Deploying artifacts for packaged software application in cloud computing environment

• US 8,417,798 B2
• Filed: 05/11/2010
• Issued: 04/09/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 05/11/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Chen, Shyh-Kwei, Desai, Maharshi H., Lee, Juhnyoung, Mohan, Rakesh, Satsangi, Ajay, Srivastava, Biplav
• Primary Examiner(s): WANG, LIANG CHE A
• Application Number:
  US12/777,684
• Publication Number:
  US 20110283194A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,064 Days
• Field of Search: 709/203, 709/217, 709/220, 709/226
• US Class Current: 709/220
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/38 for implementing user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/61 Installation

Abstract

Deploying artifacts and tools in cloud computing environment for provisioning packaged software applications generates a user interface code automatically and dynamically using information from at least structural data representations of cloud computing environment and base configuration requirements for running one or more packaged software applications in the cloud computing environment. In one aspect, the automatically generated code may be augmented using one or more library codes and auxiliary files. Specific configuration requirements are further obtained by running the automatically generated user interface code. One or more components to deploy in the cloud computing environment are determined that meet the base configuration requirements and the specific configuration requirements, by analyzing the structural data representations.

Claims

1. A method of deploying artifacts and tools in cloud computing environment for provisioning packaged software applications, comprising:

obtaining structural data representations of cloud computing environment and base configuration requirements for running one or more packaged software applications in the cloud computing environment;

generating automatically, using a processor, a user interface code using information from the structural data representations, the user interface code for deploying packaged software applications into the cloud computing environment;

determining one or more components to deploy in the cloud computing environment that meet the base configuration requirements and one or more specific configuration requirements, by analyzing the structural data representations;

obtaining the one or more specific configuration requirements by executing the automatically generated user interface code,

wherein the structural data representations and the determined one or more components to deploy are used to generate a report of deployment procedures.

2. A method of deploying artifacts and tools in cloud computing environment for provisioning packaged software applications, comprising:

obtaining structural data representations of cloud computing environment and base configuration requirements for running one or more packaged software applications in the cloud computing environment;

generating automatically, using a processor, a user interface code using information from the structural data representations, the user interface code for deploying packaged software applications into the cloud computing environment;

determining one or more components to deploy in the cloud computing environment that meet the base configuration requirements and one or more specific configuration requirements, by analyzing the structural data representations;

obtaining the one or more specific configuration requirements by executing the automatically generated user interface code,

wherein the structural data representations and the determined one or more components to deploy are used to generate a requirement documents specifying deployment procedures.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the structural data representations further include information associated with a priori knowledge of previous deployments of the packaged software applications.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the structural data representations further include information associated with industry benchmark data associated with deployment of the packaged software applications.

5. The method of claim 2, further including:

adjusting the generated user interface code to include additional functions.

6. The method of claim 2, further including:

adjusting the generated user interface code to include user-friendly look-and-feel.

7. The method of claim 2, wherein the structural data representations further include information associated with a priori knowledge of previous deployments of the packaged software applications.

8. The method of claim 2, wherein the structural data representations further include information associated with industry benchmark data associated with deployment of the packaged software applications.

9. The method of claim 2, wherein the user interface code includes web-enabled user interface code.

10. The method of claim 2, wherein the structural data representations are expressed in one or more of XML format, UML format, or combinations thereof.

11. The method of claim 2, further including updating the structural data representations.

12. The method of claim 2, wherein the structural data representations are used to generate patch scripts to the user interface code.

13. A system for deploying artifacts and tools in cloud computing environment for provisioning packaged software applications, comprising:

a processor;

structural data representations of cloud computing environment and base configuration requirements for running one or more packaged software applications in the cloud computing environment;

a user interface code dynamically generated from the structural data representations, and further operable deploy one or more packaged software applications in the cloud computing environment; and

program logic operable to determine one or more components to deploy in the cloud computing environment that meet the base configuration requirements and one or more specific configuration requirements, by analyzing the structural data representations,

wherein the one or more specific configuration requirements are obtained by executing the dynamically generated user interface code and wherein the structural data representations and the determined one or more components to deploy are used to generate a requirement document specifying deployment procedures.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the structural data representations further include information associated with a priori knowledge of previous deployments of the packaged software applications.

15. The system of claim 13, wherein the structural data representations further include information associated with industry benchmark data associated with deployment of the packaged software applications.

16. The system of claim 13, wherein the structural data representations and the determined one or more components to deploy are used to generate a report of deployment procedures.

17. The system of claim 13, wherein the user interface code include web-enabled user interface code.

18. The system of claim 13, wherein the structural data representations are used to generate patch scripts to the user interface code.

19. A computer readable storage medium storing a program of instructions executable by a machine to perform a method of deploying artifacts and tools in cloud computing environment for provisioning packaged software applications, comprising:

obtaining structural data representations of cloud computing environment and base configuration requirements for running one or more packaged software applications in the cloud computing environment;

generating automatically, using a processor, a user interface code using information from the structural data representations, the user interface code for deploying packaged software applications into the cloud computing environment;

obtaining specific configuration requirements by executing the automatically generated user interface code; and

determining one or more components to deploy in the cloud computing environment that meet the base configuration requirements and the specific configuration requirements, by analyzing the structural data representations,

wherein the structural data representations and the determined one or more components to deploy are used to generate a report of deployment procedures.

20. The computer readable storage medium of claim 19, wherein the structural data representations further include information associated with a priori knowledge of previous deployments of the packaged software applications and information associated with industry benchmark data associated with deployment of the packaged software applications.

21. The computer readable storage medium of claim 19, wherein the user interface code includes web-enabled user interface code.