Patent ID: 7836452
Filing Date: 2010-11-16
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer program product for determining if first and second different applications executed on respective first and second servers can be installed and executed on a single server, said computer program product comprising: a computer readable storage medium; first program instructions to determine prime shift hours for said first application and prime shift hours for said second application and an amount of overlap of said prime shift hours for said first application and said prime shift hours for said second application, and in response to said amount of overlap exceeding a predetermined threshold, generate and display a warning against installation and execution of said first and second applications on a single server; and second program instructions to determine if said first application and said second application provide substantially the same function as each other, and in response to said first application and said second application not providing substantially the same function as each other, generate and display a warning against installation and execution of said first and second applications on a single server; and wherein said first and second program instructions are stored on said computer readable storage medium.