JP2006523875A5

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Publication number: JP2006523875A5
Application number: JP2006506004A
Authority: JP
Filing date: 2004-03-22
Publication date: 2007-05-17

Claims

At least one processor;
A memory coupled to the at least one processor;
At least one resource coupled to the at least one processor and providing temporary capacity when requested by a user of the device;
A capacity manager resident in the memory and executed by the at least one processor, managing access to the at least one resource when requested by the user, and the at least one resource A capacity manager that measures the actual usage of and bills the actual usage;
Having a device.

The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the capacity manager bills the actual usage by generating a bill for a measured resource time that represents an actual usage of the at least one resource.

The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the capacity manager charges the actual usage by subtracting measured resource time from prepaid resource time.

At least one processor;
A memory coupled to the at least one processor;
Multiple logical partitions defined on the device;
At least one resource providing temporary capacity when requested by a user of the device;
A capacity manager resident in the memory and executed by the at least one processor for managing access to the at least one resource by the plurality of logical partitions, the at least one by each logical partition; A capacity manager that measures the actual usage of one resource and bills the actual usage by each logical partition;
Having a device.

By generating a bill for the measured resource time for each logical partition that represents the actual usage of the at least one resource by the logical partition, the capacity manager determines the actual usage by each logical partition. The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the apparatus is claimed.

5. The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the capacity manager charges the actual usage by each logical partition by subtracting the measured resource time for each logical partition from the prepaid resource time for each logical partition.

An enablement code mechanism that evaluates the enablement code to determine whether the code is valid, further comprising an enablement code mechanism that includes the specified resource time. 5. The device according to claim 1 or 4 , comprising:

5. The apparatus of claim 1 or 4 , further comprising a resource allocator that enables the at least one resource before the capacity manager measures the actual usage of the at least one resource.

9. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the resource allocator disables the at least one resource when a measured actual usage of the capacity manager for the at least one resource exceeds a specified resource time.

The capacity manager determines whether a resource is shared, and when the resource is shared, the capacity manager measures the usage of the shared resource above a predetermined non-zero threshold The apparatus according to claim 1 or 4 .

A way to provide a measure capacity of at least one temporary resource on demand,
Enabling the at least one resource for a measurement operation;
Measuring actual usage of the at least one resource;
Billing the actual usage of the at least one resource;
Having a method.

A method for providing at least one temporary resource on-demand measurement capacity in a computer system comprising a plurality of logical partitions comprising:
Enabling the at least one resource for a measurement operation by a selected logical partition;
Measuring actual usage of the at least one resource by the selected logical partition;
Billing the actual usage of the at least one resource by the selected logical partition;
Having a method.

13. A method according to claim 11 or 12 , wherein the step of billing the actual usage comprises generating a bill for a measured resource time representing an actual usage of the at least one resource.

13. A method according to claim 11 or 12 , wherein the step of billing the actual usage comprises subtracting measurement resource time from prepaid resource time.

13. A method according to claim 11 or 12 , further comprising the step of determining whether an enabling code is valid, wherein the enabling code includes a specified resource time.

The method according to claim 11 or 12 , further comprising disabling the at least one resource when the measured actual usage of the at least one resource exceeds a specified resource time.

13. The method of claim 11 or 12 , further comprising determining whether a resource is shared and measuring the usage of the shared resource above a predetermined non-zero threshold when the resource is shared. the method of.

(1) providing a computer system to a customer, the computer system including at least one resource for providing measurement capacity on demand;
(2) making the at least one resource available at the request of the customer;
(3) measuring the actual usage of the at least one resource;
(4) billing the customer for the actual usage of the at least one resource;
A method for running a business .

(1) providing a computer system to a customer, the computer system including at least one resource for providing measurement capacity on demand;
(2) receiving a prepayment by the customer for a specified resource time of the at least one resource;
(3) making the at least one resource available;
(4) measuring the actual usage of the at least one resource;
(5) subtracting the actual usage from the prepaid designated resource time;
A method for running a business .

20. The method of claim 19 , further comprising disabling the at least one resource when the actual usage is not less than the prepaid specified resource time.