INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT-BASED WORKLOAD TESTING IN A NETWORKED COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT

• US 20140026119A1
• Filed: 07/18/2012
• Published: 01/23/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 07/18/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kyndryl Incorporated
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: DeJana, Ryan G., DeLuca, Lisa Seacat, Jang, Soobaek
• Granted Patent: US 8,972,941 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 717/124
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3664 Environments for testing or debugging software
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/20 Software design
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/505 considering the load

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention relate to an integrated development environment (IDE)-based approach for testing development projects (e.g., comprising one or more intended workloads). In a typical embodiment, a designation of a project (e.g. having a set of workloads) for testing on a network resource group is received via a user interface associated with an IDE. A current server instance in the network resource group having a highest availability for testing the project may then be identified (e.g., based on an analysis of various computing/cost characteristics). The project may then be deployed to the current server instance, and a network address corresponding to the current server instance may be associated with the project in a computer storage device. The project may then be tested by processing the set of intended workloads using the current server instance.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for testing workloads using an integrated development environment (IDE) in a networked computing environment, comprising:

receiving a designation of a project for testing on a network resource group via a user interface associated with the IDE, the project comprising a set of intended workloads;

identifying a current server instance in the network resource group having a highest availability for testing the project; and

deploying the project to the current server instance.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, the networked computing environment comprising a cloud computing environment, and the network resource group comprising a cloud resource group.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, comprising reassigning the project from a previous server instance to the current server instance based on the highest availability.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, the highest availability being based on at least one of the following:

an available processor utilization level, an available storage utilization level, an available network bandwidth or an available cost level.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, the user interface comprising a set of fields for graphically assigning the project to the network resource group.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

re-assigning the project to a different server instance responsive to a change in the highest availability of the current server instance; and

re-associating the project with the different server instance in the computer storage device.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

associating a network address corresponding to the current server instance with the project in a computer storage device; and

testing the project by processing the set of intended workloads using the current server instance.

8. A system for testing workloads using an integrated development environment (IDE) in a networked computing environment, comprising:

a memory medium comprising instructions;

a bus coupled to the memory medium; and

a processor coupled to the bus that when executing the instructions causes the system to;

receive a designation of a project for testing on a network resource group via a user interface associated with the IDE, the project comprising a set of intended workloads;

identify a current server instance in the network resource group having a highest availability for testing the project; and

deploy the project to the current server instance.

9. The system of claim 8, the networked computing environment comprising a cloud computing environment, and the network resource group comprising a cloud resource group.

10. The system of claim 8, the memory medium further comprising instructions for causing the system to reassign the project from a previous server instance to the current server instance based on the highest availability.

11. The system of claim 8, the highest availability being based on at least one of the following:

an available processor utilization level, an available storage utilization level, an available network bandwidth, or an available cost level.

12. The system of claim 8, the user interface comprising a set of fields for graphically assigning the project to the network resource group.

13. The system of claim 8, the memory medium further comprising instructions for causing the system to:

re-assign the project to a different server instance responsive to a change in the highest availability of the current server instance; and

re-associate the project with the different server instance in the computer storage device.

14. The system of claim 8, the memory medium further comprising instructions for causing the system to:

associate a network address corresponding to the current server instance with the project in a computer storage device; and

test the project by processing the set of intended workloads using the current server instance.

15. A computer program product for testing workloads using and integrated development environment (IDE) in a networked computing environment, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage media, and program instructions stored on the computer readable storage media, to:

receive a designation of a project for testing on a network resource group via a user interface associated with the IDE, the project comprising a set of intended workloads;

identify a current server instance in the network resource group having a highest availability for testing the project; and

deploy the project to the current server instance.

16. The computer program product of claim 15, the networked computing environment comprising a cloud computing environment, and the network resource group comprising a cloud resource group.

17. The computer program product of claim 15, the computer readable storage media further comprising instructions to reassign the project from a previous server instance to the current server instance based on the highest availability.

18. The computer program product of claim 15, the highest availability being based on at least one of the following:

an available processor utilization level, an available storage utilization level, or an available network bandwidth.

19. The computer program product of claim 15, the user interface comprising a set of fields for graphically assigning the project to the network resource group.

20. The computer program product of claim 15, the computer readable storage media further comprising instructions to:

re-assign the project to a different server instance responsive to a change in the highest availability of the current server instance; and

re-associate the project with the different server instance in the computer storage device.

21. The computer program product of claim 15, the computer readable storage media further comprising instructions to:

associate a network address corresponding to the current server instance with the project in a computer storage device; and

test the project by processing the set of intended workloads using the current server instance.

22. A method for deploying a system for testing workloads using an integrated development environment (IDE) in a networked computing environment, comprising:

providing a computer infrastructure being operable to;

receive a designation of a project for testing on a network resource group via a user interface associated with the IDE, the project comprising a set of intended workloads;

identify a current server instance in the network resource group having a highest availability for testing the project;

deploy the project to the current server instance;

associate a network address corresponding to the current server instance with the project in a computer storage device; and

test the project by processing the set of intended workloads using the current server instance.