SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFICATION AND MANAGEMENT OF CLOUD-BASED VIRTUAL MACHINES
First Claim
1. A method of managing the identification of entities in a cloud computing environment, comprising:
- instantiating a first set of virtual machines in a cloud computing environment;
inserting a token ID in at least one of the first set of virtual machines to designate the at least one of the first set of virtual machines as a management instance of the first set of virtual machines;
registering the management instance to a cloud management system; and
storing an image of the management instance via the cloud management system to record a configuration record of the first set of virtual machines.
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Abstract
Embodiments relate to systems and methods for identification and management of cloud-based virtual machines. A user requests the instantiation of a set of virtual machines from a cloud computing environment. A cloud management system requests the resources necessary to build the machines from a set of resource servers. After populating the set of virtual machines from the cloud, the cloud management system inserts a token ID into one of the virtual machines to designate that machine as a management instance. An image of that machine can be stored in the cloud management system to represent the configuration of the set of virtual machines, even when the cloud itself lacks permanent storage. When the user wishes to update the set of virtual machines, the cloud management system can insert another token ID into another virtual machine, reconfigure the software, processing, or other resources of that machine as a revised management instance.
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30 Claims
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1. A method of managing the identification of entities in a cloud computing environment, comprising:
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instantiating a first set of virtual machines in a cloud computing environment; inserting a token ID in at least one of the first set of virtual machines to designate the at least one of the first set of virtual machines as a management instance of the first set of virtual machines; registering the management instance to a cloud management system; and storing an image of the management instance via the cloud management system to record a configuration record of the first set of virtual machines. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for managing the identification of entities in a cloud computing environment, comprising:
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a network interface to a first set of virtual machines in a cloud computing environment; and a cloud management module, communicating with the network interface, the cloud management module being configured to— insert a token ID in at least one of the first set of virtual machines to designate the at least one of the first set of virtual machines as a management instance of the first set of virtual machines, register the management instance in the cloud management module, and store an image of the management instance to record a configuration record of the first set of virtual machines. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A set of virtual machines, the set of virtual machines being generated by a method comprising:
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instantiating a first set of virtual machines in a cloud computing environment; inserting a token ID in at least one of the first set of virtual machines to designate the at least one of the first set of virtual machines as a management instance of the first set of virtual machines; registering the management instance to a cloud management system; and storing an image of the management instance via the cloud management system to record a configuration record of the first set of virtual machines. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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