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CA 2519221

An apparatus and method provides the capability of metering temporary capacity on demand in a computer system. A resource-time is specified, such as processor-days. The actual usage of the resource is monitored, and the customer is charged for only the actual usage of the resource. In this manner a customer may purchase a specified resource-time, and is only charged for the time that the resource is actually used. The preferred embodiments extend to metering temporary capacity on demand in a logically partitioned computer system. If a resource is shared, the actual usage of the resource is monitored, and the customer is only billed for actual usage that exceeds a predetermined non-zero threshold.

L'invention concerne un appareil et un procédé permettant de mesurer la capacité temporaire à la demande dans un système informatique. Une relation ressources-temps est spécifiée, telle que processeur-jours. L'usage réel de la ressource est surveillé, et le client reçoit une facture correspondant à l'usage réel de la ressource. De cette manière, le client peut acheter une ressource-temps spécifique, et seul le temps d'utilisation réelle de la ressource lui est facturé. Dans des modes de réalisation de l'invention, la mesure de la capacité temporaire à la demande est utilisée dans un système informatique partitionné logiquement. Si une ressource est partagée, l'usage réel de la ressource est surveillé et le client ne paie que l'usage réel dépassant un seuil non zéro prédéterminé.

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