Patent ID: 8701107
Filing Date: 2014-04-15
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for load balancing virtual machines (VMs) across a plurality of host computers, the method comprising: calculating, by operation of a first host computer of the plurality of host computers, a normalized entitlement value for the first host computer, wherein the normalized entitlement value is based on an amount of resources of the first host computer associated with a first plurality of VMs executing on the first host computer; generating a utilization average by aggregating the normalized entitlement value with normalized entitlement values of other host computers included in the plurality of host computers; responsive to determining that the normalized entitlement value of the first host computer exceeds the utilization average by at least a threshold margin: responsive to determining that the normalized entitlement value of the first host computer is less than the utilization average by at least the threshold margin: