Patent Document ID: 20110247003
Application ID: 12751288
Patent Flag: 0

Claim One:
1. A method comprising: partitioning resources of a partitionable computer system into at least first and second partitions, in accordance with one of a first mode of operation of said partitionable computer system and a second mode of operation of said partitionable computer system, said first and second modes of operation being defined in accordance with historical observations of said partitionable computer system; running said partitionable computer system, in said one of said first and second modes, partitioned in accordance with said partitioning step; periodically determining whether said computer system should be switched from said one of said first and second modes to another of said first and second modes, said periodic determination being carried out based on predictions in accordance with said historical observations; and responsive to said periodic determination being affirmative, running said computer system, in said another of said first and second modes, partitioned in accordance with said another of said first and second modes.