TECHNIQUES FOR AUTOMATED INSTALLATION, PACKING, AND CONFIGURATION OF CLOUD STORAGE SERVICES

• US 20150229521A1
• Filed: 02/13/2015
• Published: 08/13/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 02/13/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Oracle International Corporation (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Oracle International Corporation (Oracle Corporation)
• Inventors: Revanuru, Naresh, Mayer, Stephen
• Granted Patent: US 10,462,210 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/335 for accessing specific resources, e.g. using Kerberos tickets
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/5072 Grid computing
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0806 for initial configuration or provisioning, e.g. plug-and-play
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1097 for distributed storage of data in networks, e.g. transport arrangements for network file system [NFS], storage area networks [SAN] or network attached storage [NAS]

Abstract

In some embodiments, a method of automatically configuring nodes in a storage service can include receiving, from an administrative computer, a configuration script at an installation framework executing in a cloud-based storage service. The configuration script can define a plurality of nodes to be deployed in the cloud-based storage service. The method can further include parsing the configuration script to identify configuration data for the plurality of nodes, and automatically installing each node in the plurality of nodes based on the configuration data, and, in response to a deployment instruction, deploying the plurality of nodes in the cloud-based storage service.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

receiving, from an administrative computer, a configuration script at an installation framework executing in a cloud-based storage service, wherein the configuration script defines a plurality of nodes to be deployed in the cloud-based storage service;

parsing the configuration script to identify configuration data for the plurality of nodes;

automatically installing each node in the plurality of nodes based on the configuration data;

receiving an instruction to the deploy the plurality of nodes; and

deploying the plurality of nodes in the cloud-based storage service.

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

receiving a request to reconfigure the plurality of nodes in the cloud-based storage service, wherein the request includes an update configuration script;

parsing the update configuration script to identify updated configuration data for the plurality of nodes;

querying the cloud-based storage service to determine current configuration data for the cloud-based storage service;

comparing the updated configuration data to the current configuration data; and

automatically updating the cloud-based storage service based on a difference between the updated configuration data to the current configuration data.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein automatically updating further comprises storing the updated configuration data in an administrative node in the plurality of nodes.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 3, wherein the administrative node in the plurality of nodes automatically updates a plurality of proxy nodes associated with the administrative node.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the configuration data defines, for each node, a type of node, an address of the node, and disk space associated with the node.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of nodes include one or more proxy nodes and one or more storage nodes.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 5, wherein the one or more proxy nodes receive web requests for data from a plurality of client computers, retrieve the requested data from the one or more storage nodes, and return the requested data to the plurality of client computers in response to the web requests.

9. The system of claim 7, wherein:

the administrative console is further configured to send a request to reconfigure the plurality of nodes in the cloud-based storage service, wherein the request includes an update configuration script; and

when the updated configuration script is received by the data storage system, the installation framework is configured to

parse the update configuration script to identify updated configuration data for the plurality of nodes;

query the cloud-based storage service to determine current configuration data for the cloud-based storage service;

compare the updated configuration data to the current configuration data; and

automatically update the cloud-based storage service based on a difference between the updated configuration data to the current configuration data.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein automatically updating further comprises storing the updated configuration data in an administrative node in the plurality of nodes.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the administrative node in the plurality of nodes automatically updates a plurality of proxy nodes associated with the administrative node.

12. The system of claim 7, wherein the configuration data defines, for each node, a type of node, an address of the node, and disk space associated with the node.

13. The system of claim 7, wherein the plurality of nodes include one or more proxy nodes and one or more storage nodes.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the one or more proxy nodes receive web requests for data from a plurality of client computers, retrieve the requested data from the one or more storage nodes, and return the requested data to the plurality of client computers in response to the web requests.

8. A system comprising:

a data storage system, including one or more computer clusters and an installation framework, that provides one or more cloud-based storage services; and

an administrative console, including a user interface, wherein the administrative console is configured to send a configuration script to the data storage system, wherein the configuration script defines a plurality of nodes to be deployed in the cloud-based storage service;

wherein when the configuration script is received by the data storage system from the administrative console, the installation framework is configured to

parse the configuration script to identify configuration data for the plurality of nodes;

automatically install each node in the plurality of nodes based on the configuration data;

deploy the plurality of nodes in the cloud-based storage service.

15. One or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing computer-executable instructions executable by one or more processors, the computer-executable instructions comprising:

instructions that cause the one or more processors to receive, from an administrative computer, a configuration script at an installation framework executing in a cloud-based storage service, wherein the configuration script defines a plurality of nodes to be deployed in the cloud-based storage service;

instructions that cause the one or more processors to parse the configuration script to identify configuration data for the plurality of nodes;

instructions that cause the one or more processors to automatically install each node in the plurality of nodes based on the configuration data;

instructions that cause the one or more processors to receive an instruction to the deploy the plurality of nodes; and

instructions that cause the one or more processors to deploy the plurality of nodes in the cloud-based storage service.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 15, the computer-executable instructions further comprising:

instructions that cause the one or more processors to receive a request to reconfigure the plurality of nodes in the cloud-based storage service, wherein the request includes an update configuration script;

instructions that cause the one or more processors to parse the update configuration script to identify updated configuration data for the plurality of nodes;

instructions that cause the one or more processors to query the cloud-based storage service to determine current configuration data for the cloud-based storage service;

instructions that cause the one or more processors to compare the updated configuration data to the current configuration data; and

instructions that cause the one or more processors to automatically update the cloud-based storage service based on a difference between the updated configuration data to the current configuration data.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 16, wherein automatically updating further comprises storing the updated configuration data in an administrative node in the plurality of nodes.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 17, wherein the administrative node in the plurality of nodes automatically updates a plurality of proxy nodes associated with the administrative node.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 15, wherein the configuration data defines, for each node, a type of node, an address of the node, and disk space associated with the node.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 15, wherein the plurality of nodes include one or more proxy nodes and one or more storage nodes, wherein the one or more proxy nodes receive web requests for data from a plurality of client computers, retrieve the requested data from the one or more storage nodes, and return the requested data to the plurality of client computers in response to the web requests.