| 摘要 |
The resources associated with providing a service to a user 1 from a server 3 via a network are reduced by automatically deactivating the server when it is determined that the service is not required. When the server is deactivated, any requests addressed to the server are redirected via the network to a machine manager 7. The machine manager determines whether the service is required based on the request, and if so, automatically reactivates the server. The server may be a cloud based or virtual server, or a physical server. The service may only be required intermittently and may be a test website used by developers. The requests may be redirected by a proxy server between the user and server. The machine manager may determine that the service is required by inspecting the request and/or metadata associated with the request. Deactivation may occur when utilisation of the server is below a predetermined threshold for a given period of time. |
