HORIZONTAL SPLITTING OF TASKS WITHIN A HOMOGENOUS POOL OF VIRTUAL MACHINES

摘要

Horizontal splitting of tasks within a homogenous pool of virtual machines. A primary virtual machine is provided to service requests from a request source during a session. The primary virtual machine services requests having a first priority received during the session. A secondary virtual machine is provided to service requests from the request source during the session. The secondary virtual machine services requests having a second priority received during the session. The first virtual machine and the second virtual machine run on a single physical computing platform.