Patent ID: 7500001

Claim:
A computer resource distribution method for a computer system in which a plurality of computer resources are assigned to a plurality of services and respective services are operated, said computer resource distribution method comprising the steps of: specifying a period over which a load of a first service included in the plurality of services increases and a magnitude of the increasing load; predicting a future load of other services included in the plurality of services, making a decision whether there is a margin for depriving of already assigned computer resources, and thereby selecting a second service to be deprived of already assigned computer resources; and depriving the second service of computer resources assigned to the second service based on the period during which the load of the first service increases and the magnitude of the increasing load, and additionally assigning the deprived computer resources to the first service, wherein the step of making a decision comprises the step of: making a decision whether it is possible to keep a predetermined service level and execute the first service after depriving the second service of computer resources assigned to the second service.