System and Method for Distributed Management of Shared Computers
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- allowing a tenant to which a cluster of one or more computers at a facility have been leased to communicate with the one or more computers; and
implementing cluster boundaries at the facility to prevent computers within the cluster from communicating any data with computers in another cluster.
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Abstract
A multi-tiered server management architecture is employed including an application development tier, an application operations tier, and a cluster operations tier. In the application development tier, applications are developed for execution on one or more server computers. In the application operations tier, execution of the applications is managed and sub-boundaries within a cluster of servers can be established. In the cluster operations tier, operation of the server computers is managed without concern for what applications are executing on the one or more server computers and boundaries between clusters of servers can be established. The multi-tiered server management architecture can also be employed in co-location facilities where clusters of servers are leased to tenants, with the tenants implementing the application operations tier and the facility owner (or operator) implementing the cluster operations tier.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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allowing a tenant to which a cluster of one or more computers at a facility have been leased to communicate with the one or more computers; and
implementing cluster boundaries at the facility to prevent computers within the cluster from communicating any data with computers in another cluster. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer comprising:
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a controller including an interface via which a tenant to which a cluster of computers at a facility have been leased can communicate with the computer, wherein the computer is included in the cluster;
a plurality of filters, each filter restricting communication with one or more other computers at the facility; and
wherein the controller uses the plurality of filters to implement a cluster boundary at the facility to prevent all data communications between the computer and other computers in other clusters. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. One or more computer-readable media having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
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allow a tenant to which a cluster of one or more computers at a facility have been leased to communicate with the one or more computers; and
implement cluster boundaries at the facility to prevent all data communications between computers within the cluster and computers in another cluster. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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