Systems and methods for migrating software modules into one or more clouds

• US 8,612,577 B2
• Filed: 11/23/2010
• Issued: 12/17/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 11/23/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Red Hat, Inc. (International Business Machines Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Red Hat, Inc. (International Business Machines Corporation)
• Inventors: Ferris, James Michael, Riveros, Gerry Edward
• Primary Examiner(s): NANO, SARGON N
• Application Number:
  US12/952,701
• Publication Number:
  US 20120131173A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,120 Days
• Field of Search: 709201-204, 709/224, 709/223, 709/226
• US Class Current: 709/224
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/5066 Algorithms for mapping a plurality of inter-dependent sub-tasks onto a plurality of physical CPUs mappping at compile time, see G06F8/451
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/5094 where the allocation takes into account power or heat criteria power management in computers in general G06F1/3203; thermal management in computers in general G06F1/206
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 10/00 Energy efficient computing, e.g. low power processors, power management or thermal management

Abstract

Embodiments relate to systems and methods for migrating software modules into one or more target clouds. The systems and methods can analyze system data to determine software modules supported by the system, and target cloud data to determine which target clouds have a capacity to support a migration of the software modules. In embodiments, benefits of migrating any or all of the software modules to the target clouds can be determined. Based on the benefits, the software modules of the system can be segmented and migrated into systems associated with the multiple target clouds.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

analyzing a system in a host cloud;

determining, with a processor, a plurality of software modules of the system in view of the analysis;

determining a plurality of target clouds each of which has a respective capacity to support at least one of the plurality of software modules;

detecting data related to resources in the plurality of target clouds;

determining, in view of the data, whether to migrate a portion of the plurality of software modules into the plurality of target clouds; and

migrating one or more of the portion of the plurality of software modules into one or more of the plurality of target clouds.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein each of the one or more of the software modules is migrated into a different target cloud of the plurality of target clouds.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein at least two of the one or more of the software modules are migrated into a target cloud of the plurality of target clouds.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein analyzing the system in the host cloud comprises analyzing program code of the system.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the plurality of software modules is determined from the program code of the system, and wherein the plurality of software modules is a plurality of applications executed by the system.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the system in the host cloud is analyzed dynamically or statically.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

generating a migration recommendation for the plurality of software modules into the plurality of target clouds; and

providing the migration recommendation to an administrator associated with the system.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the plurality of target clouds comprises:

determining that a first target cloud of the plurality of target clouds has a capacity to support at least one software module of the plurality of software modules; and

determining that a second target cloud of the plurality of target clouds has a capacity to support an additional software module of the plurality of software modules.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the plurality of target clouds comprises:

detecting data related to resources in the plurality of target clouds; and

determining a benefit of migrating the plurality of software modules into the plurality of target clouds in view of the data.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining, in view of the data, not to migrate a remainder of the plurality of software modules into the plurality of target clouds.

11. A system comprising:

an interface to a plurality of resources in a cloud; and

a processor to communicate with the plurality of resources in the cloud via the interface, and to;

analyze a system in a host cloud;

determine a plurality of software modules of the system in view of the analysis;

determine a plurality of target clouds each of which has a respective capacity to support at least one of the plurality of software modules;

detect data related to resources in the plurality of target clouds;

determine, in view of the data, whether to migrate a portion of the plurality of software modules into the plurality of target clouds; and

migrate one or more of the portion of the plurality of software modules into one or more of the plurality of target clouds.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein each of the one or more of the software modules is migrated into a different target cloud of the plurality of target clouds.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein at least two of the one or more of the software modules are migrated into a target cloud of the plurality of target clouds.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein to analyze the system in the host cloud comprises to analyze program code of the system.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the plurality of software modules is determined from the program code of the system, and wherein the plurality of software modules is a plurality of applications executed by the system.

16. The system of claim 11, wherein the system in the host cloud is analyzed dynamically or statically.

17. The system of claim 11, wherein the processor is further to:

generate a migration recommendation for the plurality of software modules into the plurality of target clouds; and

provide the migration recommendation to an administrator associated with the system.

18. The system of claim 11, wherein to determine the plurality of target clouds comprises:

to determine that a first target cloud of the plurality of target clouds has a capacity to support at least one software module of the plurality of software modules; and

to determine that a second target cloud of the plurality of target clouds has a capacity to support an additional software module of the plurality of software modules.

19. The system of claim 11, wherein to determine the plurality of target clouds comprises:

to detect data related to resources in the plurality of target clouds; and

to determine a benefit of migrating the plurality of software modules into the plurality of target clouds in view of the data.

20. The system of claim 11, wherein the processor is further to:

determine, in view of the data, not to migrate a remainder of the plurality of software modules into the plurality of target clouds.