Jointly managing a cloud and non-cloud environment

• US 10,412,192 B2
• Filed: 05/10/2016
• Issued: 09/10/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 05/10/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Iqbal, Mickey, Kunde, Hans-Juergen, Pfitzmann, Birgit M., Schlatter, Marcel, Widmayer, Gerhard A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Elfervig, Taylor A
• Application Number:
  US15/150,838
• Publication Number:
  US 20170331920A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,218 Days
• Field of Search: 709223
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0686 Additional information in the notification, e.g. enhancement of specific meta-data
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0873 Checking configuration conflicts between network elements
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/20 Network management software packages
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/5096 wherein the managed service relates to distributed or central networked applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/104 Peer-to-peer [P2P] networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/63 Routing a service request depending on the request content or context

Abstract

Examples of techniques for jointly managing a cloud and non-cloud environment are disclosed. In one example implementation according to aspects of the present disclosure, a method includes: receiving a request to be executed on one of a cloud resource and a non-cloud resource using one of cloud orchestration and non-cloud orchestration, the request comprising a plurality of tasks; scheduling the first task for execution on the cloud resource by a cloud orchestration device using a joint cloud and non-cloud management device; scheduling the second task for execution on the non-cloud resource by a non-cloud orchestration device using a non-cloud management device; and scheduling the third task for execution on the non-cloud resource by the non-cloud orchestration device using the joint cloud and non-cloud management device.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for jointly managing a cloud and non-cloud environment, the method comprising:

receiving a request to be executed on one of a cloud resource and a non-cloud resource using one of cloud orchestration and non-cloud orchestration, the request comprising a plurality of tasks;

determining, by a processing device, based on the request, whether to execute a first task of the plurality of tasks on the cloud resource using cloud orchestration;

based on a determination to execute the first task of the plurality of tasks on the cloud resource using cloud orchestration, scheduling the first task for execution on the cloud resource by a cloud orchestration device using a joint cloud and non-cloud management device;

determining, by the processing device, based on the request, whether to execute a second task of the plurality of tasks on the non-cloud resource using non-cloud orchestration;

based on a determination to execute the second task of the plurality of tasks on the non-cloud resource using non-cloud orchestration, scheduling the second task for execution on the non-cloud resource by a non-cloud orchestration device using a non-cloud management device;

determining, by the processing device, based on the request, whether to execute a third task of the plurality of tasks on the non-cloud resource using non-cloud orchestration; and

based on a determination to execute the third task of the plurality of tasks on the non-cloud resource using non-cloud orchestration, scheduling the third task for execution on the non-cloud resource by the non-cloud orchestration device using the joint cloud and non-cloud management device, wherein the joint cloud and non-cloud management device executes the third task using a cloud software application and a non-cloud software application, the non-cloud software application being provisioned on an operating system of the cloud resource.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a first indication that the first task was executed by the cloud resource; and

storing the first indication in a configuration management database.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, further comprising:

receiving a second indication that the second task was executed by the non-cloud resource; and

storing the second indication in the configuration management database.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 3, further comprising:

receiving a third indication that the first task was executed on the non-cloud resource; and

storing the third indication in the configuration management database.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining whether to schedule one of the plurality of tasks on one of the cloud orchestration device and the non-cloud orchestration device.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

performing conflict resolution when a conflict is identified between one of a user and the joint cloud and non-cloud management device and the non-cloud management device.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 6, further comprising:

sending an alarm to the user alerting the user of the conflict.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the request is one of a service request and a change request.

9. A system for jointly managing a cloud and non-cloud environment, the system comprising:

a memory having computer readable instructions; and

a processing device for executing the computer readable instructions, the computer readable instructions comprising;

receiving a request to be executed on one of a cloud resource and a non-cloud resource using one of cloud orchestration and non-cloud orchestration, the request comprising a plurality of tasks;

determining, based on the request, whether to execute a first task of the plurality of tasks on the cloud resource using cloud orchestration;

based on a determination to execute the first task of the plurality of tasks on the cloud resource using cloud orchestration, scheduling the first task for execution on the cloud resource by a cloud orchestration device using a joint cloud and non-cloud management device;

determining, based on the request, whether to execute a second task of the plurality of tasks on the non-cloud resource using non-cloud orchestration;

based on a determination to execute the second task of the plurality of tasks on the non-cloud resource using non-cloud orchestration, scheduling the second task for execution on the non-cloud resource by a non-cloud orchestration device using a non-cloud management device;

determining, based on the request, whether to execute a third task of the plurality of tasks on the non-cloud resource using non-cloud orchestration; and

based on a determination to execute the third task of the plurality of tasks on the non-cloud resource using non-cloud orchestration, scheduling the third task for execution on the non-cloud resource by the non-cloud orchestration device using the joint cloud and non-cloud management device, wherein the joint cloud and non-cloud management device executes the third task using a cloud software application and a non-cloud software application, the non-cloud software application being provisioned on an operating system of the cloud resource.

10. The system of claim 9, the computer readable instructions further comprising:

receiving a first indication that the first task was executed by the cloud resource; and

storing the first indication in a configuration management database.

11. The system of claim 10, the computer readable instructions further comprising:

receiving a second indication that the second task was executed by the non-cloud resource; and

storing the second indication in the configuration management database.

12. The system of claim 11, the computer readable instructions further comprising:

receiving a third indication that the first task was executed on the non-cloud resource; and

storing the third indication in the configuration management database.

13. The system of claim 9, the computer readable instructions further comprising:

determining whether to schedule one of the plurality of tasks on one of the cloud orchestration device and the non-cloud orchestration device.

14. The system of claim 9, the computer readable instructions further comprising:

performing conflict resolution when a conflict is identified between one of a user and the joint cloud and non-cloud management device and the non-cloud management device.

15. The system of claim 14, the computer readable instructions further comprising:

sending an alarm to the user alerting the user of the conflict.

16. The system of claim 9, wherein the request is one of a service request and a change request.

17. A computer program product for jointly managing a cloud and non-cloud environment, the computer program product comprising:

a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by a processing device to cause the processing device to;

receive a request to be executed on one of a cloud resource and a non-cloud resource using one of cloud orchestration and non-cloud orchestration, the request comprising a plurality of tasks;

determining, based on the request, whether to execute a first task of the plurality of tasks on the cloud resource using cloud orchestration;

based on a determination to execute the first task of the plurality of tasks on the cloud resource using cloud orchestration, schedule the first task for execution on the cloud resource by a cloud orchestration device using a joint cloud and non-cloud management device;

determining, based on the request, whether to execute a second task of the plurality of tasks on the non-cloud resource using non-cloud orchestration;

based on a determination to execute the second task of the plurality of tasks on the non-cloud resource using non-cloud orchestration, schedule the second task for execution on the non-cloud resource by a non-cloud orchestration device using a non-cloud management device;

determining, based on the request, whether to execute a third task of the plurality of tasks on the non-cloud resource using non-cloud orchestration; and

based on a determination to execute the third task of the plurality of tasks on the non-cloud resource using non-cloud orchestration, schedule the third task for execution on the non-cloud resource by the non-cloud orchestration device using the joint cloud and non-cloud management device, wherein the joint cloud and non-cloud management device executes the third task using a cloud software application and a non-cloud software application, the non-cloud software application being provisioned on an operating system of the cloud resource.

18. The computer program product of claim 17, the program instructions further executable by the processing device to cause the processing device to:

determine whether to schedule one of the plurality of tasks on one of the cloud orchestration device and the non-cloud orchestration device.

19. The computer program product of claim 17, the program instructions further executable by the processing device to cause the processing device to:

perform conflict resolution when a conflict is identified between one of a user and the joint cloud and non-cloud management device and the non-cloud management device; and

send an alarm to the user alerting the user of the conflict.

20. A system for jointly managing a cloud and non-cloud environment, the system comprising:

a service management device;

a cloud orchestration device;

a non-cloud orchestration device;

a joint cloud and non-cloud management device; and

a non-cloud management device,

wherein the service management device is configured to

receive a first request, and

address, based on the first request received, the first request to one of the cloud orchestration device and the non-cloud orchestration device;

wherein the cloud orchestration device is configured to

receive a second request from the service management device,

to address, based on the second request, the second request to the joint cloud and non-cloud management device, and

to identify, based on the second request, a first task to schedule for execution by a cloud software application;

wherein, the non-cloud orchestration device is configured to

receive the second request from the service management device,

address, based on the second request, the second request to an appropriate one of the joint cloud and non-cloud management device and the non-cloud management device, and

identify a second task to schedule for execution by a non-cloud software application, and

wherein the joint cloud and non-cloud management device is configured to

receive a third request from at least one of the cloud orchestration device and the non-cloud orchestration device,

identify, based on the third request, a third task to be performed using both the cloud software application and the non-cloud software application, and

execute the identified third task using the cloud software application and the non-cloud software application.