System and method for fair and economical resource partitioning using virtual hypervisor
First Claim
1. A method for allocating resources in a cloud environment, comprising:
- determining permitted usage for each of a plurality of virtual machines;
partitioning resources and virtual machines between network servers in accordance with a virtual hypervisor manager generated in accordance with a virtual hypervisor abstraction layer configured as an interface between a solution manager and an interface to a cloud network; and
specifying resource allocation in the cloud environment using a virtual hypervisor, allowing the solution manager to dynamically control resource allocation decisions while maintaining a cloud manager'"'"'s role as an ultimate physical resource manager.
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Abstract
A system and method for allocating resources in a cloud environment includes determining permitted usage of virtual machines and partitioning resources between network servers in accordance with a virtual hypervisor generated in accordance with an abstraction layer configured as an interface between a solution manager and an interface to a cloud network. Resource usage limits are determined for each virtual machine associated with the virtual hypervisor, and the servers are analyzed through the virtual hypervisors to determine if the virtual machines need to be migrated. If reallocation is needed, virtual machine migration requests are issued to migrate virtual machines into a new configuration at the virtual hypervisor abstraction level. The servers are reanalyzed to determine if migration of the new configuration is needed. Shares are computed to enforce balance requirements, and virtual machine shares and limits are adjusted for resources according to the computed shares.
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25 Claims
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1. A method for allocating resources in a cloud environment, comprising:
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determining permitted usage for each of a plurality of virtual machines; partitioning resources and virtual machines between network servers in accordance with a virtual hypervisor manager generated in accordance with a virtual hypervisor abstraction layer configured as an interface between a solution manager and an interface to a cloud network; and specifying resource allocation in the cloud environment using a virtual hypervisor, allowing the solution manager to dynamically control resource allocation decisions while maintaining a cloud manager'"'"'s role as an ultimate physical resource manager. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising a computer readable program for allocating resources in a cloud environment, wherein the computer readable program when executed on a computer causes the computer to perform the steps of:
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determining permitted usage for each of a plurality of virtual machines; partitioning resources and virtual machines between network servers in accordance with a virtual hypervisor manager generated in accordance with a virtual hypervisor abstraction layer configured as an interface between a solution manager and an interface to a cloud network; and specifying resource allocation in the cloud environment using a virtual hypervisor, allowing the solution manager to dynamically control resource allocation decisions while maintaining a cloud manager'"'"'s role as an ultimate physical resource manager. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A system for allocating resources in a cloud environment, comprising:
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a solution manager configured to deploy and manage virtual machines; a cloud network managed by a cloud manager and including at least on physical server configured to employ the virtual machines; at least one virtual hypervisor including abstract groupings of resources which are managed by the cloud manager with respect to a service level agreement between the cloud manager of the cloud network and the solution manager, wherein the cloud manager maps the virtual machines to the at least one physical server in accordance with constraints defined by the at least one virtual hypervisor and the virtual machines handled by the solution manager are abstracted on top of the at least one virtual hypervisor such that resources are efficiently and fairly allocated within the cloud network; and the solution manager configured to dynamically control resource allocation decisions within the cloud environment while maintaining a cloud manager'"'"'s role as an ultimate physical resource manager. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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