Application service location and management system
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1. A system for locating and managing application services, the system comprising:
- a processor; and
a memory hosting a service location management (SLM) manager, which when executed by the processor, is to receive multicast messages over a data center network from one or more server-associated SLM agents associated with one or more servers, the multicast messages including;
an identification (ID) of the one or more servers;
a list of service applications provided by the one or more servers; and
a physical location of the one or more servers.
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Abstract
A system for locating and managing application services according to one embodiment includes a location determination circuit configured to determine a physical location of an associated server; and a service location management (SLM) agent associated with the server. The SLM agent is configured to maintain a registry of service applications provided by the server and to transmit multicast messages over a data center network. The multicast messages are configured to advertise: an identification (ID) of the server; the service applications provided by the server; and the physical location of the server.
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24 Claims
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1. A system for locating and managing application services, the system comprising:
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a processor; and a memory hosting a service location management (SLM) manager, which when executed by the processor, is to receive multicast messages over a data center network from one or more server-associated SLM agents associated with one or more servers, the multicast messages including; an identification (ID) of the one or more servers; a list of service applications provided by the one or more servers; and a physical location of the one or more servers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for locating and managing application services, the method comprising:
receiving multicast messages over a data center network from one or more server-associated service location management (SLM) agents associated with one or more servers, the multicast messages including; an identification (ID) of the one or more servers; a list of service applications provided by the one or more servers; and a physical location of the one or more servers. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon which when executed by a processor result in the following operations for locating and managing application services, the operations comprising:
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receive multicast messages over a data center network from one or more server-associated service location management (SLM) agents associated with one or more servers, the multicast messages including; an identification (ID) of the one or more servers; a list of service applications provided by the one or more servers; and a physical location of the one or more servers. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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