公开(公告)号：GB2501287A

公开(公告)日：2013-10-23

申请号：GB201206824

申请日：2012-04-18

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： LEMING MATTHEW ,  WARD TIMOTHY ,  ELLIS RICHARD

IPC: G06F9/445

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of installing an application at a selected runtime instance. The method starts by receiving a request to install an application, then it accesses data defining the shared resources required by the application, and accesses data defining shared resources already installed at existing runtime instances. Then, an existing runtime instance with the greatest number of installed shared resources common to the shared resources required by the application is selected. Finally the application is installed at the selected runtime instance. The method may maintain a table storing identifiers of the shared resources installed at existing runtime instances. The method may also determine the free capacity available at the existing runtime instances and select the instance with sufficient capacity to install the application. The step of installing the application may include removing from the application those shared resources already present and installing the residual components of the application at the selected runtime instance.