System and method for providing failovers for a cloud-based computing environment

• US 10,387,279 B2
• Filed: 02/15/2017
• Issued: 08/20/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Amazon.com, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Amazon.com, Inc.)
• Inventors: Gadish, Ofer, Feinberg, Leonid, Ehrlich, Ofir, Shai, Gil
• Primary Examiner(s): Ortiz Ditren, Belix M
• Application Number:
  US15/433,640
• Publication Number:
  US 20170161163A1
• Time in Patent Office: 916 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/1482 by means of middleware or OS functionality
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/2094 Redundant storage or storage space G06F11/2056 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/2097 maintaining the standby controller/processing unit updated initialisation or re-synchronisation thereof G06F11/1658 and subgroups
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2201/85 Active fault masking without idle spares active fault masking without idle spare hardware where processing functionality is redundant G06F11/2035
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46

Abstract

A method and system for providing failovers for a primary cloud-based computing environment (CBCE) residing in a first cloud environment. The method includes gathering information with respect to the primary CBCE; storing the gathered information in a storage space; updating the stored information based on at least one change with respect to the primary CBCE; determining, based on at least one status received from the primary CBCE, whether a failover is required for the primary CBCE; and initiating a reconstruction of the primary CBCE in a second cloud environment, when it is determined that a failover is required for the primary CBCE, wherein the reconstruction of the CBCE is based on the stored information.

Claims

1. A method for providing failovers for a primary cloud-based computing environment (CBCE) residing in a first cloud environment, comprising:

automatically gathering information with respect to the primary CBCE, the information comprising data of and configurations for each of a plurality of components of the primary CBCE;

storing the gathered information in a storage space that is not employed to provide a service in the primary CBCE;

updating the stored information based on at least one change with respect to the primary CBCE;

determining, based on at least one status received from the primary CBCE, whether a failover is required for the primary CBCE; and

initiating a reconstruction of the primary CBCE in a second cloud environment, when it is determined that a failover is required for the primary CBCE, wherein the reconstruction of the primary CBCE is based on the stored information.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein a failover is required for the primary CBCE when at least one element of the primary CBCE in the first cloud environment has failed.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein each of the first cloud environment and the second cloud environment includes a plurality of cloud computing infrastructures.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the primary CBCE is configured to execute at least one cloud-based application.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

replicating at least a portion of the primary CBCE to create a reconstructed CBCE, wherein the reconstructed CBCE is configured to execute the at least one cloud-based application.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the gathered information includes all components of the primary CBCE and a configuration of the primary CBCE, wherein the reconstructed CBCE includes the components and the configuration of the primary CBCE.

7. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

redirecting traffic from the primary CBCE to the reconstructed CBCE.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

selecting the second cloud environment for reconstruction of the primary CBCE.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

releasing the primary CBCE from either the first cloud environment or the second cloud environment, when the reconstruction of the primary CBCE is completed.

10. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon instructions for causing a processing circuitry to perform a process, the process comprising:

automatically gathering information with respect to a primary cloud-based computing environment (CBCE), the information comprising data of and configurations for each of a plurality of components of the primary CBCE;

storing the gathered information in a storage space that is not employed to provide a service in the primary CBCE;

updating the stored information based on at least one change with respect to the primary CBCE;

determining, based on at least one status received from the primary CBCE, whether a failover is required for the primary CBCE; and

initiating a reconstruction of the primary CBCE in a second cloud environment, when it is determined that a failover is required for the primary CBCE, wherein the reconstruction of the primary CBCE is based on the stored information.

11. A system for providing failovers for a primary cloud-based computing environment (CBCE) residing in a first cloud environment, comprising:

a processing circuitry; and

a memory, the memory containing instructions that, when executed by the processing circuitry, configure the system to;

gather information with respect to the primary CBCE, the information comprising data of and configurations for each of a plurality of components of the primary CBCE;

store the gathered information in a storage space that is not employed to provide a service in the primary CBCE;

update the gathered information based on at least one change with respect to the primary CBCE;

determine, based on at least one status received from the primary CBCE, whether a failover is required for the primary CBCE; and

initiate a reconstruction of the primary CBCE in a second cloud environment, when it is determined that a failover is required for the primary CBCE, wherein the reconstruction of the primary CBCE is based on the stored information.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein a failover is required for the primary CBCE when at least one element of the primary CBCE in the first cloud environment has failed.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein each of the first cloud environment and the second cloud environment includes a plurality of cloud computing infrastructures.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein the primary CBCE is configured to execute at least one cloud-based application.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the system is further configured to:

replicate at least a portion of the primary CBCE to create a reconstructed CBCE, wherein the reconstructed CBCE is configured to execute the at least one cloud-based application.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the gathered information includes all components of the primary CBCE and a configuration of the primary CBCE, wherein the reconstructed CBCE includes the components and the configuration of the primary CBCE.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein the system is further configured to:

redirect traffic from the primary CBCE to the reconstructed CBCE.

18. The system of claim 11, wherein the system is further configured to:

select the second cloud environment for reconstruction of the primary CBCE.

19. The system of claim 11, wherein the system is further configured:

release the primary CBCE from either the first cloud environment or the second cloud environment, when the reconstruction of the primary CBCE is completed.