Provisioning high performance computing clusters

• US 8,725,798 B2
• Filed: 12/15/2011
• Issued: 05/13/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/15/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Alam, Salim, Ma, Tianchi, Teather, Gregory Wray, He, Dandan, LaGrandeur, Matthew Charles, Wang, Ruiyi
• Primary Examiner(s): Maung, Zarni
• Application Number:
  US13/327,342
• Publication Number:
  US 20130159380A1
• Time in Patent Office: 880 Days
• Field of Search: 709/203, 709223-229, 709/250
• US Class Current: 709/203
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/5072 Grid computing
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0806 for initial configuration or provisioning, e.g. plug-and-play
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/22 comprising specially adapted graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/01 Protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]

Abstract

Provisioning a cloud based high performance computing cluster. The method includes from a cloud based provisioning service deployed in a cloud based computing provider, providing a user interface. The method further includes receiving user input at the cloud based provisioning service from the user interface. The method further includes from the user input, determining a configuration for a cloud based user service for the user. Using the cloud based provisioning service, the method further includes provisioning the cloud based user service for the user, in the cloud, based on the determined configuration.

Claims

1. In a computing environment, a method of provisioning a cloud based high performance computing cluster, the method comprising:

from a cloud based provisioning service deployed in a cloud based computing provider, providing a user interface;

receiving user input at the cloud based provisioning service from the user interface;

from the user input, determining a configuration for a cloud based user service for the user; and

using the cloud based provisioning service, provisioning the cloud based user service for the user, in the cloud based computing provider, based on the determined configuration, wherein the cloud based provisioning system is configured to provision the cloud based user service for the user, in the cloud based computing provider by a worker in the cloud based provisioning service running a sequence of cluster provisioning steps as a job.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving user input at the cloud based provisioning service from the user interface comprises receiving user log-in information and wherein determining a configuration for a cloud based user service for the user comprises using the log-in information to determine configuration settings.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein using the log-in information to determine configuration settings comprises pre-generating storage names based on the log-in information.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein using the log-in information to determine configuration settings comprises identifying one or more databases for the cloud based user service based on the log-in information.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein using the log-in information to determine configuration settings comprises identifying one or more certificate locations for the cloud based user service based on the log-in information.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein provisioning the cloud based user service for the user, in the cloud based computing provider comprises automatically generating cluster resources including one or more of storage resources, database resources, or one or more certificates.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the user input comprises a user specifying one or more of an already existing cloud service, an already existing storage account, an already existing storage key, or an already existing database account.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the user input comprises a user specifying one or more of a number of nodes, size of nodes, or roles of nodes.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the user input comprises a user uploading one or more applications or data files.

10. In a computing environment, a system for provisioning cloud based high performance computing clusters, the system comprising:

a user interface configured to receive user input regarding a user cloud based user service;

a cloud based provisioning system coupled to the user interface, the cloud based provisioning system being deployed in the cloud at a cloud based computing provider, and being configured to;

receive user input at the cloud based provisioning service from the user interface;

from the user input, determine a configuration for a cloud based user service for the user; and

using the cloud based provisioning service, provision the cloud based user service for the user, in the cloud based computing provider, based on the determined configuration, wherein the cloud based provisioning system is configured to provision the cloud based user service for the user, in the cloud based computing provider by a worker in the cloud based provisioning service running a sequence of cluster provisioning steps as a job.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the cloud based provisioning system is configured to receive user input at the cloud based provisioning service from the user interface by being configured to receive user log-in information and wherein the cloud based provisioning system is configured to determine a configuration for a cloud based user service for the user by using the log-in information to determine configuration settings.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the cloud based provisioning system is configured to use the log-in information to determine configuration settings by pre-generating storage names based on the log-in information.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein the cloud based provisioning system is configured to use the log-in information to determine configuration settings by identifying one or more databases for the cloud based user service based on the log-in information.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein the cloud based provisioning system is configured to use the log-in information to determine configuration settings by identifying one or more certificate locations for the cloud based user service based on the log-in information.

15. The system of claim 10, wherein the cloud based provisioning system is configured to provision the cloud based user service for the user, in the cloud based computing provider by automatically generating cluster resources including one or more of storage resources, database resources, or one or more certificates.

16. The system of claim 10, wherein the user interface is configured to receive user input specifying one or more of an already existing cloud service, an already existing storage account, an already existing storage key, or an already existing database account.

17. The system of claim 10, wherein the user interface is configured to receive user input specifying one or more of a number of nodes, size of nodes, or roles of nodes.

18. A physical computer readable storage device comprising computer executable instructions that when executed by one or more processors cause the following to be performed:

from a cloud based provisioning service deployed in a cloud based computing provider, providing a user interface;

receiving user input at the cloud based provisioning service from the user interface;

from the user input, determining a configuration for a cloud based user service for the user; and

using the cloud based provisioning service, provisioning the cloud based user service for the user, in the cloud based computing provider, based on the determined configuration, wherein the cloud based provisioning system is configured to provision the cloud based user service for the user, in the cloud based computing provider by a worker in the cloud based provisioning service running a sequence of cluster provisioning steps as a job.

19. The physical computer readable storage device of claim 18, wherein the cloud based provisioning system is configured to provision the cloud based user service for the user, in the cloud based computing provider by automatically generating cluster resources including one or more of storage resources, database resources, or one or more certificates.

20. The physical computer readable storage device of claim 18, wherein the user interface is configured to receive user input specifying one or more of an already existing cloud service, an already existing storage account, an already existing storage key, or an already existing database account.