DYNAMICALLY PINNING MICRO-SERVICE TO UPLINK PORT
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving, at a virtual networking switch of a host computing device, a first data packet of a micro-service data flow from a virtual machine running on the host computing device, wherein the virtual machine is hosting a set of one or more container instances providing micro-services and the first data packet includes micro-service flow data identifying a first container instance from the set of one more container instances that transmitted the first data packet;
providing at least a first subset of the micro-service flow data to a container orchestrator, wherein the container orchestrator utilizes the first subset of the micro-service flow data to assign a label to the first micro-service data flow; and
pinning the first micro-service data flow to a first uplink port of the host computing device based on the label assigned to the first micro-service data flow, causing data packets received from the virtual machine as part of the first micro-service data flow to be forwarded to their intended recipient via the first uplink port.
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Abstract
A virtual networking switch on a host computing device can receive a first data packet of a micro-service data flow from a virtual machine running on the host computing device. The first data packet can include micro-service flow data identifying a first container instance that transmitted the first data packet. The virtual networking switch can provide a subset of the micro-service flow data to a container orchestrator, that utilizes the first subset of the micro-service flow data to assign a label to the first micro-service data flow. The virtual networking switch can pin the first micro-service data flow to a first uplink port of the host computing device based on the label assigned to the first micro-service data flow, causing data packets received from the virtual machine as part of the first micro-service data flow to be forwarded to their intended recipient via the first uplink port.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, at a virtual networking switch of a host computing device, a first data packet of a micro-service data flow from a virtual machine running on the host computing device, wherein the virtual machine is hosting a set of one or more container instances providing micro-services and the first data packet includes micro-service flow data identifying a first container instance from the set of one more container instances that transmitted the first data packet; providing at least a first subset of the micro-service flow data to a container orchestrator, wherein the container orchestrator utilizes the first subset of the micro-service flow data to assign a label to the first micro-service data flow; and pinning the first micro-service data flow to a first uplink port of the host computing device based on the label assigned to the first micro-service data flow, causing data packets received from the virtual machine as part of the first micro-service data flow to be forwarded to their intended recipient via the first uplink port. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A virtual networking switch of a host computing device, comprising:
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one or more computer processors; and a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more computer processors, cause the virtual networking switch to; receive a first data packet of a micro-service data flow from a virtual machine running on the host computing device, wherein the virtual machine is hosting a set of one or more container instances providing micro-services and the first data packet includes micro-service flow data identifying a first container instance from the set of one more container instances that transmitted the first data packet; provide at least a first subset of the micro-service flow data to a container orchestrator, wherein the container orchestrator utilizes the first subset of the micro-service flow data to assign a label to the first micro-service data flow; and pin the first micro-service data flow to a first uplink port of the host computing device based on the label assigned to the first micro-service data flow, causing data packets received from the virtual machine as part of the first micro-service data flow to be forwarded to their intended recipient via the first uplink port. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a virtual networking switch, cause the virtual networking switch to:
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receive a first data packet of a micro-service data flow from a virtual machine running on the host computing device, wherein the virtual machine is hosting a set of one or more container instances providing micro-services and the first data packet includes micro-service flow data identifying a first container instance from the set of one more container instances that transmitted the first data packet; provide at least a first subset of the micro-service flow data to a container orchestrator, wherein the container orchestrator utilizes the first subset of the micro-service flow data to assign a label to the first micro-service data flow; and pin the first micro-service data flow to a first uplink port of the host computing device based on the label assigned to the first micro-service data flow, causing data packets received from the virtual machine as part of the first micro-service data flow to be forwarded to their intended recipient via the first uplink port. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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