17895688. USING VIRTUAL MACHINE (VM) PRIORITIES FOR DETERMINING PATHS THAT SERVE THE VMs simplified abstract (International Business Machines Corporation)

USING VIRTUAL MACHINE (VM) PRIORITIES FOR DETERMINING PATHS THAT SERVE THE VMs

Organization Name

International Business Machines Corporation

Inventor(s)

Esdras E. Cruz-aguilar of Round Rock TX (US)

Jes Kiran Chittigala of Kukatpally (IN)

Santhosh S. Joshi of Miyapur (IN)

Ravi A. Shankar of Austin TX (US)

Perinkulam I. Ganesh of Round Rock TX (US)

Michael S. Fuller of Pflugerville TX (US)

USING VIRTUAL MACHINE (VM) PRIORITIES FOR DETERMINING PATHS THAT SERVE THE VMs - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 17895688 titled 'USING VIRTUAL MACHINE (VM) PRIORITIES FOR DETERMINING PATHS THAT SERVE THE VMs

Simplified Explanation

The abstract describes a computer-implemented method for assigning priorities to virtual machines (VMs) and selecting higher priority VMs to perform processes over lower priority VMs based on obtained pathing information.

• Assign priorities to virtual machines (VMs)
• Obtain pathing information for the VMs
• Select higher priority VMs to perform processes over lower priority VMs

• • Potential Applications:**

- Cloud computing - Data centers - Virtualization technology

• • Problems Solved:**

- Efficient resource allocation in virtualized environments - Optimizing performance of virtual machines

• • Benefits:**

- Improved overall system performance - Better utilization of resources - Enhanced scalability and flexibility in managing virtual machines

Original Abstract Submitted

A computer-implemented method according to one embodiment includes assigning a priority to virtual machines (VMs), and obtaining pathing information for the VMs. At least one of the VMs assigned a relatively higher priority is selected to perform a process over at least one of the VMs assigned a relatively lower priority. A computer program product according to another embodiment includes a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith. The program instructions are readable and/or executable by a computer to cause the computer to perform the foregoing method. A system according to another embodiment includes a processor, and logic integrated with the processor, executable by the processor, or integrated with and executable by the processor. The logic is configured to perform the foregoing method.