SEPARATION OF POD PROVISIONING AND SERVICE PROVISIONING

• US 20140075031A1
• Filed: 03/15/2013
• Published: 03/13/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/07/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Oracle International Corporation (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Oracle International Corporation (Oracle Corporation)
• Inventors: Doering, Jeffrey Ryan, Gao, Ying, Arun, Gopalan, Sen, Nirmalya, Bhatia, Khushboo
• Granted Patent: US 9,501,541 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/226
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/122 using management policies backup systems G06F11/1446; file migration policies for HSM systems G06F16/185
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/178 Techniques for file synchronisation in file systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2282 Tablespace storage structures; Management thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2308 Concurrency control transaction processing G06F9/466
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2365 Ensuring data consistency and integrity
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/27 Replication, distribution or synchronisation of data between databases or within a distributed database system; Distributed database system architectures therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/273 Asynchronous replication or reconciliation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/283 Multi-dimensional databases or data warehouses, e.g. MOLAP or ROLAP
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/284 Relational databases
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06315 Needs-based resource requirements planning or analysis
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0633 Workflow analysis
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0633 Lists, e.g. purchase orders, compilation or processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0635 Processing of requisition or of purchase orders
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/00 Arrangements for maintenance, administration or management of data switching networks, e.g. of packet switching networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0686 Additional information in the notification, e.g. enhancement of specific meta-data
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/50 Network service management, e.g. ensuring proper service fulfilment according to agreements
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/5041 characterised by the time relationship between creation and deployment of a service
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/5054 Automatic deployment of services triggered by the service manager, e.g. service implementation by automatic configuration of network components
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/5064 Customer relationship management
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/0876 Network utilisation, e.g. volume of load or congestion level
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/70 : Admission control; Resource allocation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/10 : for controlling access to devices or network resources
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/20 : for managing network security; network security policies in general filtering policies H04L63/0227
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 : in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46

Abstract

A method for POD provisioning and service provisioning is disclosed. The method may comprise storing, by a cloud infrastructure system, subscription order information from a customer identifying a service from a set of cloud services provided by the cloud infrastructure system, the cloud infrastructure system comprising one or more computing devices, wherein the subscription order information includes customer-specific configuration. Additionally, the method may comprise determining, by a computing device from the one or more computing devices, a service associated with the subscription order information. Moreover, the method may comprise mapping a pre-provisioned anonymous deployment to the subscription order information, wherein the pre-provisioned anonymous deployment is specifically pre-provisioned for the determined service. Furthermore, the method may comprise creating, by a computing device from the one or more computing devices, a service instance specifically for the customer by configuring the pre-provisioned anonymous deployment with the customer-specific configuration.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

storing, by a cloud infrastructure system, subscription order information from a customer identifying a service from a set of cloud services provided by the cloud infrastructure system, the cloud infrastructure system comprising one or more computing devices, wherein the subscription order information includes customer-specific configuration;

determining, by a computing device from the one or more computing devices, a service associated with the subscription order information;

mapping, by a computing device from the one or more computing devices, a pre-provisioned anonymous deployment to the subscription order information, wherein the pre-provisioned anonymous deployment is specifically pre-provisioned for the determined service; and

creating, by a computing device from the one or more computing devices, a service instance specifically for the customer by configuring the pre-provisioned anonymous deployment with the customer-specific configuration.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the service is a database service, the method further comprising:

creating the pre-provisioned anonymous deployment with one or more virtual machines (VMs) using a virtual assembly builder; and

creating a deployment plan file, wherein the deployment plan contains configuration information for injecting the customer-specific configuration into the one or more VMs.

3. The method of claim 2, the method further comprising:

creating a virtual assembly builder home to allow parallel virtual assembly builder operations.

4. The method of claim 2, the method further comprising:

creating, by a computing device from the one or more computing devices, ZFS volumes, wherein the ZFS volumes are mounted on each VM during deployment.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the pre-provisioned anonymous deployment is for a multi-tenant service, and wherein the multi-tenant service includes service instances for a plurality of customers.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the multi-tenant service is a database service instance, and wherein multiple schemas are included in the database service instance, and wherein each schema is associated with a different customer.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the pre-provisioned anonymous deployment is for a single-tenant service, and wherein the single-tenant service is a Java instance for a particular customer.

8. A system comprising:

one or more computing device configurable to offer a set of cloud services;

a memory configurable to store subscription order information from a customer identifying a service from a set of cloud services, wherein the subscription order information includes customer-specific configuration; and

wherein a computing device from the one or more computing devices is configurable to;

determine a service associated with the subscription order information;

map a pre-provisioned anonymous deployment to the subscription order information, wherein the pre-provisioned anonymous deployment is specifically pre-provisioned for the determined service; and

create a service instance specifically for the customer by configuring the pre-provisioned anonymous deployment with the customer-specific configuration.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the service is a database service, further configured to:

create the pre-provisioned anonymous deployment with one or more virtual machines (VMs) using a virtual assembly builder; and

create a deployment plan file, wherein the deployment plan contains configuration information for injecting the customer-specific configuration into the one or more VMs.

10. The system of claim 9, further configured to:

create a virtual assembly builder home to allow parallel virtual assembly builder operations.

11. The system of claim 9, further configured to:

create ZFS volumes, wherein the ZFS volumes are mounted on each VM during deployment.

12. The system of claim 8, wherein the pre-provisioned anonymous deployment is for a multi-tenant service, and wherein the multi-tenant service includes service instances for a plurality of customers.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the multi-tenant service is a database service instance, and wherein multiple schemas are included in the database service instance, and wherein each schema is associated with a different customer.

14. The system of claim 8, wherein the pre-provisioned anonymous deployment is for a single-tenant service, and wherein the single-tenant service is a Java instance for a particular customer.

15. One or more computer-readable media storing computer-executable instructions for a cloud infrastructure system configured to offer a set of cloud services that, when executed, cause one or more computing devices in the cloud infrastructure system to:

store subscription order information from a customer identifying a service from a set of cloud services, wherein the subscription order information includes customer-specific configuration;

determine a service associated with the subscription order information;

map a pre-provisioned anonymous deployment to the subscription order information, wherein the pre-provisioned anonymous deployment is specifically pre-provisioned for the determined service; and

create a service instance specifically for the customer by configuring the pre-provisioned anonymous deployment with the customer-specific configuration.

16. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 15, further comprising instructions to:

create the pre-provisioned anonymous deployment with one or more virtual machines (VMs) using a virtual assembly builder; and

create a deployment plan file, wherein the deployment plan contains configuration information for injecting the customer-specific configuration into the one or more VMs.

17. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 16, further comprising instructions to:

create a virtual assembly builder home to allow parallel virtual assembly builder operations.

18. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 15, wherein the pre-provisioned anonymous deployment is for a multi-tenant service, and wherein the multi-tenant service includes service instances for a plurality of customers.

19. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 18, wherein the multi-tenant service is a database service instance, and wherein multiple schemas are included in the database service instance, and wherein each schema is associated with a different customer.

20. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 15, wherein the pre-provisioned anonymous deployment is for a single-tenant service, and wherein the single-tenant service is a Java instance for a particular customer.