Method and system for providing dynamic hosted service management across disparate accounts/sites

• US 7,693,993 B2
• Filed: 11/08/2004
• Issued: 04/06/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 11/10/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: RPX Corporation
• Original Assignee: Galactic Computing Corporation BVI/IBC
• Inventors: Korobka, Alexander, Deng, Yuefan, Smith, Philip S., Engel, Stephen J., Guistozzi, Joseph, Sheets, Kitrick B.
• Primary Examiner(s): Maung, Zarni
• Application Number:
  US10/984,959
• Publication Number:
  US 20050182838A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,975 Days
• Field of Search: 709223-229, 709217-218, 709/250, 718/105
• US Class Current: 709/226
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/5061 Partitioning or combining of resources
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1014 based on the content of a request

Abstract

A hosted service provider for the Internet is operated so as to provide dynamic management of hosted services across disparate customer accounts and/or geographically distinct sites.

Claims

1. A method for automatically allocating computing resources of a rack-and-blade computer assembly comprising:

receiving server performance information from an application server pool disposed in a rack of a rack-and-blade computer assembly;

determining at least one QoS attribute for the application server pool;

determining that the QoS attribute is below a standard; and

allocating a blade server from a free server pool for use by the application server pool.

2. The method of claim 1, additionally comprising selecting, prior to allocating for use, a blade server from a free server pool to obtain a selected blade server.

3. The method of claim 2, additionally comprising reconfiguring a traffic management device associated with the application server pool.

4. The method of claim 1, additionally comprising preparing, prior to allocating for use, the selected blade server for operation with the application server pool.

5. The method of claim 4, additionally comprising reconfiguring a traffic management device associated with the application server pool.

6. The method of claim 1, additionally comprising reconfiguring a traffic management device associated with the application server pool.

7. The method of claim 1, additionally comprising provisioning images onto at least one blade server of the application server pool.

8. The method of claim 1, additionally comprising monitoring the performance of at least one blade server of the application server pool from information received by a server agent associated with the blade server.

9. The method of claim 1, additionally comprising removing the use of at least one blade server from the application server pool.

10. The method of claim 1, additionally comprising determining a relative performance of another application server pool.

11. A method for automatically allocating computing resources of a rack-and-blade computer assembly comprising:

receiving server performance information from an application server pool disposed in a rack of a rack-and-blade computer assembly;

determining at least one QoS attribute for the application server pool;

determining that the QoS attribute is above a standard; and

removing the use of a blade server from the application server pool.

12. The method of claim 11, additionally comprising allocating the use of the removed blade server for use by a free server pool.

13. The method of claim 11, additionally comprising provisioning images onto at least one blade server of the application server pool.

14. The method of claim 11, additionally comprising monitoring the performance of at least one blade server of the application server pool from information received by a server agent associated with the blade server.

15. A method for automatically allocating computing resources of a rack-and-blade computer assembly comprising:

receiving server performance information from an application server pool disposed in a rack of a rack-and-blade computer assembly;

determining at least one QoS attribute for the application server pool;

determining that the QoS attribute is below a standard;

determining that a free server pool has a blade server for use; and

selecting from the free server pool the available blade server for use by the application server pool.

16. The method of claim 15, additionally comprising installing software on the selected available blade server.

17. The method of claim 16, additionally comprising configuring the selected available blade server.

18. The method of claim 16, additionally comprising readying the selected available blade server for operation.

19. The method of claim 15, additionally comprising configuring the selected available blade server.

20. The method of claim 15, additionally comprising readying the selected available blade server for operation.

21. The method of claim 15, additionally comprising reconfiguring a traffic management device associated with the application server pool.

22. The method of claim 15, additionally comprising provisioning images onto at least one blade server of the application server pool.

23. The method of claim 15, additionally comprising monitoring the performance of at least one blade server of the application server pool from information received by a server agent associated with the blade server.

24. The method of claim 15, additionally comprising removing the use of at least one blade server from the application server pool.

25. The method of claim 15, additionally comprising determining a relative performance of another application server pool.

26. An article of manufacture comprising:

a machine-readable storage medium having stored thereon instructions for;

receiving server performance information from an application server pool disposed in a rack of a rack-and-blade computer assembly;

determining at least one QoS attribute for the application server pool;

determining that the QoS attribute is above a standard; and

removing the use of a blade server from the application server pool.

27. An article of manufacture comprising:

a machine-readable storage medium having stored thereon instructions for;

receiving server performance information from an application server pool disposed in a rack of a rack-and-blade computer assembly;

determining at least one QoS attribute for the application server pool;

determining that the QoS attribute is above a standard; and

removing the use of a blade server from the application server pool.

28. An article of manufacture comprising:

a machine-readable storage medium having stored thereon instructions for;

receiving server performance information from an application server pool disposed in a rack of a rack-and-blade computer assembly;

determining at least one QoS attribute for the application server pool;

determining that the QoS attribute is below a standard;

determining that a free server pool has a blade server for use; and

selecting from the free server pool the available blade server for use by the application server pool.