MANAGING A MODEL-BASED DISTRIBUTED APPLICATION

• US 20120159517A1
• Filed: 12/20/2010
• Published: 06/21/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/20/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Shen, Andy, Vannelli, Leo S. III, Desai, Vikram, Pogrebinsky, Vladimir, Luty, Andrew R., Zunino, Gilles C.J.A., Anand, Karandeep Y. Singh
• Application Number:
  US12/973,099
• Publication Number:
  US 20120159517A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 719/318
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/61 Installation

Abstract

A method for managing a model-based distributed application includes accessing a declarative application model describing an application intent for each of multiple application dimensions, and deploying a model-based distributed application in accordance with the declarative application model. Events associated with the deployed application are received. An observed state of the deployed application is determined for each of the multiple dimensions based on the received events. Operation of the deployed application is modified when the observed state for any one of the multiple dimensions deviates from the application intent for that dimension.

Claims

1. A method for managing a model-based distributed application, the method comprising:

accessing a declarative application model describing an application intent for each of multiple application dimensions;

deploying a model-based distributed application in accordance with the declarative application model;

receiving events associated with the deployed application;

determining an observed state of the deployed application for each of the multiple dimensions based on the received events; and

modifying operation of the deployed application when the observed state for any one of the multiple dimensions deviates from the application intent for that dimension.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the accessing, deploying, receiving, determining, and modifying are performed by at least one processor.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the multiple dimensions include configuration, installation, and runtime.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the multiple dimensions further include modeling.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the multiple dimensions further include tenancy, and wherein tenancy indicates a primary customer of the deployed application, and customers of the primary customer, and wherein the method further comprises:

isolating customer-specific management information for each customer from other customers.

6. The method of claim 1, and further comprising:

generating an alert to notify a user of the deployed application when the observed state for any one of the multiple dimensions deviates from the application intent for that dimension.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the events are received from a first node by a node manager, and wherein the method further comprises:

aggregating the received events into node-level aggregations using the node manager.

8. The method of claim 7, and further comprising:

aggregating the node-level aggregations into higher-level metrics based on the declarative application model.

9. The method of claim 8, and further comprising:

comparing the higher-level metrics to the application intent for each of the multiple dimensions to determine if the deployed application is operating as intended.

10. The method of claim 1, and further comprising:

automatically generating a health and management model for the deployed application based on the application model to facilitate management of the deployed application.

11. A computer-readable storage medium storing computer-executable instructions that when executed by at least one processor cause the at least one processor to perform a method for managing a model-based distributed application, the method comprising:

accessing a declarative application model describing an application intent for each of multiple application dimensions including configuration, installation, and runtime;

deploying a model-based distributed application in accordance with the declarative application model;

receiving events associated with the deployed application;

determining an observed state of the deployed application for each of the multiple dimensions based on the received events; and

modifying operation of the deployed application when the observed state for any one of the multiple dimensions deviates from the application intent for that dimension.

12. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein the multiple dimensions further include modeling.

13. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 12, wherein the multiple dimensions further include tenancy, and wherein tenancy indicates a primary customer of the deployed application, and customers of the primary customer, and wherein the method further comprises:

isolating customer-specific management information for each customer from other customers.

14. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein the method further comprises:

generating an alert to notify a user of the deployed application when the observed state for any one of the multiple dimensions deviates from the application intent for that dimension.

15. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein the events are received from a first node by a node manager, and wherein the method further comprises:

aggregating the received events into node-level aggregations using the node manager.

16. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the method further comprises:

aggregating the node-level aggregations into higher-level metrics based on the declarative application model.

17. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 16, wherein the method further comprises:

comparing the higher-level metrics to the application intent for each of the multiple dimensions to determine if the deployed application is operating as intended.

18. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein the method further comprises:

automatically generating a health and management model for the deployed application based on the application model to facilitate management of the deployed application.

19. A method for managing a model-based distributed application, the method comprising:

accessing a declarative application model describing an application intent for each of multiple application dimensions including configuration, installation, and runtime;

deploying a model-based distributed application in accordance with the declarative application model;

receiving events from one or more node managers, the events containing information about execution of the deployed application;

aggregating the events into higher-level metrics based on the declarative application model;

determining an observed state of the deployed application for each of the multiple dimensions based on the higher-level metrics;

comparing the observed state for at least one of the multiple dimensions to the declarative application model;

adjusting operation of the deployed application when the observed state for any one of the multiple dimensions deviates from the application intent for that dimension; and

wherein the accessing, deploying, receiving, aggregating, determining, comparing, and adjusting are performed by at least one processor.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the multiple dimensions further include modeling and tenancy, and wherein tenancy indicates a primary customer of the deployed application, and customers of the primary customer.