| US 7,328,259 B2 | ||
| Systems and methods for policy-based application management | ||
| Bhaskar Srinivasan, San Carlos, Calif. (US); Matthias Eichstaedt, Sunnyvale, Calif. (US); and Swami Nathan, San Jose, Calif. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Symantec Operating Corporation, Cupertino, Calif. (US) | ||
| Filed on Nov. 07, 2003, as Appl. No. 10/703,683. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/426962, filed on Nov. 08, 2002. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2004/0111725 A1, Jun. 10, 2004 | ||
| Int. Cl. G06F 15/173 (2006.01); G06F 15/16 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 709—223 [709/203; 709/224; 718/105; 370/235] | 45 Claims |
| 1. A method of managing a plurality of applications comprising application instances running on a plurality of computer servers,
the method comprising:
receiving at least one policy for managing the applications over the computer servers;
receiving usage information indicating performance of the applications and the computer servers;
applying the at least one policy to the usage information to determine whether policy violations exist; and
determining and executing a modification action of the applications in response to the policy violation.
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