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XenServer Power Saving Cheng Zhang @Citrix
XenServer Power Saving
Cheng Zhang@Citrix
PRESENTLY
PROBLEM
SOLUTION
Target
Conditions
Action
SOLUTION
TARGET – Exclusive VM
TARGET – Shared VM
Interaction
Resource Usage
WorkloadTime Zones
CONDITIONS
BALANCE
Low Use/InteractionNot Business Hours
Low Use/InteractionBusiness Hours
High Use/InteractionBusiness Hours
High Use/InteractionNot Business Hours
Resource Use & Interactions
Local B
usin
ess Ho
urs
ACTION – Exclusive VM
Business Hours & Low use/interaction
Outside of Business Hours
High use/interaction
Action: High Action: Medium Action Low
𝑾𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒍𝒐𝒂𝒅 + 𝑪𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒆
𝑽𝑴 𝑪𝒂𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒕𝒚
= VM Quantity
ACTION –Shared VM’s
