HOSTED NETWORK MANAGEMENT

• US 20150067159A1
• Filed: 09/12/2014
• Published: 03/05/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/13/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Amazon.com, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Amazon.com, Inc.)
• Inventors: Johnston, Simon K.
• Granted Patent: US 9,264,339 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/224
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2009/45595 Network integration; Enabling network access in virtual machine instances
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0866 Checking the configuration
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/12 Network monitoring probes

Abstract

Systems and methods are disclosed that facilitate the evaluation of hosted computing devices in accordance with target patterns. A set of target patterns can be developed for elements common to a plurality of hosted computing networks. The set of target patterns can be defined utilizing a detailed pattern language to describe elements of a hosted computing device network and relationships between the elements. Thereafter, a hosted computing device network management component can utilize the set of target patterns to verify and validate a deployed hosted computing network or to process purposed modifications/configurations to a deployed hosted computing network.

Claims

1. A method for managing hosted computing networks, comprising:

obtaining, by a hosted network management component, a request for evaluation of an identified hosted computing network;

identifying, by the hosted network management component, network topology information for the identified hosted computing network;

selecting, by the hosted network management component, one or more patterns, wherein each of the one or more patterns defines an attribute or relationship of a component of a hosted computing network;

determining, by hosted network management component, whether one or more patterns match the network topology information; and

transmitting, by the hosted network management component, a notification whether the identified hosted computing network has been validated based on the determination of the whether the one or more patterns match the network topology information.