CLOUD SERVER AND METHOD FOR CREATING VIRTUAL MACHINES

• US 20130219390A1
• Filed: 12/19/2012
• Published: 08/22/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 02/21/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: LEE, Chung-I, YEH, Chien-Fa, PENG, Kuan-Chiao, LIN, Yen-Hung
• Application Number:
  US13/720,907
• Publication Number:
  US 20130219390A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 718/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2009/45562 Creating, deleting, cloning virtual machine instances
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/455 Emulation; Interpretation; Software simulation, e.g. virtualisation or emulation of application or operating system execution engines
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/45558 Hypervisor-specific management and integration aspects

Abstract

When receiving a notice that a client has logged off the cloud server, a cloud server checks a resource utilization ratio of the cloud server and a resource utilization ratio of a virtual machine (VM) designated to the client. If the resource utilization ratio of the cloud server is not more than a first preset ratio, the cloud server creates a new VM using idle resources of the cloud server. If the resource utilization ratio of the cloud server is more than first preset ratio and the resource utilization ratio of the VM is less than a second preset ratio, the cloud server releases idle resources of the VM, and creates a new VM using the released resources. When receiving a notice that notifies the client is logging back into the cloud server, the cloud server reallocates the released resources to the VM.

Claims

1. A method being executed by a processor of a cloud server for creating virtual machines (VMs), the method comprising:

checking a resource utilization ratio of the cloud server and a resource utilization ratio of a VM designated to a client electronically connected to the cloud server, when receiving a notice that notifies the client has logged off the cloud server;

creating one or more new VMs using idle resources of the cloud server on condition that the resource utilization ratio of the cloud server is equal to or less than a first preset ratio, or releasing idle resources of the VM designated to the client, and creating one or more new VMs using the released resources, on condition that the resource utilization ratio of the cloud server is more than first preset ratio and the resource utilization ratio of the VM designated to the client is less than a second preset ratio; and

reallocating the released resources to the VM designated to the client when receiving a notice that notifies the client is logging back into the cloud server.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the notices are received via a client management platform, which provides an interface for the client to log into or log off the cloud server, and allows the client to perform operations to the VM designated to the client.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the resource utilization ratio of the cloud server comprises a CPU utilization ratio, a hard disk utilization ratio, a memory utilization ratio, and a network utilization ratio of the cloud server.

4. The method of claim 3, the idle resources of the cloud server are determined as being insufficient on condition that any one of the CPU utilization ratio, the hard disk utilization ratio, the memory utilization ratio, and the network utilization ratio of the cloud server is more than the first preset value, or on condition that each of the CPU utilization ratio, the hard disk utilization ratio, the memory utilization ratio, and the network utilization ratio of the cloud server is more than the first preset value.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the resource utilization ratio of the VM comprises a CPU utilization ratio, a hard disk utilization ratio, a memory utilization ratio, and a network utilization ratio of the VM.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the VM is determined as having too much idle resources on condition that any one of the CPU utilization ratio, the hard disk utilization ratio, the memory utilization ratio, and the network utilization ratio of the VM is less than the second preset ratio, or on condition that each of the CPU utilization ratio, the hard disk utilization ratio, the memory utilization ratio, and the network utilization ratio of the of the VM is less than the second preset ratio.

7. A cloud server, comprising:

at least one central processing unit (CPU);

at least one storage device comprising memory and one or more hard disks;

a hypervisor that executes instructions stored within the at least one storage device to;

check a resource utilization ratio of the cloud server and a resource utilization ratio of a virtual machine (VM) designated to a client electronically connected to the cloud server when receiving a notice that notifies the client has logged off the cloud server;

create one or more new VMs using idle resources of the cloud server on condition that the resource utilization ratio of the cloud server is equal to or less than a first preset ratio, or release idle resources of the VM designated to the client, and create one or more new VMs using the released resources, on condition that the resource utilization ratio of the cloud server is more than first preset ratio and the resource utilization ratio of the VM designated to the client is less than a second preset ratio; and

reallocate the released resources to the VM designated to the client when receiving a notice that notifies the client is logging back into the cloud server.

8. The cloud server of claim 7, wherein the notices are received via a client management platform, which provides an interface for the client to log into or log off the cloud server, and allows the client to perform operations to the VM designated to the client.

9. The cloud server of claim 7, wherein the resource utilization ratio of the cloud server comprises a CPU utilization ratio, a hard disk utilization ratio, a memory utilization ratio, and a network utilization ratio of the cloud server.

10. The cloud server of claim 9, the idle resources of the cloud server are determined as being insufficient on condition that any one of the CPU utilization ratio, the hard disk utilization ratio, the memory utilization ratio, and the network utilization ratio of the cloud server is more than the first preset value, or on condition that each of the CPU utilization ratio, the hard disk utilization ratio, the memory utilization ratio, and the network utilization ratio of the cloud server is more than the first preset value.

11. The cloud server of claim 7, wherein the resource utilization ratio of the VM comprises a CPU utilization ratio, a hard disk utilization ratio, a memory utilization ratio, and a network utilization ratio of the VM.

12. The cloud server of claim 11, wherein the VM is determined as having too much idle resources on condition that any one of the CPU utilization ratio, the hard disk utilization ratio, the memory utilization ratio, and the network utilization ratio of the VM is less than the second preset ratio, or on condition that each of the CPU utilization ratio, the hard disk utilization ratio, the memory utilization ratio, and the network utilization ratio of the of the VM is less than the second preset ratio.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by a processor of a cloud server, causing the cloud server to perform a method for creating virtual machines (VMs), the method comprising:

checking a resource utilization ratio of the cloud server and a resource utilization ratio of a VM designated to a client electronically connected to the cloud server when receiving a notice that notifies the client has logged off the cloud server;

creating one or more new VMs using idle resources of the cloud server on condition that the resource utilization ratio of the cloud server is equal to or less than a first preset ratio, or releasing idle resources of the VM designated to the client, and creating one or more new VMs using the released resources, on condition that the resource utilization ratio of the cloud server is more than first preset ratio and the resource utilization ratio of the VM designated to the client is less than a second preset ratio; and

reallocating the released resources to the VM designated to the client when receiving a notice that notifies the client is logging back into the cloud server.

14. The medium of claim 13, wherein the notices are received via a client management platform, which provides an interface for the client to log into or log off the cloud server, and allows the client to perform operations to the VM designated to the client.

15. The medium of claim 13, wherein the resource utilization ratio of the cloud server comprises a CPU utilization ratio, a hard disk utilization ratio, a memory utilization ratio, and a network utilization ratio of the cloud server.

16. The medium of claim 15, wherein the idle resources of the cloud server are determined as being insufficient on condition that any one of the CPU utilization ratio, the hard disk utilization ratio, the memory utilization ratio, and the network utilization ratio of the cloud server is more than the first preset value, or on condition that each of the CPU utilization ratio, the hard disk utilization ratio, the memory utilization ratio, and the network utilization ratio of the cloud server is more than the first preset value.

17. The medium of claim 13, wherein the resource utilization ratio of the VM comprises a CPU utilization ratio, a hard disk utilization ratio, a memory utilization ratio, and a network utilization ratio of the VM.

18. The medium of claim 16, wherein the VM is determined as having much idle resources on condition that any one of the CPU utilization ratio, the hard disk utilization ratio, the memory utilization ratio, and the network utilization ratio of the VM is less than the second preset ratio, or on condition that each of the CPU utilization ratio, the hard disk utilization ratio, the memory utilization ratio, and the network utilization ratio of the of the VM is less than the second preset ratio.