SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PARTITION TEMPLATES IN A MULTITENANT APPLICATION SERVER ENVIRONMENT

• US 20150370608A1
• Filed: 06/23/2015
• Published: 12/24/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 06/23/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Oracle International Corporation (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Oracle International Corporation (Oracle Corporation)
• Inventors: ISLAM, NAZRUL, DIPOL, JOSEPH, MARES, MARTIN, GRECOURT, ROMAIN, GALLOWAY, JENNIFER
• Granted Patent: US 9,697,052 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/5077 Logical partitioning of resources; Management or configuration of virtualized resources specific details on emulation or internal functioning of virtual machines G06F9/455
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/783 Distributed allocation of resources, e.g. bandwidth brokers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/01 Protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1025 Dynamic adaptation of the criteria on which the server selection is based

Abstract

In accordance with an embodiment, described herein is a system and method for supporting the use of partition templates in a multitenant application server environment. A partition template, including a partition configurator and/or attributes, can be used to configure partitions deployed to a domain using that partition template. When a request is received to create a new partition, a selected partition template is determined. The partition configurator of that partition template is then used to configure and deploy the partition to the domain at a corresponding virtual target, which in turn is associated with a target system (e.g., a computer server, or a cluster). A plurality of partition templates can be provided, wherein each partition template can include its own partition configurator and/or attributes that can be used to configure partitions deployed to the domain using that partition template, including different configuration attributes for each partition template.

Claims

1. A system for supporting the use of partition templates in an application server environment, comprising:

one or more computers, including an application server environment having a domain for execution of software applications, and one or more partitions and resource groups,

wherein each partition provides an administrative and runtime subdivision of the domain and can include one or more resource groups, and

wherein each resource group is a collection of deployable applications or resources that can reference a resource group template; and

wherein a partition template, including a partition configurator and/or attributes, can be used to configure partitions deployed to a domain using that partition template, including that, when a request is received to create a new partition, a selected partition template is determined, and the partition configurator of that partition template is then used to configure and deploy the partition to the domain.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the application server or a cloud environment includes a Java EE application server.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the partition configurator of that partition template is used to configure and deploy the partition to the domain at a corresponding virtual target, which in turn is associated with a target system.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the system is provided within a cloud environment, to support multiple tenants operating within the cloud environment, including that the system can optionally associate one or more partitions with a tenant, for use by the tenant.

5. A method for supporting the use of partition templates in an application server environment, comprising:

providing, at one or more computers, an application server environment having a domain for execution of software applications, and one or more partitions and resource groups,

wherein each partition provides an administrative and runtime subdivision of the domain and can include a resource group, and

wherein each resource group is a collection of deployable applications or resources that can reference a resource group template; and

wherein a partition template, including a partition configurator and/or attributes, can be used to configure partitions deployed to a domain using that partition template, including that, when a request is received to create a new partition, a selected partition template is determined, and the partition configurator of that partition template is then used to configure and deploy the partition to the domain.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the application server or a cloud environment includes a Java EE application server.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein the partition configurator of that partition template is used to configure and deploy the partition to the domain at a corresponding virtual target, which in turn is associated with a target system.

8. The method of claim 5, wherein the method is performed within a cloud environment, to support multiple tenants operating within the cloud environment, including that the system can optionally associate one or more partitions with a tenant, for use by the tenant.

9. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium, including instructions stored thereon which when read and executed by one or more computers cause the one or more computers to perform the steps comprising:

providing an application server environment having a domain for execution of software applications, and one or more partitions and resource groups,

wherein each partition provides an administrative and runtime subdivision of the domain and can include a resource group, and

wherein each resource group is a collection of deployable applications or resources that can reference a resource group template; and

wherein a partition template, including a partition configurator and/or attributes, can be used to configure partitions deployed to a domain using that partition template, including that, when a request is received to create a new partition, a selected partition template is determined, and the partition configurator of that partition template is then used to configure and deploy the partition to the domain.

10. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein the application server or a cloud environment includes a Java EE application server.

11. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein the partition configurator of that partition template is used to configure and deploy the partition to the domain at a corresponding virtual target, which in turn is associated with a target system.

12. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein the method is performed within a cloud environment, to support multiple tenants operating within the cloud environment, including that the system can optionally associate one or more partitions with a tenant, for use by the tenant.