SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONFIGURATION TAGGING IN A MULTITENANT APPLICATION SERVER ENVIRONMENT

• US 20150373099A1
• 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: DIPOL, JOSEPH, MARES, MARTIN, ISLAM, NAZRUL, GRECOURT, ROMAIN, GALLOWAY, JENNIFER
• Granted Patent: US 9,928,111 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 configuration tagging in a multitenant application server environment. In accordance with an embodiment, a user interface is provided which displays a domain structure, including partitions and target systems, and enables components of the domain to be associated with user-specified tags that are received from an administrator, including for example, a first component associated with a first set of one or more tag(s), and a second component associated with a second set of one or more tag(s), which are then associated with the corresponding domain component. For example, a virtual target or target system can be associated with a tag such as “Gold”, “Silver” or “Bronze”. The tagged components can then be associated with the creation or definition of a partition.

Claims

1. A system for supporting the use of configuration tagging 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

a user interface which enables components of the domain including partitions and target systems to be associated with user-specified tags that are received from an administrator, and which are then associated with the corresponding domain component;

wherein the tagged components can then be associated with the creation or definition of a partition.

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 one or more partition templates can be labeled with a configuration tag, so that a partition created from a particular template inherits a copy of the tags from that template, and wherein the partition template and tags are used by system providers to control how partitions should be created or distributed within a clustered application server or other environment.

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. The system of claim 1, wherein the user interface enables a selection of tags to be queried and the result of a query to be used as an input to an administrative operation associated with one or more components of the domain including its partitions and target systems.

6. A method for supporting the use of configuration tagging 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

providing a user interface which enables components of the domain including partitions and target systems to be associated with user-specified tags that are received from an administrator, and which are then associated with the corresponding domain component;

wherein the tagged components can then be associated with the creation or definition of a partition.

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

8. The method of claim 6, wherein one or more partition templates can be labeled with a configuration tag, so that a partition created from a particular template inherits a copy of the tags from that template, and wherein the partition template and tags are used by system providers to control how partitions should be created or distributed within a clustered application server or other environment.

9. The method of claim 6, 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.

10. The method of claim 6, wherein the user interface enables a selection of tags to be queried and the result of a query to be used as an input to an administrative operation associated with one or more components of the domain including its partitions and target systems.

11. 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

providing a user interface which enables components of the domain including partitions and target systems to be associated with user-specified tags that are received from an administrator, and which are then associated with the corresponding domain component;

wherein the tagged components can then be associated with the creation or definition of a partition.

12. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein the application server or a cloud environment includes a Java EE application server.

13. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein one or more partition templates can be labeled with a configuration tag, so that a partition created from a particular template inherits a copy of the tags from that template, and wherein the partition template and tags are used by system providers to control how partitions should be created or distributed within a clustered application server or other environment.

14. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 11, 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.

15. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein the user interface enables a selection of tags to be queried and the result of a query to be used as an input to an administrative operation associated with one or more components of the domain including its partitions and target systems.