Patent ID: 7877754
Filing Date: 2011-01-25
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for expanding resources available to a first logical partition on a single computer associated with a client, the method comprising: associating one or more partition resources of the first logical partition with a grid, wherein the grid comprises grid resources that are available for use by a plurality of logical partitions associated with the grid; providing grid resources from the grid to the first logical partition based upon usage of the partition resources of the first logical partition, wherein providing grid resources occurs upon determining that use of partition resources of the first partition has reached a partition resource usage condition; and providing on-demand resources to the first logical partition-based upon the usage of the partition resources of the first logical partition and a usage of the grid resources, wherein providing on-demand resources occurs upon determining that use of the grid resources has reached a grid resource usage condition, and wherein access to the on-demand resources is controlled by a manufacturer of the single computer, wherein providing on-demand resources comprises: