SERVER IP ADDRESSING IN A COMPUTING-ON-DEMAND SYSTEM

• US 20120151353A1
• Filed: 12/09/2010
• Published: 06/14/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/09/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Inventors: Joanny, Patrick M.
• Granted Patent: US 9,152,293 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/735
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/75 Indicating network or usage conditions on the user display

Abstract

A method and system may provide a graphical user interface to a user via a web portal. A representation of a provisioned server device may be provided via the graphical user interface, wherein a primary Internet protocol (IP) address is associated with the provisioned server device. A selection of the provisioned server device may be received. A request to assign a secondary IP address to the selected server device may be received, wherein the secondary IP address is different from the primary IP address. The secondary IP address to the selected server device may be assigned based on the request.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

providing a graphical user interface to a user via a web portal;

displaying a representation of a provisioned server device via the graphical user interface,

wherein a primary Internet protocol (IP) address is associated with the provisioned server device;

receiving a selection of the provisioned server device;

receiving a request to assign a secondary IP address to the selected server device, wherein the secondary IP address is different from the primary IP address; and

assigning the secondary IP address to the selected server device based on the request.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the request to assign a secondary IP address is received by a resource management device associated with the web portal.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein assigning the secondary IP address to the selected server device comprises updating one or more databases associated with the server device to include the secondary IP address.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the provisioned server device comprises a physical server device or a virtual server device.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a request to configure a computing resource based on at least the secondary IP address.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the computing resource comprises a load balancer for distributing server load across one or more server resources.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein receiving the request to configure a computing resource comprises:

receiving a request to add a server device associated with the secondary IP address as a member of a load balancing resource pool on the load balancer,

queuing one or more jobs in a jobs database relating to add the server device associated with the secondary IP address as a member of the load balancing resource pool;

dequeing the one or more jobs from the jobs database by a workflow engine; and

executing the dequeued jobs relating to adding the server device associated with the secondary IP address by the workflow engine.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein receiving the request to configure a computing resource comprises:

receiving a request to add a server device associated with the secondary IP address as a member of a load balancing resource pool on the load balancer,

wherein the request to add a server device associated with the secondary IP address includes at least the secondary IP address, a hostname associated with the server device, and an IP address associated with the load balancing resource pool; and

storing information relating to the request to add a server device associated with the secondary IP address as a server design.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

receiving a request to queue one or more jobs in a jobs database relating to the stored server design;

dequeing the one or more jobs from the jobs database by a workflow engine; and

executing, by the workflow engine, the dequeued jobs relating to the stored design to add the server device associated with the secondary IP address as a member of a load balancing resource pool on the load balancer.

10. A system comprising:

web portal logic to;

provide a user interface portal for providing information regarding provisioned services,

wherein the provisioned services include at least one provisioned server device having a primary Internet protocol (IP) address; and

wherein the user interface portal receives a request to add a secondary IP address to a selected provisioned server device in addition to the primary IP address;

resource management logic to;

receive the request to add the secondary IP address to the selected provisioned server device via the web portal logic; and

assign the secondary IP address to the selected server device based on the request.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the selected server device comprises a virtual server device or a physical server device.

12. The system of claim 10, wherein the resource management logic to assign the secondary IP address to the selected server device is further configured to:

update one or more databases associated with the selected server device to include the secondary IP address.

13. The system of claim 10, wherein the web portal logic is further configured to receive a request to configure a computing resource based on at least the secondary IP address.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the computing resource comprises a load balancer for distributing server load across one or more server resources.

15. The system of claim 13, wherein the resource management logic is further configured to:

generate one or more jobs for configuring the load balancer based on the request received by the web portal logic;

place the one or more jobs for configuring the load balancer in a database; and

wherein the system further comprises;

workflow engine logic to drive an execution of the jobs in the database, the jobs comprising instructions for one or more of devices in the system to configure the load balancer to include at least one load balancing resource pool having at least one server member associated with the secondary IP address.

16. Computer-readable media comprising computer executable instructions for causing one or more processors to:

provide a graphical user interface to a user via a web portal;

display a representation a provisioned server device via the graphical user interface,

wherein a primary Internet protocol (IP) address is associated with the provisioned server device;

receive a selection of the provisioned server device;

receive a request to assign a secondary IP address to the selected server device, wherein the secondary IP address is different from the primary IP address; and

assign the secondary IP address to the selected server device based on the request.

17. The computer-readable media of claim 16, wherein the request to assign a secondary IP address is received by a resource management device associated with the web portal.

18. The computer-readable media of claim 16, wherein the instruction that cause the one or more processors to assign the secondary IP address to the selected server device further comprise instructions that cause the one or more processors to update one or more databases associated with the server device to include the secondary IP address.

19. The computer-readable media of claim 16, wherein the instructions cause the one or more processors to:

receiving a request to add the selected server device having the secondary IP address to a load balancer resource pool;

queue one or more jobs in a jobs database relating to adding the server device associated with the secondary IP address to the load balancing resource pool;

dequeue the one or more jobs from the jobs database by a workflow engine; and

execute the dequeued jobs relating to add the server device associated with the secondary IP address by the workflow engine.

20. The computer-readable media of claim 16, wherein the provisioned server device comprises a virtual server device or a physical server device.