| US 7,484,242 B2 | ||
| Enabling user control over automated provisioning environment | ||
| Vijay Kumar Aggarwal, Austin, Tex. (US); David Werner Bachmann, Leander, Tex. (US); Uzi Hardoon, Golden Beach, Fla. (US); Craig M. Lawton, Raleigh, N.C. (US); Raymond P. Pekowski, Austin, Tex. (US); Christopher Andrew Peters, Round Rock, Tex. (US); Puthukode G. Ramachandran, Austin, Tex. (US); Lorin Evan Ullmann, Austin, Tex. (US); and John Patrick Whitfield, Cary, N.C. (US) | ||
| Assigned to International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, N.Y. (US) | ||
| Filed on Sep. 16, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/942,421. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0056618 A1, Mar. 16, 2006 | ||
| This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer. | ||
| Int. Cl. H04L 9/32 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 726—7 [705/8] | 20 Claims |
| 1. A data processing network, comprising:
processing resources allocated to a first application;
processing resources allocated to a second application;
a pool of available resources;
provisioning means for altering the allocation of resources responsive to a resource request; and
interface means enabling a user to specify allocation priorities that guide the provisioning means responsive to two or more
resource requests creating a resource request conflict.
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