is greater than a predetermined difference factor.