Managing capacity on demand in a server cloud

摘要

A cloud capacity on demand manager manages capacity on demand for servers in a server cloud. The cloud capacity on demand manager may borrow capacity from one or more servers and lend the capacity borrowed from one server to a different server in the server cloud. When the server cloud is no longer intact, capacity borrowed from servers no longer in the server cloud is disabled, and servers no longer in the server cloud reclaim capacity that was lent to the server cloud.

主权项

1. An apparatus comprising:
at least one permanent hardware processor that is permanently enabled to be used by the apparatus; at least one cloud permanent hardware processor that is permanently enabled to any server in a server cloud of which the apparatus is a member; a memory coupled to the at least one permanent hardware processor and the at least one cloud permanent hardware processor; and a cloud capacity on demand manager residing in the memory and executed by the at least one permanent hardware processor, the cloud capacity on demand manager managing capacity for a plurality of cloud permanent hardware processors for a plurality of servers in a server cloud that includes the apparatus, the cloud capacity on demand manager borrowing capacity for at least one of the plurality of cloud permanent hardware processors from at least one of the plurality of servers in the server cloud and lending the borrowed capacity to a different one of the plurality of servers in the server cloud as long as the server cloud is intact, and when the server cloud is no longer intact, the cloud capacity on demand manager disables borrowed capacity and reclaims lent capacity.