公开(公告)号：US20130204918A1

公开(公告)日：2013-08-08

申请号：US13368446

申请日：2012-02-08

申请人： Rohith K. Ashok ,  Michael J. Burr ,  Christine B. Chato ,  Adam R. Geiger ,  Matt R. Hogstrom ,  Michael S. Law ,  Matthew J. Sheard

发明人： Rohith K. Ashok ,  Michael J. Burr ,  Christine B. Chato ,  Adam R. Geiger ,  Matt R. Hogstrom ,  Michael S. Law ,  Matthew J. Sheard

IPC分类号： G06F15/16

CPC分类号： G06F9/5061

摘要： According to one aspect of the present disclosure a method and technique for automatically configuring a set of resources for deployment as a computing environment is disclosed. The method includes: executing a configuration management application, the configuration management application configured to automatically connect to and discover each hardware element forming a networked set of resources; determine whether each discovered hardware element is specified for the computing environment; responsive to determining that each discovered hardware element is specified for the computing environment, determine a configuration setting for each respective discovered hardware element; responsive to determining that the configuration setting of the discovered hardware element conflicts with a desired configuration setting for deployment of the discovered hardware element, automatically configure the discovered hardware element to the desired configuration setting; and automatically load and configure a management interface to enable deployment of the networked set of resources as a computing environment.

摘要翻译： 根据本公开的一个方面，公开了一种用于自动配置用于部署的资源集合作为计算环境的方法和技术。 该方法包括：执行配置管理应用，所述配置管理应用被配置为自动连接并发现形成网络资源集合的每个硬件元素; 确定每个发现的硬件元素是否为计算环境指定; 响应于确定为所述计算环境指定每个发现的硬件元素，确定每个相应发现的硬件元件的配置设置; 响应于确定所发现的硬件元件的配置设置与用于部署所发现的硬件元件的期望的配置设置冲突，将所发现的硬件元件自动配置为所需的配置设置; 并自动加载和配置管理界面，以便将网络资源集合部署为计算环境。

公开(公告)号：US09021097B2

公开(公告)日：2015-04-28

申请号：US13466224

申请日：2012-05-08

申请人： Rohith K. Ashok ,  Thomas M. Brey ,  Raymond J. Harrington ,  Matt R. Hogstrom ,  Matthew J. Sheard

发明人： Rohith K. Ashok ,  Thomas M. Brey ,  Raymond J. Harrington ,  Matt R. Hogstrom ,  Matthew J. Sheard

IPC分类号： G06F15/173 ,  G06F3/00 ,  G06F9/50 ,  H04L29/08

CPC分类号： G06F9/5072 ,  H04L41/0803 ,  H04L41/5096 ,  H04L67/10

摘要： A method, system and computer program product for managing and deploying physical and virtual environments across multiple hardware platforms. A single unit, referred to herein as a cloud construction block, contains both the hardware and software components used to build a cloud computing environment. By having such a single unit contain both the hardware and software components needed to build a cloud computing environment, the user no longer needs to purchase and integrate different hardware and software components. Furthermore, the cloud construction block contains modular pieces of hardware, such as compute hardware, memory hardware, storage hardware and network hardware, that are integrated with management software configured to manage both the hardware and the cloud computing environment in a seamlessly integrated package. Since there is a single management system, the management software allows the user to manage the modular pieces of hardware via a single user interface.

公开(公告)号：US20130297773A1

公开(公告)日：2013-11-07

申请号：US13466224

申请日：2012-05-08

申请人： Rohith K. Ashok ,  Thomas M. Brey ,  Raymond J. Harrington ,  Matt R. Hogstrom ,  Matthew J. Sheard

发明人： Rohith K. Ashok ,  Thomas M. Brey ,  Raymond J. Harrington ,  Matt R. Hogstrom ,  Matthew J. Sheard

IPC分类号： G06F15/173

CPC分类号： G06F9/5072 ,  H04L41/0803 ,  H04L41/5096 ,  H04L67/10

摘要： A method, system and computer program product for managing and deploying physical and virtual environments across multiple hardware platforms. A single unit, referred to herein as a cloud construction block, contains both the hardware and software components used to build a cloud computing environment. By having such a single unit contain both the hardware and software components needed to build a cloud computing environment, the user no longer needs to purchase and integrate different hardware and software components. Furthermore, the cloud construction block contains modular pieces of hardware, such as compute hardware, memory hardware, storage hardware and network hardware, that are integrated with management software configured to manage both the hardware and the cloud computing environment in a seamlessly integrated package. Since there is a single management system, the management software allows the user to manage the modular pieces of hardware via a single user interface.

摘要翻译： 一种用于在多个硬件平台上管理和部署物理和虚拟环境的方法，系统和计算机程序产品。 这里称为云构造块的单个单元包含用于构建云计算环境的硬件和软件组件。 通过使这样一个单元既包含构建云计算环境所需的硬件和软件组件，用户也不再需要购买和集成不同的硬件和软件组件。 此外，云构建块包含与被配置为以无缝集成的包管理硬件和云计算环境的管理软件集成的模块化硬件，例如计算硬件，存储器硬件，存储硬件和网络硬件。 由于存在单一管理系统，管理软件允许用户通过单个用户界面来管理模块化硬件。

公开(公告)号：US08984134B2

公开(公告)日：2015-03-17

申请号：US13465504

申请日：2012-05-07

申请人： Rohith K. Ashok ,  Thomas M. Brey ,  Raymond J. Harrington ,  Matt R. Hogstrom ,  Matthew J. Sheard

发明人： Rohith K. Ashok ,  Thomas M. Brey ,  Raymond J. Harrington ,  Matt R. Hogstrom ,  Matthew J. Sheard

IPC分类号： G06F15/173 ,  G06F3/00 ,  G06F9/50 ,  H04L29/08

CPC分类号： G06F9/5072 ,  H04L41/0803 ,  H04L41/5096 ,  H04L67/10

摘要： A method, system and computer program product for managing and deploying physical and virtual environments across multiple hardware platforms. A single unit, referred to herein as a cloud construction block, contains both the hardware and software components used to build a cloud computing environment. By having such a single unit contain both the hardware and software components needed to build a cloud computing environment, the user no longer needs to purchase and integrate different hardware and software components. Furthermore, the cloud construction block contains modular pieces of hardware, such as compute hardware, memory hardware, storage hardware and network hardware, that are integrated with management software configured to manage both the hardware and the cloud computing environment in a seamlessly integrated package. Since there is a single management system, the management software allows the user to manage the modular pieces of hardware via a single user interface.

摘要翻译： 一种用于在多个硬件平台上管理和部署物理和虚拟环境的方法，系统和计算机程序产品。 这里称为云构造块的单个单元包含用于构建云计算环境的硬件和软件组件。 通过使这样一个单元既包含构建云计算环境所需的硬件和软件组件，用户也不再需要购买和集成不同的硬件和软件组件。 此外，云构建块包含与被配置为以无缝集成的包管理硬件和云计算环境的管理软件集成的模块化硬件，例如计算硬件，存储器硬件，存储硬件和网络硬件。 由于存在单一管理系统，管理软件允许用户通过单个用户界面来管理模块化硬件。

公开(公告)号：US08930542B2

公开(公告)日：2015-01-06

申请号：US13356427

申请日：2012-01-23

申请人： Rohith K. Ashok ,  Roy F. Brabson ,  Hugh E. Hockett ,  Matt R. Hogstrom ,  Wolfgang Segmuller ,  Matthew J. Sheard

发明人： Rohith K. Ashok ,  Roy F. Brabson ,  Hugh E. Hockett ,  Matt R. Hogstrom ,  Wolfgang Segmuller ,  Matthew J. Sheard

IPC分类号： G06F15/173 ,  H04L29/08

CPC分类号： H04L67/1031 ,  G06F9/5072

摘要： A method, system and computer program product for dynamically building a set of compute nodes to host a user's workload. An administrative server receives workload definitions that include the types of workloads that are to be run in a cloud group as well as a number of instances of each workload the cloud group should support. These workload definitions are used to determine the virtual machine demands that the cloud group will place on the cloud environment. The administrative server further receives the demand constraints, placement constraints and license enforcement policies. The administrative server identifies a set of compute nodes to host the user's workload based on the virtual machines demands, the demand constraints, the placement constraints and the license enforcement policies. In this manner, a set of compute nodes is dynamically built for consideration in forming a cloud group without the user requiring knowledge of the cloud's composition.

摘要翻译： 一种用于动态构建一组计算节点以托管用户工作负载的方法，系统和计算机程序产品。 管理服务器接收工作负载定义，其中包括要在云组中运行的工作负载类型以及云组应支持的每个工作负载的多个实例。 这些工作负载定义用于确定云组将放置在云环境中的虚拟机需求。 管理服务器还接收需求约束，布局约束和许可证执行策略。 管理服务器基于虚拟机需求，需求约束，布局约束和许可证执行策略来识别一组计算节点来托管用户的工作负载。 以这种方式，一组计算节点被动态地构建用于形成云组而不需要知道云组成的用户。

公开(公告)号：US20130297772A1

公开(公告)日：2013-11-07

申请号：US13465504

申请日：2012-05-07

申请人： Rohith K. Ashok ,  Thomas M. Brey ,  Raymond J. Harrington ,  Matt R. Hogstrom ,  Matthew J. Sheard

发明人： Rohith K. Ashok ,  Thomas M. Brey ,  Raymond J. Harrington ,  Matt R. Hogstrom ,  Matthew J. Sheard

IPC分类号： G06F15/173

CPC分类号： G06F9/5072 ,  H04L41/0803 ,  H04L41/5096 ,  H04L67/10

摘要： A method, system and computer program product for managing and deploying physical and virtual environments across multiple hardware platforms. A single unit, referred to herein as a cloud construction block, contains both the hardware and software components used to build a cloud computing environment. By having such a single unit contain both the hardware and software components needed to build a cloud computing environment, the user no longer needs to purchase and integrate different hardware and software components. Furthermore, the cloud construction block contains modular pieces of hardware, such as compute hardware, memory hardware, storage hardware and network hardware, that are integrated with management software configured to manage both the hardware and the cloud computing environment in a seamlessly integrated package. Since there is a single management system, the management software allows the user to manage the modular pieces of hardware via a single user interface.

公开(公告)号：US20130191527A1

公开(公告)日：2013-07-25

申请号：US13356427

申请日：2012-01-23

申请人： Rohith K. Ashok ,  Roy F. Brabson ,  Hugh E. Hockett ,  Matt R. Hogstrom ,  Wolfgang Segmuller ,  Matthew J. Sheard

发明人： Rohith K. Ashok ,  Roy F. Brabson ,  Hugh E. Hockett ,  Matt R. Hogstrom ,  Wolfgang Segmuller ,  Matthew J. Sheard

IPC分类号： G06F15/173

CPC分类号： H04L67/1031 ,  G06F9/5072

摘要： A method, system and computer program product for dynamically building a set of compute nodes to host a user's workload. An administrative server receives workload definitions that include the types of workloads that are to be run in a cloud group as well as a number of instances of each workload the cloud group should support. These workload definitions are used to determine the virtual machine demands that the cloud group will place on the cloud environment. The administrative server further receives the demand constraints, placement constraints and license enforcement policies. The administrative server identifies a set of compute nodes to host the user's workload based on the virtual machines demands, the demand constraints, the placement constraints and the license enforcement policies. In this manner, a set of compute nodes is dynamically built for consideration in forming a cloud group without the user requiring knowledge of the cloud's composition.

公开(公告)号：US09021096B2

公开(公告)日：2015-04-28

申请号：US13356371

申请日：2012-01-23

申请人： Antonio Abbondanzio ,  Rohith K. Ashok ,  Roy F. Brabson ,  Hugh E. Hockett ,  Matt R. Hogstrom ,  Edward M. Howard

发明人： Antonio Abbondanzio ,  Rohith K. Ashok ,  Roy F. Brabson ,  Hugh E. Hockett ,  Matt R. Hogstrom ,  Edward M. Howard

IPC分类号： G06F15/173 ,  G06F9/48 ,  H04L12/24

CPC分类号： G06F9/4856 ,  G06F9/5072 ,  H04L41/00 ,  H04L47/70

摘要： A method, system and computer program product for performing maintenance operations on a cloud computing node. An administrative server receives an indication that a maintenance operation is to be performed on a cloud computing node. The administrative server identifies which virtual machine(s) on the cloud computing node will be affected by the maintenance operation. The administrative server relocates the virtual machine(s) to be affected by the maintenance operation to other suitable cloud computing node(s) prior to the maintenance operation being performed. The administrative server then performs the maintenance operation on the cloud computing node. The virtual machine(s) may be relocated back to the cloud computing node after the maintenance operation is completed in response to a need to rebalance resources in such a manner. In this manner, maintenance operations may be performed on a cloud computing node without requiring to stop all the virtual machines in the node.

公开(公告)号：US20130191543A1

公开(公告)日：2013-07-25

申请号：US13356371

申请日：2012-01-23

申请人： Antonio Abbondanzio ,  Rohith K. Ashok ,  Roy F. Brabson ,  Hugh E. Hockett ,  Matt R. Hogstrom ,  Edward M. Howard

发明人： Antonio Abbondanzio ,  Rohith K. Ashok ,  Roy F. Brabson ,  Hugh E. Hockett ,  Matt R. Hogstrom ,  Edward M. Howard

IPC分类号： G06F15/173

CPC分类号： G06F9/4856 ,  G06F9/5072 ,  H04L41/00 ,  H04L47/70

摘要： A method, system and computer program product for performing maintenance operations on a cloud computing node. An administrative server receives an indication that a maintenance operation is to be performed on a cloud computing node. The administrative server identifies which virtual machine(s) on the cloud computing node will be affected by the maintenance operation. The administrative server relocates the virtual machine(s) to be affected by the maintenance operation to other suitable cloud computing node(s) prior to the maintenance operation being performed. The administrative server then performs the maintenance operation on the cloud computing node. The virtual machine(s) may be relocated back to the cloud computing node after the maintenance operation is completed in response to a need to rebalance resources in such a manner. In this manner, maintenance operations may be performed on a cloud computing node without requiring to stop all the virtual machines in the node.

摘要翻译： 一种用于在云计算节点上执行维护操作的方法，系统和计算机程序产品。 管理服务器接收到将在云计算节点上执行维护操作的指示。 管理服务器识别云计算节点上哪些虚拟机将受到维护操作的影响。 管理服务器在执行维护操作之前将维护操作影响的虚拟机重新定位到其他合适的云计算节点。 然后，管理服务器在云计算节点上执行维护操作。 响应于以这种方式重新平衡资源的需要，在完成维护操作之后，可以将虚拟机重新定位回云计算节点。 以这种方式，可以在云计算节点上执行维护操作，而不需要停止节点中的所有虚拟机。

公开(公告)号：US08458688B2

公开(公告)日：2013-06-04

申请号：US12648052

申请日：2009-12-28

申请人： Rohith K. Ashok ,  Matt R. Hogstrom ,  Jose Ortiz ,  Aaron K. Shook

发明人： Rohith K. Ashok ,  Matt R. Hogstrom ,  Jose Ortiz ,  Aaron K. Shook

IPC分类号： G06F9/44 ,  G06F9/445 ,  G06F9/455

CPC分类号： G06F8/65 ,  G06F8/61 ,  G06F8/62 ,  G06F9/45533

摘要： A computer-implemented method, system and/or computer program product manage software maintenance software in a computer system. A first snapshot is taken of first system states of a computer system. The first snapshot is mapped to a first maintenance software, which is further mapped to a specific user. The computer system is instructed to install the first maintenance software in response to an installation request from the specific user. If the specific user subsequently requests that the first maintenance software be removed from the computer system, then the mappings of the first snapshot and the first maintenance software are used to revert the computer system back to the first system states.

摘要翻译： 计算机实现的方法，系统和/或计算机程序产品管理计算机系统中的软件维护软件。 第一个快照是计算机系统的第一个系统状态。 第一个快照映射到第一个维护软件，进一步映射到特定的用户。 指示计算机系统响应来自特定用户的安装请求来安装第一维护软件。 如果特定用户随后请求从计算机系统中删除第一维护软件，则使用第一快照和第一维护软件的映射将计算机系统还原回第一系统状态。