Packaging tool for first and third party component deployment
First Claim
1. A system for managing a cloud design, comprising:
- a processor and a memory storing thereon computer-executable instructions, the system communicatively coupled to a storage device storing a database of available cloud design components, where the available cloud design components comprise one or more of user resources, database resources, and feature resources, where the available cloud design components have a standard Interface, and where the available cloud design components are congruent with a descriptor language including standardized parameters for the available cloud design components,the system being configured such that, when executed by the processor, the computer-executable instructions cause the system to;
cause a generation of a graphical user interface at a computing device that includes a listing of the available cloud design components;
receive, via the graphical user interface generated at the computing device, a selection of the available cloud design components for the cloud design; and
adjust performance of one or more of the selected components using the descriptor language to specify component parameters,wherein a single cloud design comprising the available cloud design components is used to create a live environment for use and a test environment for development, andwherein the listing of the available cloud design components comprises nested hierarchies of component groupings, where component parameters are maintained separately for each instance of a component in a hierarchy of the nested hierarchies of component groupings, allowing reuse of one or more of the available cloud design components in one or more cloud designs.
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Abstract
A cloud declarative language is used to configure and reconfigure cloud computing environments. The language includes physical and logical topology declarations as well as cloud operations commands, and allows users to declare commands at multiple topology hierarchies. The language may be used to create scripts and sets of scripts that are used to configure cloud stacks and other operational parameters. Scripts may be created through direct editing by cloud designers or with the aid of graphical user interfaces. Scripts may be automatically generated using templates of configurations and requirements and use for rapid prototyping and testing of cloud environments. Scripts may also be used to monitor conformance with specified configurations, and to facilitate deployment of incremental modifications to configurations.
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18 Claims
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1. A system for managing a cloud design, comprising:
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a processor and a memory storing thereon computer-executable instructions, the system communicatively coupled to a storage device storing a database of available cloud design components, where the available cloud design components comprise one or more of user resources, database resources, and feature resources, where the available cloud design components have a standard Interface, and where the available cloud design components are congruent with a descriptor language including standardized parameters for the available cloud design components, the system being configured such that, when executed by the processor, the computer-executable instructions cause the system to; cause a generation of a graphical user interface at a computing device that includes a listing of the available cloud design components; receive, via the graphical user interface generated at the computing device, a selection of the available cloud design components for the cloud design; and adjust performance of one or more of the selected components using the descriptor language to specify component parameters, wherein a single cloud design comprising the available cloud design components is used to create a live environment for use and a test environment for development, and wherein the listing of the available cloud design components comprises nested hierarchies of component groupings, where component parameters are maintained separately for each instance of a component in a hierarchy of the nested hierarchies of component groupings, allowing reuse of one or more of the available cloud design components in one or more cloud designs. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for managing a cloud design, comprising:
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storing a database of available cloud design components, where the available cloud design components comprise one or more of user resources, database resources, and feature resources, where the available cloud design components have a standard interface, and where the available cloud design components are congruent with a descriptor language including standardized parameters for the available cloud design components; causing a generation of a graphical user interface at a computing device that includes a listing of available cloud design components, receiving, via the graphical user interface generated at the computing device, a selection of the available cloud design components for the cloud design; and adjusting performance of the selected components using the descriptor language to specify component parameters, wherein a single cloud design comprising the available cloud design components is used to create a live environment for use and a test environment for development, wherein the listing of the available cloud design components comprises nested hierarchies of component groupings, where component parameters are maintained separately for each instance of a component in a hierarchy of the nested hierarchies of component groupings, allowing reuse of one or more of the available cloud design components in one or more cloud designs. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for monitoring cloud design compliance, comprising:
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storing a database of available cloud design components, where the available cloud design components comprise one or more of user resources, database resources, and feature resources, where the available cloud design components have a standard interface, and where the available cloud design components are congruent with a descriptor language including standardized parameters for the available cloud design components; storing a cloud design in a form of a listing of selected available cloud design components in conjunction with parameters for the selected components, where the parameters are expressed in terms of the descriptor language; comparing a cloud deployment to the cloud design; and reporting a number of discrepancies between the cloud design and the cloud deployment, wherein a single cloud design comprising the available cloud design components is used to create a live environment for use and a test environment for cloud development, and wherein the listing of the selected cloud design components comprises nested hierarchies of component groupings, where component parameters are maintained separately for each instance of a component in a hierarchy of the nested hierarchies of component groupings, allowing reuse of one or more of the selected cloud design components in one or more cloud designs. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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