Program, method, and apparatus for managing applications

• US 20070192769A1
• Filed: 04/18/2007
• Published: 08/16/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 10/20/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Nozaki, Hideki, Mimura, Toshihiro, Hayakawa, Hideo, Chiba, Shuichi
• Granted Patent: US 8,099,478 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 719/316
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/61 Installation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1001 for accessing one among a plurality of replicated servers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1008 based on parameters of servers, e.g. available memory or workload monitoring of computer activity G06F11/30
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1029 using data related to the state of servers by a load balancer
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/51 Discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services

Abstract

A program for managing applications that can replace application resources deployed over a multi-layered system with a single action. Upon receipt of a request for establishing an environment for a service, a target platform determining means consults group management data to identify server computers belonging to server groups corresponding to a plurality of functions necessary to provide the requested service. The identified server computers are chosen as target platforms on which necessary applications will be deployed to implement the functions. An application deploying means successively selects deployment data of applications required to implement the functions for the requested service and deploys each selected deployment data to the server computers chosen as the target platforms.

Claims

1. A computer-readable medium storing a program for managing applications in a system where a plurality of applications installed on different server computers work together to provide services, the program causing a computer to function as:

target platform determining means, responsive to a request for establishing an environment for a service, for identifying server computers belonging to server groups corresponding to a plurality of functions necessary to provide the requested service, by consulting group management data that defines a plurality of server groups classified by functions thereof, and thus choosing the identified server computers as target platforms on which necessary applications will be deployed to implement the functions; and

application deploying means for successively selecting deployment data of each application required to implement the functions for the requested service, sending the selected deployment data to the server computers chosen as target platforms of each application, and setting up an operation environment for each application.

2. A computer-readable medium according to claim 1, wherein the application deploying means selects deployment data of a calling application prior to deployment data of a called application, based on call relationships between the applications.

3. A computer-readable medium according to claim 2, wherein the application deploying means installs the called application by using data that is produced as a result of the setting up of the operating environment for the calling application.

4. A computer-readable medium according to claim 1, wherein the application deploying means maintains records about whether each server computer has been successful or unsuccessful in the setting up of each application'"'"'s operating environment, and inhibits unsuccessful server computers from receiving subsequent updates to the applications.

5. A method of managing applications in a system where a plurality of applications installed on different server computers work together to provide services, the method comprising:

with a target platform determining means responsive to a request for establishing an environment for a service, identifying server computers belonging to server groups corresponding to a plurality of functions necessary to provide the requested service, by consulting group management data that defines a plurality of server groups classified by functions thereof, and thus choosing the identified server computers as target platforms on which necessary applications will be deployed to implement the functions; and

with an application deploying means, successively selecting deployment data of each application required to implement the functions for the requested service, sending the selected deployment data to the server computers chosen as target platforms of each application, and setting up an operation environment for each application.

6. An apparatus for managing applications in a system where a plurality of applications installed on different server computers work together to provide services, the apparatus comprising:

target platform determining means, responsive to a request for establishing an environment for a service, for identifying server computers belonging to server groups corresponding to a plurality of functions necessary to provide the requested service, by consulting group management data that defines a plurality of server groups classified by functions thereof, and thus choosing the identified server computers as target platforms on which necessary applications will be deployed to implement the functions; and

application deploying means for successively selecting deployment data of each application required to implement the functions for the requested service, sending the selected deployment data to the server computers chosen as target platforms of each application, and setting up an operation environment for each application.