SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING SERVICE DEPENDENCIES IN A CLOUD DEPLOYMENT

• US 20120131193A1
• Filed: 11/23/2010
• Published: 05/24/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 11/23/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Red Hat, Inc. (International Business Machines Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Red Hat, Inc. (International Business Machines Corporation)
• Inventors: Ferris, James Michael, Riveros, Gerry Edwards
• Granted Patent: US 8,904,005 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/226
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/5072 Grid computing

Abstract

Embodiments relate to systems and methods for identifying service dependencies in a cloud deployment. In particular, a deployment module can receive usage data from a host cloud comprising data related to end user operation of a set of services in the host cloud as well as service dependencies among the set of services. In embodiments, the deployment module can determine candidate target clouds in which to deploy the set of services. Further, in embodiments, the deployment module can determine whether the candidate target clouds have a capacity to support the set of services, as well as whether services within the candidate target clouds are compatible based on the service dependencies.

Claims

1. A method of managing service dependencies in a cloud deployment, the method comprising:

detecting a set of services subscribed to by a user in a host cloud;

determining a service dependency within the set of services;

detecting at least one target cloud that is a candidate in which to deploy the set of services; and

determining whether the at least one target cloud is capable of supporting the set of services based on the service dependency.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising deploying the set of services in the at least one target cloud in response to the at least one target cloud being capable of supporting the set of services.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein determining whether the at least one target cloud is capable of supporting the set of services comprises:

determining whether the at least one target cloud comprises a capacity to deploy the set of services; and

determining whether the capacity of the at least one target cloud is compatible with the service dependency.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

generating a deployment recommendation for the set of services within the at least one target cloud; and

providing the deployment recommendation to an administrator associated with the at least one target cloud.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein detecting the set of services subscribed to by the user in the first cloud comprises receiving data indicating end user utilization of the set of services within the host cloud.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the set of services comprises one or more of a identity management service, firewall service, security service, messaging service, data storage service, backup service, and file maintenance service.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein determining whether the at least one target cloud is capable of supporting the set of services comprises:

determining that a first target cloud of the at least one target cloud has a capacity to support at least one of the set of services;

determining that a second target cloud of the at least one target cloud has a capacity to support a remainder of the set of services; and

determining whether the at least one of the set of services in the first target cloud and the remainder of the set of services in the second target cloud are compatible based on the service dependency.

8. The method of claim 3, wherein determining whether the at least one target cloud comprises a capacity to deploy the set of services comprises determining whether the at least one target cloud comprises a processing power required to support the set of services.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein determining whether the at least one target cloud comprises a capacity to deploy the set of services comprises determining whether the at least one target cloud comprises a network bandwidth required to support the set of services.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising notifying an administrator of the at least one target cloud in response to the at least one target cloud being capable of supporting the set of services.

11. A system for managing service dependencies in a cloud deployment, the system comprising:

an interface to a set of resources in a cloud; and

a processor, communicating with the set of resources in the cloud via the interface, the processor configured to perform operations comprising;

detecting a set of services subscribed to by a user in a host cloud;

determining a service dependency within the set of services;

detecting at least one target cloud that is a candidate in which to deploy the set of services; and

determining whether the at least one target cloud is capable of supporting the set of services based on the service dependency.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the processor is further configured to perform operations comprising:

deploying the set of services in the at least one target cloud in response to the at least one target cloud being capable of supporting the set of services.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein determining whether the at least one target cloud is capable of supporting the set of services comprises:

determining whether the at least one target cloud comprises a capacity to deploy the set of services; and

determining whether the capacity of the at least one target cloud is compatible with the service dependency.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein the processor is further configured to perform operations comprising:

generating a deployment recommendation for the set of services within the at least one target cloud; and

providing the deployment recommendation to an administrator associated with the at least one target cloud.

15. The system of claim 11, wherein detecting the set of services subscribed to by the user in the host cloud comprises receiving data indicating end user utilization of the set of services within the host cloud.

16. The system of claim 11, wherein the set of services comprises one or more of a identity management service, firewall service, security service, messaging service, data storage service, backup service, and file maintenance service.

17. The system of claim 11, wherein determining whether the at least one target cloud is capable of supporting the set of services comprises:

determining that a first target cloud of the at least one target cloud has a capacity to support at least one of the set of services;

determining that a second target cloud of the at least one target cloud has a capacity to support a remainder of the set of services; and

determining whether the at least one of the set of services in the first target cloud and the remainder of the set of services in the second target cloud are compatible based on the service dependency.

18. The system of claim 13, wherein determining whether the at least one target cloud comprises a capacity to deploy the set of services comprises determining whether the at least one target cloud comprises a processing power required to support the set of services.

19. The system of claim 11, wherein determining whether the at least one target cloud comprises a capacity to deploy the set of services comprises determining whether the at least one target cloud comprises a network bandwidth required to support the set of services.

20. The system of claim 11, wherein the processor is further configured to perform operations comprising:

notifying an administrator of the at least one target cloud in response to the at least one target cloud being capable of supporting the set of services.