System and method providing virtual applications architecture

• US 20050262173A1
• Filed: 07/20/2005
• Published: 11/24/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 09/12/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Ferroni, Cameron J.A., Ludeman, John F., Limprecht, Rodney T., Devlin, William D., Grant, Justin, Thomas, Michael W., Mallet, Alexander E., Multerer, Boyd C., Choquier, Philippe, Dillingham, Lara N., Sleeman, Martin J., Clark, Quentin J.
• Granted Patent: US 7,657,580 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/5066 Algorithms for mapping a plurality of inter-dependent sub-tasks onto a plurality of physical CPUs mappping at compile time, see G06F8/451

Abstract

A virtual applications architecture is provided according to the present invention. The architecture includes a topology manager for managing applications across a plurality of members, and a virtual applications manager for defining a plurality of resources comprising the applications. The topology manager communicates with the plurality of members to initiate scaling of the applications associated with the virtual applications manager to the members. The architecture may also include a replication system for deploying the applications to the members.

Claims

1. A system that manages a plurality of members, comprising:

a virtual applications manager that defines a subset of managed resources; and

a topology manager that manages resources of the plurality of members, by way of scaling and propagating the subset of managed resources across the plurality of members.

2. The system of claim 1, the topology manager determines and synchronizes the resources of the plurality of members into an application.

3. The system of claim 2, the application is managed by monitoring a performance.

4. The system of claim 3, the performance is monitored by at least one of an entity view and a member view.

5. The system of claim 2, the application is managed by balancing an application load across a plurality of computer resources.

6. The system of claim 2, the application is managed by receiving an event notification.

7. The system of claim 1, the managed resources are scaled and propagated at least one of automatically for new content, manually, and periodically.

8. A virtual applications architecture, comprising:

means for managing applications across a plurality of members;

means for defining a plurality of resources comprising the applications; and

means for communicating with the plurality of members to determine if the applications have been deployed to the members.

9. The virtual applications architecture of claim 8 further comprising:

means for replicating applications to the plurality of members.

10. The virtual applications architecture of claim 8 further comprising:

means for providing at least one of performance management and failure management.

11. The virtual applications architecture of claim 8 further comprising:

means for providing load balancing.

12. The virtual applications architecture of claim 8 further comprising:

means for providing a service level agreement among the plurality of members.

13. A method for providing a virtual applications architecture, comprising:

managing applications across a plurality of members;

defining a plurality of resources comprising the applications; and

communicating with the plurality of members to determine if the applications have been deployed to the members.

14. The method of claim 13 further comprising:

sending a list to the plurality of members;

receiving an action list from the plurality of members; and

sending an update list to the plurality of members based upon the action list.

15. The method of claim 13 further comprising:

providing performance management.

16. The method of claim 15 further comprising:

generating event logs;

aggregating event logs from the plurality of members; and

providing at least one of collective and individual performance view.

17. The method of claim 13 further comprising:

providing failure management.

18. The method of claim 17 further comprising:

setting up monitors for events;

determining if monitor thresholds have been exceeded; and

performing an action if the monitor threshold has been exceeded.

19. The method of claim 13 further comprising:

providing load balancing.

20. The method of claim 13 further comprising:

providing service level agreements.