SYSTEM FOR TRANSFERRING STANDBY RESOURCE ENTITLEMENT

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable a plurality of computers with a capacity on demand (COD) feature to accommodate changing workload requirements without physical transfer of standby resources or workloads associated with the respective computers. SOLUTION: Standby resources at a destination computer are made available by rendering corresponding resources at a source computer unavailable so that distribution of the availability may be reapportioned while the aggregate number of available standby resources remains unchanged. Credit signatures may be generated/verified to ensure relinquishment or usage of the standby resources. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI