Patent ID: 8209554
Filing Date: 2012-06-26
Classification: G06F,Y02D

Abstract:
1. A computer system, comprising: at least one processor; a memory coupled to the at least one processor; a partition power policy wizard residing in the memory and executed by one or more of the at least one processor, the partition power policy wizard receiving power policy adherence information for one or more of a plurality of logical partitions and calculating a processing units allotment (PUA) for each of the plurality of logical partitions based on the power policy adherence information, wherein the partition power policy wizard receives the power policy adherence information for each of the plurality of logical partitions, and wherein the power policy adherence information for a given one of the plurality of logical partitions includes a power policy impact factor (PPIF) for the given logical partition representing a percentage the power management policy is to affect the given logical partition.