SUBSCRIPTION ORDER GENERATION FOR CLOUD SERVICES

• US 20140143083A1
• Filed: 03/15/2013
• Published: 05/22/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/07/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Oracle International Corporation (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Oracle International Corporation (Oracle Corporation)
• Inventors: Prathipati, Anjani Kalyan, Chatterjee, Ramkrishna, Vasudevan, Ramesh, Arun, Gopalan
• Granted Patent: US 9,619,540 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/26.5
• 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 framework for managing service components associated with a service subscribed to by a customer in a cloud infrastructure system is disclosed. The framework generates a subscription order for the customer based upon receiving a selection of service components from the customer. The framework identifies resource metrics associated with the service components selected by the customer and generates a subscription order for the customer based upon the service components and the resource metrics.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

accessing, by a cloud infrastructure system, subscription information related to a subscription order identifying a service from a set of services provided by the cloud infrastructure system, the cloud infrastructure system comprising one or more computing devices;

mapping, by a computing device from the one or more computing devices, the identified service to one or more service components associated with the service to generate a service component dependence schema;

displaying, by the computing device, the service component dependence schema to a customer accessing the service provided by the cloud infrastructure system;

receiving, by the computing device, one or more selections of one or more of the service components in the service component dependence schema from the customer;

identifying, by the computing device, one or more resource metrics associated with the service components selected by the customer; and

generating, by the computing device, a subscription order for the customer based upon the one or more service components selected by the customer and the resource metrics associated with the selected service components.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein mapping the identified service to one or more service components comprises identifying one or more root service components and one or more dependent service components for the identified service.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein the dependent service components include one or more mandatory service components or one or more optional service components, wherein the one or more mandatory service components are automatically included in the service component dependence schema when the root component is included in the service component dependence schema.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein the one or more optional service components are selected by the customer upon displaying the service component dependence schema to the customer.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein identifying the one or more resource metrics comprises accessing one or more rules that relate the resource metrics of a service component to the resource metrics of one or more of service components that depend on the service component.

6. The method of claim 1 herein displaying the service component dependence schema comprises displaying one or more service components for the identified service to the customer, via one or more front-end interfaces provided by the cloud infrastructure system.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein receiving the one or more selections comprises receiving a selection to add or remove the one or more service components identified for the service from the customer.

8. A system comprising:

one or more computing devices configurable to provide one or more services;

a memory configurable to access subscription order information related to a subscription order ordering one or more services from the set of services; and

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

map the identified service to one or more service components associated with the service to generate a service component dependence schema;

display the service component dependence schema to a customer accessing the service;

receive one or more selections of one or more of the service components in the service component dependence schema from the customer;

identify one or more resource metrics associated with the service components selected by the customer; and

generate a subscription order for the customer based upon the one or more service components selected by the customer and the resource metrics associated with the selected service components.

9. The system of claim 8 wherein the computing device is configured to map the identified service to the one or more service components by identifying one or more root service components and one or more dependent service components for the identified service.

10. The system of claim 9 wherein the dependent service components include one or more mandatory service components or one or more optional service components, wherein the computing device is configured to automatically include the one or more mandatory service components in the service component dependence schema when the root component is included in the service component dependence schema.

11. The system of claim 9 wherein the computing device is configured to receive a selection of the one or more optional service components by the customer upon displaying the service component dependence schema to the customer.

12. The system of claim 8 wherein the computing device is configured to identify the one or more resource metrics by accessing one or more rules that relate the resource metrics of a service component to the resource metrics of one or more of service components that depend on the service component.

13. The system of claim 12 wherein the one or more resource metrics comprise at least one of a number of users or the amount of storage associated with the set of services provided by the service components.

14. The system of claim 8 wherein the computing device is configured to display the service component dependence schema by displaying one or more service components for the identified service to the customer, via one or more front-end interfaces provided by the cloud infrastructure system.

15. A computer-readable memory storing a plurality of instructions executable by one or more processors, the plurality of instructions comprising:

instructions that cause at least one processor from the one or more processors to access subscription information related to a subscription order identifying a service from a set of services provided by the cloud infrastructure system, the cloud infrastructure system comprising one or more computing devices;

instructions that cause at least one processor from the one or more processors to map the identified service to one or more service components associated with the service to generate a service component dependence schema;

instructions that cause at least one processor from the one or more processors to display the service component dependence schema to a customer accessing the service provided by the cloud infrastructure system;

instructions that cause at least one processor from the one or more processors to receive one or more selections of one or more of the service components in the service component dependence schema from the customer;

instructions that cause at least one processor from the one or more processors to identify one or more resource metrics associated with the service components selected by the customer; and

instructions that cause at least one processor from the one or more processors to generate a subscription order for the customer based upon the one or more service components selected by the customer and the resource metrics associated with the selected service components.

16. The computer-readable memory of claim 15 wherein the instructions that cause at least one processor from the one or more processors to map the identified service to one or more service components comprises instructions to identify one or more root service components and one or more dependent service components for the identified service.

17. The computer-readable memory of claim 15 wherein the dependent service components include one or more mandatory service components or one or more optional service components, wherein the instructions include automatically including the one or more mandatory service components in the service component dependence schema when the root component is included in the service component dependence schema.

18. The computer-readable memory of claim 15 wherein the instructions include receiving a selection of the one or more optional service components by the customer upon displaying the service component dependence schema to the customer.

19. The computer-readable memory of claim 15 wherein the instructions that cause at least one processor from the one or more processors to identify the one or more resource metrics comprise instructions to access one or more rules that relate the resource metrics of a service component to the resource metrics of one or more of service components that depend on the service component.

20. The computer-readable memory of claim 15 wherein the instructions that cause at least one processor from the one or more processors to display the service component dependence schema comprises instructions to display one or more service components for the identified service to the customer, via one or more front-end interfaces provided by the cloud infrastructure system.