INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, MANAGING DEVICE, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM

• US 20160283261A1
• Filed: 03/16/2016
• Published: 09/29/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 03/24/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: NAKATSU, Misako
• Granted Patent: US 9,886,300 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2009/45562 Creating, deleting, cloning virtual machine instances
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2009/4557 Distribution of virtual machine instances; Migration and load balancing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/45558 Hypervisor-specific management and integration aspects

Abstract

An information processing system includes a plurality of computers and a management device. Each computer executes a program to generate virtual machines and a plurality of virtual operating systems. The managing device executes migration to migrate virtual operating systems executed on one of the plurality of computers to another computer among the plurality of computers. The managing device is configured to identify a plurality of virtual operating systems to be executed on a same virtual machine upon the migration by detecting a plurality of different virtual operating systems executed on the same virtual machine, each of the plurality of different virtual operating systems running an application program which communicates with other application program running on another one of the plurality of different virtual operating systems, and cause the other computer to generate the virtual machine to which the identified virtual operating systems are to be migrated in advance.

Claims

1. An information processing system comprising:

a plurality of computers each of which includes a processor configured to execute a program to generate virtual machines and to execute a program to generate a plurality of virtual operating systems which are execution environments for application programs provided by an operating systems executed on the virtual machines, the plurality of virtual operating systems being operated independently with each other on the operating systems by sharing parts of operating systems executed on the virtual machines and having settings different for each of the plurality of virtual operating systems; and

a managing device configured to execute migration to migrate the plurality of virtual operating systems executed on a computer among the plurality of computers to a virtual machine executed on another computer among the plurality of computers,

wherein the managing device is further configured to

identify a plurality of virtual operating systems to be executed on a same virtual machine upon the migration by detecting a plurality of different virtual operating systems executed on the same virtual machine, each of the plurality of different virtual operating systems running an application program which communicates with other application program running on another one of the plurality of different virtual operating systems, and

cause the other computer to generate, on the other computer, the virtual machine to which the plurality of identified virtual operating systems are to be migrated before a situation that causes the plurality of identified virtual operating systems to be migrated occurs.

2. The information processing system according to claim 1, wherein the managing device is further configured to

acquire, from the plurality of computers, monitor information indicating usage statuses of the processors included in the computers,

determine, by referring the acquired monitor information, the other computer that executes the virtual machine to which the identified plurality of virtual operating systems are to be migrated, based on the usage statuses of the processers of the computers and a usage status of a processor running the virtual machine on which the plurality of identified virtual operating systems are executed.

3. The information processing system according to claim 2, wherein the managing device is further configured to

determine whether or not the virtual machines are able to be migrated by live migration on a virtual machine basis, by comparing, using the acquired monitor information, amounts of resources consumed by the virtual machines executed on the plurality of computers with available resources amounts of computers that are destination candidates of the live migration,

identify, when a virtual machine that is not able to be migrated by the live migration on a virtual machine basis exists, a plurality of virtual operating systems to be executed on the same virtual machine upon the migration, by detecting a plurality of virtual operating systems which are executed on the virtual machine that is not able to be migrated on the virtual machine basis and which run application programs communicating with each other, and

cause the other computer to generate, on the other computer, the virtual machine to which the plurality of identified virtual operating systems are to be migrated.

4. The information processing system according to claim 2, wherein

each of the virtual machines monitor whether or not a virtual operating system executed on the virtual machines communicate with an external of the virtual machines and transmit, to the managing device, information obtained by the monitoring and indicating whether or not the virtual operating system communicate with the external, and

the managing device is further configured to

cause the other computer to generate, on the other computer, the virtual machine to which the plurality of identified virtual operating systems are to be migrated, when the managing device identifies the plurality of virtual operating systems to be executed on the same virtual machine upon the migration by referring the information received from the virtual machines and indicating whether or not the plurality of virtual operating systems communicate with the external.

5. The information processing system according to claim 4, wherein the managing device is further configured to

cause a computer that is a destination candidate of the identified virtual operating system to be migrated, to generate a virtual machine to which the identified virtual operating system is to be migrated, based on an available resource of the computer that is the destination candidate of the identified virtual operating system, when the managing device identifies a certain virtual operating system that does not communicate with another virtual operating system executed on the same virtual machine on which the certain virtual operating system is executed and that communicates with the external of the virtual machine by referring the information received from the virtual machines.

6. The information processing system according to claim 2,

wherein the managing device further configured to determine, based on the usage statuses of the processors of the computers and a usage status of a processor executing the plurality of identified virtual operating systems, number of virtual machines to be activated in advance on the other computer.

7. The information processing system according to claim 1, wherein the managing device is further configured to

acquire, from the virtual machines, information on communication settings of the plurality of virtual operating systems executed on the virtual machines executed on the computers, and

detect, based on the acquired information on the communication settings of the plurality of virtual operating systems, a plurality of virtual operating systems that communicate with each other on the same virtual machine.

8. The information processing system according to claim 7, wherein

each of the virtual machines

monitors a command to set communication of the plurality of virtual operating systems for the activation of the plurality of virtual operating systems, and

transmits, to the managing device, information obtained by the monitoring and indicating the communication settings of the plurality of virtual operating systems, and

the managing device is further configured to detect the plurality of virtual operating systems that communicate with each other by referring the information received from the virtual machines and indicating the communication settings of the plurality of virtual operating systems.

9. The information processing system according to claim 1,

wherein the managing device is further configured to stop the virtual machine generated on the other computer until information that indicates that the plurality of identified virtual operating systems are to be migrated is generated.

10. A managing device comprising:

a memory configured to store a management program for managing a plurality of computers each of which includes a processor to execute a program to generate virtual machines and to execute a program to generate a plurality of virtual operating systems which are execution environments for application programs provided by an operating systems executed on the virtual machines, the plurality of virtual operating systems being operated independently with each other on the operating systems by sharing parts of operating systems executed on the virtual machines and having settings different for each of the plurality of virtual operating systems; and

processing circuitry coupled to the memory and configured to execute migration to migrate virtual operating systems executed on a computer among the plurality of computers to a virtual machine executed on another computer among the plurality of computers,

wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to

identify a plurality of virtual operating systems to be executed on a same virtual machine upon the migration by detecting a plurality of different virtual operating systems

executed on the same virtual machine, each of the plurality of different virtual operating systems running an application program which communicates with other application program running on another one of the plurality of different virtual operating systems, and

cause the other computer to generate, on the other computer, the virtual machine to which the plurality of identified virtual operating systems are to be migrated before a situation that causes the plurality of identified virtual operating systems to be migrated occurs.

11. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored therein a program that causes a managing device to execute a process, the process comprising:

generating a virtual machine on at least one of a plurality of computers each of which includes a processor configured to execute a program to generate a plurality of virtual operating systems which are execution environments for application programs provided by an operating systems executed on the virtual machine, the plurality of virtual operating systems being operated independently with each other on the operating systems by sharing parts of operating systems executed on the virtual machines and having settings different for each of the plurality of virtual operating systems;

identifying a plurality of virtual operating systems to be executed on a same virtual machine upon the migration by detecting a plurality of different virtual operating systems executed on the same virtual machine, each of the plurality of different virtual operating systems running an application program which communicates with other application program running on another one of the plurality of different virtual operating systems, and

causing the other computer to generate, on the other computer, the virtual machine to which the plurality of identified virtual operating systems are to be migrated before a situation that causes the plurality of identified virtual operating systems to be migrated occurs.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 11, wherein the process further comprising:

acquiring, from the plurality of computers, monitor information indicating usage statuses of the processors included in the computers,

determining, by referring the acquired monitor information, the other computer that executes the virtual machine to which the identified plurality of virtual operating systems are to be migrated, based on the usage statuses of the processers of the computers and a usage status of a processor running the virtual machine on which the plurality of identified virtual operating systems are executed.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 12, wherein the process further comprising:

determining whether or not the virtual machines are able to be migrated by live migration on a virtual machine basis, by comparing, using the acquired monitor information, amounts of resources consumed by the virtual machines executed on the plurality of computers with available resources amounts of computers that are destination candidates of the live migration,

identifying, when a virtual machine that is not able to be migrated by the live migration on a virtual machine basis exists, a plurality of virtual operating systems to be executed on the same virtual machine upon the migration, by detecting a plurality of virtual operating systems which are executed on the virtual machine that is not able to be migrated on the virtual machine basis and which run application programs communicating with each other, and

causing the other computer to generate, on the other computer, the virtual machine to which the plurality of identified virtual operating systems are to be migrated.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 12, wherein

each of the virtual machines monitor whether or not a virtual operating system executed on the virtual machines communicate with an external of the virtual machines and transmit, to the managing device, information obtained by the monitoring and indicating whether or not the virtual operating system communicate with the external, and

the process further comprising:

causing the other computer to generate, on the other computer, the virtual machine to which the plurality of identified virtual operating systems are to be migrated, when the managing device identifies the plurality of virtual operating systems to be executed on the same virtual machine upon the migration by referring the information received from the virtual machines and indicating whether or not the plurality of virtual operating systems communicate with the external.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 14, wherein the process further comprising:

causing a computer that is a destination candidate of the identified virtual operating system to be migrated, to generate a virtual machine to which the identified virtual operating system is to be migrated, based on an available resource of the computer that is the destination candidate of the identified virtual operating system, when a certain virtual operating system is identified that does not communicate with another virtual operating system executed on the same virtual machine on which the certain virtual operating system is executed and that communicates with the external of the virtual machine by referring the information received from the virtual machines.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 12, wherein the process further comprising:

determining, based on the usage statuses of the processors of the computers and a usage status of a processor executing the plurality of identified virtual operating systems, number of virtual machines to be activated in advance on the other computer.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 11, wherein the process further comprising:

acquiring, from the virtual machines, information on communication settings of the plurality of virtual operating systems executed on the virtual machines executed on the computers, and

detecting, based on the acquired information on the communication settings of the plurality of virtual operating systems, a plurality of virtual operating systems that communicate with each other on the same virtual machine.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 17, wherein

each of the virtual machines

monitors a command to set communication of the virtual plurality of operating systems for the activation of the plurality of virtual operating systems, and

transmits, to the managing device, information obtained by the monitoring and indicating the communication settings of the plurality of virtual operating systems, and

the process further comprising detecting the plurality of virtual operating systems that communicate with each other by referring the information received from the virtual machines and indicating the communication settings of the plurality of virtual operating systems.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 11, wherein the process further comprising stopping the virtual machine generated on the other computer until information that indicates that the plurality of identified virtual operating systems are to be migrated is generated.