Patent ID: 7917573

Claim:
A computer-implemented method for determining usage of a plurality of processors in a computer system, the method comprising the steps of: (A) dividing the plurality of processors into a plurality of classes according to processor architecture, where each of the plurality of classes corresponds to a different processor architecture; (B) determining capacity of all processors in each of the plurality of classes, where the capacity is a number of abstract units of measure comprising processor time units available for consumption during the given time period; (C) determining capacity for each of the plurality of classes from the capacities determined in step (B); (D) determining usage of all processors in each of the plurality of classes in an abstract unit of measure; (E) determining usage for each of the plurality of classes from the usages determined in step (D); and (F) determining percentage utilization for each of the plurality of classes by dividing the usage for a selected class determined in step (E) by the capacity for the selected class determined in step (C).