Coordination of processes in cloud computing environments

• US 10,715,457 B2
• Filed: 08/13/2014
• Issued: 07/14/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 06/15/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Oracle International Corporation (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Oracle International Corporation (Oracle Corporation)
• Inventors: Palan, Kiran, Van Biljon, Willem Robert, Siddha, Vividh, Judkowitz, Jay
• Primary Examiner(s): Parry, Chris
• Assistant Examiner(s): Sayoc, Kristoffer L S
• Application Number:
  US14/459,104
• Publication Number:
  US 20150120936A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,162 Days
• Field of Search: 709219, 709226
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6218 to a system of files or objects, e.g. local or distributed file system or database
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2141 Access rights, e.g. capability lists, access control lists, access tables, access matrices
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2145 Inheriting rights or properties, e.g., propagation of permissions or restrictions within a hierarchy
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0631 Resource planning, allocation, distributing or scheduling for enterprises or organisations
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/5045 Making service definitions prior to deployment
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/5096 wherein the managed service relates to distributed or central networked applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/70 Admission control; Resource allocation

Abstract

Methods and systems of managing computer cloud resources, including at least one database, at least one server configured to, act as an orchestration site, wherein the orchestration site is configured to receive at least one cloud resource management plan from at least one user and store the at least one plan in the at least one database and act as an orchestration manager. The orchestration manager is configured to retrieve the at least one plan from the at least one database and execute the plan with at least one site controller.

Claims

1. A method of managing computer cloud resources, the method comprising:

receiving, by an orchestration system implemented by at least one server computer of a cloud computing system, through a programming interface, from a client system, information that defines an orchestration for performing one or more functions using a plurality of objects across a plurality of cloud service systems, wherein a first object of the plurality of objects is provided by a first cloud service system of the plurality of cloud service systems, wherein a second object of the plurality of objects is provided by a second cloud service system of the plurality of cloud service systems, wherein the first cloud service system is provided by a first cloud service provider and the second cloud service system is provided by a second cloud service provider, and wherein for each of the plurality of objects, the information indicates a plurality of parameters for an instance of the object, the plurality of parameters including a first parameter indicating site information specifying a location where to instantiate an instance of the object and a second parameter indicating an image list defining a path for the instance of the object;

generating, by the at least one server computer, a first cloud resource management plan for the orchestration for performing the one or more functions using the plurality of objects, wherein the first cloud resource management plan is generated based on the received information that defines the plurality of objects for the orchestration, wherein the generating the first cloud resource management plan includes grouping objects of the plurality of objects that have a first same type or configured to perform a first same function into a first group, and wherein the first group comprises the first object provided by the first cloud service provider;

adding, by the at least one server computer, a first policy regarding the first group of objects to the first cloud resource management plan based on the received information that defines the plurality of objects for the orchestration;

generating, by the at least one server computer, a second cloud resource management plan for the orchestration for performing the one or more functions using the plurality of objects, wherein the second cloud resource management plan is generated based on the received information that defines the plurality of objects for the orchestration, wherein the generating the second cloud resource management plan includes grouping objects of the plurality of objects that have a second same type or configured to perform a second same function into a second group, and wherein the second group comprises the second object provided by the second cloud service provider;

adding, by the at least one server computer, a second policy regarding the second group of objects to the second cloud resource management plan based on the received information that defines the plurality of objects for the orchestration;

defining, by the at least one server computer, a relationship between the first cloud resource management plan and the second cloud resource management plan to generate the orchestration based on the received information that defines the orchestration;

storing, by the at least one server computer and in at least one storage, the first cloud resource management plan and the second cloud resource management plan;

receiving, by the at least one server computer, through the programming interface, a command including an input parameter to perform the one or more functions for the orchestration;

retrieving, via the at least one server computer acting as an orchestration manager, the first cloud resource management plan and the second cloud resource management plan from the at least one storage based on the orchestration and the relationship between the first cloud resource management plan and the second cloud resource management plan; and

executing, by the at least one server computer with at least one site controller of the orchestration system, the first cloud resource management plan and the second cloud resource management plan to perform, based on the input parameter, the one or more functions using the first object accessed from the first cloud service system and the second object accessed from the second cloud service system.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one server computer acts as an orchestration site for the orchestration system to receive the information, wherein the at least one server computer acts as an orchestration manager for the orchestration system to retrieve the first cloud resource management plan and the second cloud resource management plan, and wherein the orchestration site and the orchestration manager are further configured for communication over a distributed messaging bus.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the communication includes sending information indicating whether the first cloud resource management plan and the second cloud resource management plan are ready for execution.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising defining, by the at least one server computer, a relationship between the orchestration and another orchestration, wherein the another orchestration comprises a third cloud resource management plan.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein the third cloud resource management plan includes a third group of objects of the plurality of objects and a third policy regarding the third group of objects.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the defining the relationship between the first cloud resource management plan and the second cloud resource management plan includes adding information regarding an interaction of the at least one group of cloud resources with other groups of cloud resources.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising adding, by the at least one server computer, a first label to the first cloud resource management plan and a second label to the second cloud resource management plan, and adding, by the at least one server computer, a third object of the plurality of objects to the first cloud resource management plan, wherein:

the first label is different from the second label; and

the third object is a sub cloud resource management plan.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one site controller includes a cloud resource.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the storage is at least one of a database and cloud storage.

10. A system of managing computer cloud resources, the system comprising:

at least one memory storage; and

at least one server computer of a cloud computing system, the at least one server computer being configured to;

receive, through a programming interface, from a client system, information that defines an orchestration for performing one or more functions using a plurality of objects across a plurality of cloud service systems, wherein a first object of the plurality of objects is provided by a first cloud service system of the plurality of cloud service systems, wherein a second object of the plurality of objects is provided by a second cloud service system of the plurality of cloud service systems, wherein the first cloud service system is provided by a first cloud service provider and the second cloud service system is provided by a second cloud service provider, and wherein for each of the plurality of objects, the information indicates a plurality of parameters for an instance of the object, the plurality of parameters including a first parameter indicating site information specifying a location where to instantiate an instance of the object and a second parameter indicating an image list defining a path for the instance of the object;

generate a first cloud resource management plan for the orchestration for performing the one or more functions using the plurality of objects, wherein the first cloud resource management plan is generated based on the received information that defines the plurality of objects for the orchestration, and wherein the generating the first cloud resource management plan includes grouping objects of the plurality of objects that have a first same type or configured to perform a first same function into a first group, and wherein the first group comprises the first object provided by the first cloud service provider;

add a first policy regarding the first group of objects to the first cloud resource management plan based on the received information that defines the plurality of objects for the orchestration;

generate a second cloud resource management plan for the orchestration for performing the one or more functions using the plurality of objects, wherein the second cloud resource management plan is generated based on the received information that defines the plurality of objects for the orchestration, wherein the generating the second cloud resource management plan includes grouping objects of the plurality of objects that have a second same type or configured to perform a second same function into a second group, and wherein the second group comprises the second object provided by the second cloud service provider;

add a second policy regarding the second group of objects to the second cloud resource management plan based on the received information that defines the plurality of objects for the orchestration;

define a relationship between the first cloud resource management plan and the second cloud resource management plan to generate the orchestration based on the received information that defines the orchestration;

store, in the at least one memory storage, the first cloud resource management plan and the second cloud resource management plan;

receive, through the programming interface, a command including an input parameter to perform the one or more functions for the orchestration;

retrieve the first cloud resource management plan and the second cloud resource management plan from the at least one storage based on the orchestration and the relationship between the first cloud resource management plan and the second cloud resource management plan; and

execute, using at least one site controller of the system the first cloud resource management plan and the second cloud resource management plan to perform, based on the input parameter, the one or more functions using the first object accessed from the first cloud service system and the second object accessed from the second cloud service system.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the first object is at least one of, a virtual machine, a physical machine, an operating system, a storage service, a networking service, and an application service.

12. The system of claim 10, wherein the at least one server computer is further configured to define a relationship between the orchestration and another orchestration, wherein the another orchestration comprises a third cloud resource management plan.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the third cloud resource management plan includes a third group of objects of the plurality of objects and a third policy regarding the third group of objects.

14. The system of claim 10, wherein the defining the relationship between the first cloud resource management plan and the second cloud resource management plan includes adding information regarding an interaction of the at least one group of cloud resources with other groups of cloud resources.

15. The system of claim 10, wherein the at least one server computer is further configured to add a first label to the first cloud resource management plan and a second label to the second cloud resource management plan, and adding, by the at least one server computer, a third object of the plurality of objects to the first cloud resource management plan, wherein:

the first label is different from the second label; and

the third object is a sub cloud resource management plan.

16. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a computing device, cause the computing device to perform a method comprising:

receiving information that defines an orchestration for performing one or more functions using a plurality of objects across a plurality of cloud service systems, wherein a first object of the plurality of objects is provided by a first cloud service system of the plurality of cloud service systems, wherein a second object of the plurality of objects is provided by a second cloud service system of the plurality of cloud service systems, wherein the first cloud service system is provided by a first cloud service provider and the second cloud service system is provided by a second cloud service provider, and wherein for each of the plurality of objects, the information indicates a plurality of parameters for an instance of the object, the plurality of parameters including a first parameter indicating site information specifying a location where to instantiate an instance of the object and a second parameter indicating an image list defining a path for the instance of the object;

generating a first cloud resource management plan for the orchestration for performing the one or more functions using the plurality of objects, wherein the first cloud resource management plan is generated based on the received information that defines the plurality of objects for the orchestration, wherein the generating the first cloud resource management plan includes grouping objects of the plurality of objects that have a first same type or configured to perform a first same function into a first group, and wherein the first group comprises the first object provided by the first cloud service provider;

adding a first policy regarding the first group of objects to the first cloud resource management plan based on the received information that defines the plurality of objects for the orchestration;

generating a second cloud resource management plan for the orchestration for performing the one or more functions using the plurality of objects, wherein the second cloud resource management plan is generated based on the received information that defines the plurality of objects for the orchestration, wherein the generating the second cloud resource management plan includes grouping objects of the plurality of objects that have a second same type or configured to perform a second same function into a second group, and wherein the second group comprises the second object provided by the second cloud service provider;

adding a second policy regarding the second group of objects to the second cloud resource management plan based on the received information that defines the plurality of objects for the orchestration;

defining a relationship between the first cloud resource management plan and the second cloud resource management plan to generate the orchestration based on the received information that defines the orchestration;

storing, in at least one storage, the first cloud resource management plan and the second cloud resource management plan;

receiving a command including an input parameter to perform the one or more functions for the orchestration;

retrieving the first cloud resource management plan and the second cloud resource management plan from the at least one storage based on the orchestration and the relationship between the first cloud resource management plan and the second cloud resource management plan; and

executing the first cloud resource management plan and the second cloud resource management plan to perform, based on the input parameter, the one or more functions using the first object accessed from the first cloud service system and the second object accessed from the second cloud service system.

17. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 16, wherein the first object is at least one of, a virtual machine, a physical machine, an operating system, a storage service, a networking service, and an application service.

18. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 16, wherein the method further comprises defining a relationship between the orchestration and another orchestration, wherein the another orchestration comprises a third cloud resource management plan.

19. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 18, wherein the third cloud resource management plan includes a third group of objects of the plurality of objects and a third policy regarding the third group of objects.

20. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 16, wherein the defining the relationship between the first cloud resource management plan and the second cloud resource management plan includes adding information regarding an interaction of the at least one group of cloud resources with other groups of cloud resources.