Lifecycle management of custom resources in a cloud computing environment

    公开(公告)号:US11265366B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-01

    申请号:US16517189

    申请日:2019-07-19

    申请人: VMware, Inc.

    摘要: Example virtual appliances disclosed herein include processor circuitry to accept a resource definition of a custom resource to be executed in a cloud computing environment. Disclosed example virtual appliances also include a lifecycle manager to manage a lifecycle of the custom resource based on a state machine. Disclosed example virtual appliances further include a database to: (i) query the lifecycle manager for a set of operations available to execute in a current lifecycle state of the custom resource; (ii) update a catalog item for the custom resource to present the set of operations available to execute in the current lifecycle state of the custom resource, the catalog item created based on the resource definition of the custom resource; and (iii) in response to selection of a first operation in the set of operations, send a message to cause the processor circuitry to execute the first operation.

    Cloud agnostic blueprint
    2.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11249781B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-02-15

    申请号:US16004456

    申请日:2018-06-11

    申请人: VMware, Inc.

    摘要: A method to implement a cloud application includes receiving a blueprint of the cloud application, wherein the blueprint specifies virtual machines and a network connecting the virtual machines and being isolated from traffic external to the virtual machines. The method further includes automatically selecting a cloud profile specifying a cloud provider and a network isolation strategy and deploying the blueprint with the cloud provider by causing the cloud provider to create the virtual machines, create the network with the network isolation strategy, and attach the virtual machines to the network.

    Rule-based reallocation of hosted compute resources

    公开(公告)号:US10990429B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-04-27

    申请号:US15918230

    申请日:2018-03-12

    申请人: VMware, Inc.

    IPC分类号: G06F9/455 G06F9/46 G06F9/50

    摘要: Herein, rule-based handling of request for resource re-allocations provides for automated re-allocations, reducing the need for administrator intervention. The resources available to a reservation can be increased, decreased, or otherwise modified by forming and breaking selected connections between reservations and hosts. The rules herein determine which connections are to be formed or broken. Each rule associates a connection-modification criterion with a condition. In the event, the condition for a rule is satisfied by a reallocation request (and its context), the criterion is applied to the request plus its context to generate a list of connection modification plans. Each connection-modification plan identifies one or more connections between hosts and reservations to be formed or broken. Implementing the plan yields the desired re-allocation.

    METHODS, SYSTEMS AND APPARATUS FOR DYNAMICALLY EXTENDING A CLOUD MANAGEMENT SYSTEM BY ADDING ENDPOINT ADAPTER TYPES

    公开(公告)号:US20210359914A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-11-18

    申请号:US17306418

    申请日:2021-05-03

    申请人: VMware, Inc.

    摘要: Methods, apparatus and articles of manufacture for dynamically extending a cloud management system by adding endpoint adapter types are disclosed. An example cloud management system includes: an interface to communicate with an external device; a host to manage requests and allocate resources through one or more virtual machines; and an endpoint registry to include an endpoint adapter and metadata defining the endpoint adapter, the endpoint adapter to specify communication between at least one of the host or the external device and an endpoint. In the example cloud management system, the host is to at least enable, via the interface, the external device to access the endpoint registry a) to register an endpoint adapter configuration with the endpoint registry and b) to retrieve the endpoint adapter configuration from the endpoint registry.

    METHODS, SYSTEMS AND APPARATUS FOR CUSTOM INTERFACE SPECIFICATION IN A CLOUD MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20210314236A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-10-07

    申请号:US17234336

    申请日:2021-04-19

    申请人: VMware, Inc.

    摘要: Methods, apparatus and articles of manufacture for custom interface specification in a cloud management system are disclosed. An example cloud management system includes: a first interface to communicate with a second interface external to the cloud management system; and a host to manage requests from the second interface and allocate resources to the second interface as a reverse proxy for the second interface with respect to a backend. The example host is to at least: add, at the request of the second interface, an endpoint with respect to the second interface; fetch, at the request of the second interface, data for the endpoint from the backend, the backend identified for the endpoint based on metadata in a component registry; and provide the data from the backend to the second interface.

    METHODS, SYSTEMS AND APPARATUS TO TRIGGER A WORKFLOW IN A CLOUD COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT

    公开(公告)号:US20200174806A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-06-04

    申请号:US16780527

    申请日:2020-02-03

    申请人: VMware, Inc.

    摘要: Methods, apparatus and articles of manufacture to provide workflow subscription management in a cloud computing environment are disclosed. Example methods disclosed herein include causing display of a template corresponding to an event topic that is to trigger a workflow associated with a first workflow subscription, the first workflow subscription included in a plurality of workflow subscriptions having a hierarchy, the template to include a first field to specify whether at least one other workflow subscription associated with the event topic is to be blocked until a hierarchically dominant workflow subscription has at least one of been notified of the event topic or taken action based on the event topic. Disclosed example methods also include triggering the workflow in response to an event notification associated with the event topic.

    LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT OF CUSTOM RESOURCES IN A CLOUD COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT

    公开(公告)号:US20180145884A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-05-24

    申请号:US15360632

    申请日:2016-11-23

    申请人: VMware, Inc.

    摘要: Methods, apparatus and articles of manufacture to provide lifecycle management of custom resources in a cloud computing environment are disclosed. Example methods disclosed herein for custom resource lifecycle management include accepting, with an extensibility service implemented by a virtual appliance, a resource definition and a lifecycle definition for a custom resource to be executed in a cloud computing environment. Disclosed example methods also include managing, with a lifecycle manager implemented by the virtual appliance, a lifecycle of the custom resource based on a state machine implemented according to the lifecycle definition for the custom resource. Disclosed example methods further include providing, with a catalog implemented by the virtual appliance, a catalog item for the custom resource, the catalog item based on the resource definition for the custom resource.

    Methods, systems and apparatus for custom interface specification in a cloud management system

    公开(公告)号:US11343158B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-24

    申请号:US17234336

    申请日:2021-04-19

    申请人: VMware, Inc.

    摘要: Methods, apparatus and articles of manufacture for custom interface specification in a cloud management system are disclosed. An example cloud management system includes: a first interface to communicate with a second interface external to the cloud management system; and a host to manage requests from the second interface and allocate resources to the second interface as a reverse proxy for the second interface with respect to a backend. The example host is to at least: add, at the request of the second interface, an endpoint with respect to the second interface; fetch, at the request of the second interface, data for the endpoint from the backend, the backend identified for the endpoint based on metadata in a component registry; and provide the data from the backend to the second interface.