Automated deployment of applications

• US 10,459,709 B1
• Filed: 11/10/2014
• Issued: 10/29/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 11/10/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Amazon.com, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Amazon.com, Inc.)
• Inventors: Troutman, Andrew Thomas, Balasubramanian, Suryanarayanan, McFarlane, Joshua William
• Primary Examiner(s): Aguilera, Todd
• Application Number:
  US14/537,659
• Time in Patent Office: 1,814 Days
• Field of Search: 717168-178, 709220-222
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/60 Software deployment
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/65 Updates security arrangements therefor G06F21/57
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/658 Incremental updates; Differential updates
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/046 comprising network management agents or mobile agents therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0803 Configuration setting
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0806 for initial configuration or provisioning, e.g. plug-and-play
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0895 Configuration of virtualised networks or elements, e.g. virtualised network function or OpenFlow elements
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/40 using virtualisation of network functions or resources, e.g. SDN or NFV entities
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/10 Active monitoring, e.g. heartbeat, ping or trace-route

Abstract

Functionality is disclosed for automated deployment of applications. A network-based deployment service provides functionality for deploying software components to physical or virtual hosts in a service provider network and/or to hosts in other types of networks external to the service provider network. A user of the deployment service creates an application revision that includes deployable content and an application specification defining how the application is to be deployed and one or more lifecycle events. The application revision is then uploaded to a storage service, source code repository, or other location. A deployment configuration is also created that defines the location of the application revision, a deployment group, and a schedule for the deployment. A deployment agent executing on hosts in the deployment group obtains the application revision from the specified location, deploys the deployable content according to the schedule, and performs the lifecycle events.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

obtaining a deployment configuration that specifies;

a location of an application to be deployed to a plurality of hosts comprising a deployment group,

a schedule for deployment of the application;

one or more failure conditions; and

a period of time associated with the one or more failure conditions;

determining, based at least in part on the deployment configuration;

a first type of deployment from a plurality of different deployment types;

a first subset of the deployment group; and

a configuration option that indicates deployment of the application is to be performed by;

creating a set of new hosts in the deployment group;

replacing affected hosts in the deployment group with the set of new hosts; and

removing the affected hosts from the deployment group;

causing the first subset to access the application from the location;

deploying, as a result of determining that a second type of deployment from the plurality of different deployment types has not been specified in the deployment configuration, the application based at least in part on the first type of deployment in accordance with the configuration option; and

determining, after the period of time and based at least in part on the one or more failure conditions and an outcome of deploying the application to the first subset of the deployment group, a second subset of the deployment group to which to deploy the application according to the schedule and the configuration option.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the schedule is determined by instructions inputted by a user associated with a deployment service.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of hosts operate in a service provider network on which the deployment configuration is received, or in a network external to the service provider network.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 3, wherein the application is stored by a storage service in the service provider network or by a source code repository external to the service provider network.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the deployment configuration further defines one or more deployment lifecycle events to be performed on the deployment group in conjunction with the deployment of the application.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of different deployment types further includes

percentage-based deployment.

7. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising computer-executable instructions stored thereupon which, upon execution by a computer, cause the computer to at least:

obtain a deployment configuration that includes;

a location of an application to be deployed to a plurality of hosts comprising a deployment group;

a schedule for deploying the application;

at least a first type of deployment of a plurality of different types of deployment available to be specified in the deployment configuration;

one or more failure conditions;

a period of time associated with the one or more failure conditions; and

a configuration option that indicates deployment of the application is to be performed by;

creating a new set of hosts in the deployment group;

replacing affected hosts in the deployment group with the new set of hosts; and

removing the affected hosts from the deployment group;

determine, based at least in part upon the schedule, a first subset of the deployment group;

instruct, due to a determination that a second type of deployment of the plurality of different types of deployment has not been specified in the deployment configuration, a deployment agent executing on the first subset of the deployment group to;

access the application from the location; and

deploy the application to the first subset of the deployment group with the first type of deployment according to the configuration option; and

determine, based at least in part on the period of time associated with the one or more failure conditions and an outcome of deploying the application to the first subset of the deployment group, a second subset of the deployment group to which to deploy the application according to the schedule and the configuration option.

8. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 7, wherein the application is stored by a storage service at a different network location from the computer and the plurality of hosts.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 7, wherein the application is stored by a source code repository at a different network location from the computer and the plurality of hosts.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 7, wherein the plurality of hosts are provided by an on-demand computing service operating on a network associated with the computer.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 7, wherein the plurality of hosts are located in a customer network external to a network associated with the computer.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 7, wherein the schedule specifies a percentage-based deployment.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 7, wherein deploying the application is associated with causing one or more deployment lifecycle events to be performed prior to deploying the application to the first subset of the deployment group, following deployment of the application to the first subset of the deployment group, prior to executing the application on the first subset of the deployment group, or following the execution of the application on the first subset of the deployment group.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 7, further comprising to instruct, as a result of a determination that neither the second type of deployment nor a third type of deployment of the plurality of different types of deployment has been specified in the deployment configuration, the deployment agent to deploy the application on the first subset of the deployment group based at least in part on the first type of deployment according to a configuration option.

15. A system, comprising:

memory storing instructions that;

if executed by at least one or more processors, cause the system to at least;

obtain a deployment configuration that specifies;

a location of an application to be deployed to a plurality of hosts comprising a deployment group;

a schedule for deployment of the application;

one or more failure conditions for the deployment;

a period of time associated with the one or more failure conditions;

at least a first type of deployment of a plurality of deployment types to be performed; and

a configuration option indicating deployment of the application is to be performed by;

instantiating new hosts in the deployment group;

replacing affected hosts in the deployment group with the new hosts; and

removing the affected hosts from the deployment group;

determine, based at least in part on the schedule, a first portion of the deployment group;

cause, as a result of a determination that another type of deployment of the plurality of deployment types has not been specified in the deployment configuration, the first portion of the deployment group to access the application from the location and to deploy the application based at least in part on the first type of deployment according to the configuration option, wherein the first type of deployment is different from the another type of deployment performable by the system, indicated by the deployment configuration; and

determine, after the period of time and based at least in part on the one or more failure conditions and an outcome of deploying the application to the first portion of the deployment group, a second portion of the deployment group to which to deploy the application according to the schedule and the configuration option.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein a deployment service associated with a network connected to the system exposes one or more network service APIs to receive the deployment configuration.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the plurality of hosts operate in the network or in a different network external to the network.

18. The system of claim 15, wherein the deployment configuration indicates an exponential deployment.

19. The system of claim 15, wherein the application comprises one or more files that have changed as compared to a previous version of the application.

20. The system of claim 15, wherein the deployment configuration further defines one or more deployment lifecycle events.

21. The system of claim 20, wherein the deployment lifecycle events are performed on the first portion of the deployment group prior to deploying the application on the first portion of the deployment group, following deployment of the application to the first portion of the deployment group, prior to executing the application on the first portion of the deployment group, or following the execution of the application on the first portion of the deployment group.