Node controller for an endpoint in a cloud computing environment

• US 8,800,055 B2
• Filed: 10/20/2010
• Issued: 08/05/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 10/20/2010
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Murakami, Shaun T., Reif, John
• Primary Examiner(s): Shiferaw, Eleni
• Assistant Examiner(s): VU, PHY ANH TRAN
• Application Number:
  US12/908,132
• Publication Number:
  US 20120102572A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,385 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 726/28
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2209/548 Queue
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/5061 Partitioning or combining of resources
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/546 Message passing systems or structures, e.g. queues

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention provide an intelligent node controller (e.g., for an endpoint/node such as a cloud node) to process requests. Specifically, (among other things) the node controller will read a request message from a cloud node queue that is associated with the endpoint. The request message typically includes details related to a request for cloud resources and/or services received from a consumer. The node controller executes program code in an attempt to process the request. As the request is being processed, the node controller can place state messages indicating a state of fulfillment of the request on a cloud manager queue that is associated with a cloud manager from which the request message was received. In addition, the node controller can update an audit via an audit queue with the state messages. When a request cannot be processed, the node controller can place a failure message in a triage queue or the like.

Claims

1. An intelligent node controller method for an endpoint in a cloud computing environment, comprising:

receiving, from a consumer, a request message in a cloud manager queue, the request message comprising a request for at least one of cloud resources and cloud services;

determining, by a cloud manager, a node controller for processing the request message, the node controller being contained within a hypervisor of an endpoint comprising a set of virtual machines, wherein the node controller provides execution logic on the endpoint;

placing the request message in a cloud node queue for the determined node controller;

reading, by the node controller, the request message in the cloud node queue;

selecting, by the node controller, at least one of the set of virtual machines to process a request associated with the request message;

executing, by the node controller, program code via the execution logic to process the request at the endpoint via the at least one of the set of virtual machines, the processing the request comprising provisioning the at least one of cloud resources and cloud services;

placing, by the node controller, a state message indicating a state of fulfillment of the request on the cloud manager queue; and

placing, by the node controller, a failure message in a triage queue if the request cannot be processed by the node controller;

wherein the cloud node queue, the cloud manager queue, and the triage queue are contained within separate entities;

wherein the node controller comprises at least one computing device.

2. The intelligent node controller method of claim 1, wherein the endpoint comprises at least one cloud node, and the node controller works in conjunction with the hypervisor.

3. The intelligent node controller method of claim 1, further comprising updating a cloud manager queue to reflect the state of fulfillment.

4. The intelligent node controller method of claim 1, the request message being received in the cloud manager queue from a cloud dispatcher prior to being received in the cloud node queue.

5. The intelligent node controller method of claim 1, the request comprising a request from a consumer for cloud resources.

6. The intelligent cloud node method of claim 5, further comprising authenticating a user prior to receiving the request message.

7. An intelligent node controller system for an endpoint in a cloud computing environment, comprising:

a bus;

a processor coupled to the bus; and

a memory medium coupled to the bus, the memory medium comprising instructions to;

receive, from a consumer, a request message in a cloud manager queue, the request message comprising a request for at least one of cloud resources and cloud services;

determine a node controller for processing the request message, the node controller being contained within a hypervisor of an endpoint comprising a set of virtual machines, wherein the node controller provides execution logic on the endpoint;

place the request message in a cloud node queue for the determined node controller;

read, by the node controller, the request message in the cloud node queue;

select, by the node controller, at least one of the set of virtual machines to process a request associated with the request message;

execute, by the node controller, program code via the execution logic to process the request at the endpoint via the at least one of the set of virtual machines, the processing the request comprising provisioning the at least one of cloud resources and cloud services;

place, by the node controller, a state message indicating a state of fulfillment of the request on the cloud manager queue; and

place, by the node controller, a failure message in a triage queue if the request cannot be processed by the node controller;

wherein the cloud node queue, the cloud manager queue, and the triage queue are separate queue.

8. The intelligent node controller system of claim 7, wherein the endpoint comprises at least one cloud node, and wherein the node controller works in conjunction with the hypervisor.

9. The intelligent node controller system of claim 7, the memory medium further comprising instructions to update a cloud manager queue to reflect the state of fulfillment.

10. The intelligent node controller system of claim 7, the request message being received in the cloud manager queue from a cloud dispatcher prior to being received in the cloud node queue.

11. The intelligent node controller system of claim 7, the request comprising a request from a consumer for cloud resources.

12. The intelligent node controller system of claim 11, the memory medium further comprising instructions to authenticate a user prior to receiving the request message.

13. A computer program product for intelligent node control of an endpoint in a cloud computing environment, the computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage media, and program instructions stored on the computer readable storage media, to:

receive, from a consumer, a request message in a cloud manager queue, the request message comprising a request for at least one of cloud resources and cloud services;

determine a node controller for processing the request message, the node controller being contained within a hypervisor of an endpoint comprising a set of virtual machines, wherein the node controller provides execution logic on the endpoint;

place the request message in a cloud node queue for the determined node controller;

read, by the node controller, the request message in the cloud node queue;

select, by the node controller, at least one of the set of virtual machines to process a request associated with the request message;

execute, by the node controller, program code via the execution logic to process the request at the endpoint via the at least one of the set of virtual machines, the processing the request comprising provisioning the at least one of cloud resources and cloud services;

place, by the node controller, a state message indicating a state of fulfillment of the request on the cloud manager queue; and

place, by the node controller, a failure message in a triage queue if the request cannot be processed by the node controller; and

wherein the cloud node queue, the cloud manager queue, and the triage queue are separate queues.

14. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the endpoint comprises at least one cloud node, and wherein the node controller works in conjunction with the hypervisor.

15. The computer program product of claim 13, further comprising program instructions stored on the non-transitory computer readable storage media to update a cloud manager queue to reflect the state of fulfillment.

16. The computer program product of claim 13, the request message being received in the cloud manager queue from a cloud dispatcher prior to being received in the cloud node queue.

17. The computer program product of claim 13, the request comprising a request from a consumer for cloud resources.

18. The computer program product of claim 17, further comprising program instructions stored on the non-transitory computer readable storage media to authenticate a user prior to receiving the request message.

19. A method for deploying a system for intelligent node control of an endpoint in a cloud computing environment, comprising:

deploying a computer infrastructure being operable to;

receive, from a consumer, a request message in a cloud manager queue, the request message comprising a request for at least one of cloud resources and cloud services;

determine a node controller for processing the request message, the node controller being contained within a hypervisor of an endpoint comprising a set of virtual machines, wherein the node controller provides execution logic on the endpoint;

place the request message in a cloud node queue for the determined node controller;

read, by the node controller, the request message in the cloud node queue;

select, by the node controller, at least one of the set of virtual machines to process a request associated with the request message;

execute, by the node controller, program code via the execution logic to process the request at the endpoint via the at least one of the set of virtual machines, the processing the request comprising provisioning the at least one of cloud resources and cloud services;

place, by the node controller, a state message indicating a state of fulfillment of the request on the cloud manager queue; and

place, by the node controller, a failure message in a triage queue if the request cannot be processed by the node controller; and

wherein the cloud node queue, the cloud manager queue, and the triage queue are separate queues.