Server consolidation for heterogeneous computer clusters using Colored Petri Nets and CPN Tools

In this paper, we present a new approach to server consolidation in heterogeneous computer clusters using Colored Petri Nets (CPNs). Server consolidation aims to reduce energy costs and improve resource utilization by reducing the number of servers necessary to run the existing virtual machines in t...

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Main Author: Issam Al-Azzoni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-10-01
Series:Journal of King Saud University: Computer and Information Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1319157815000646