System and method for deployable templates

• US 8,843,918 B2
• Filed: 12/30/2005
• Issued: 09/23/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/30/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SAP SE
• Original Assignee: SAP AG (SAP SE)
• Inventors: Semerdzhiev, Krasimir P., Kostadinov, Dimitar P., Markov, Mladen L.
• Primary Examiner(s): CHAVIS, JOHN Q
• Application Number:
  US11/322,597
• Publication Number:
  US 20070157185A1
• Time in Patent Office: 3,189 Days
• Field of Search: 717/148, 717/174
• US Class Current: 717/174
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/61 Installation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/455 Emulation; Interpretation; Software simulation, e.g. virtualisation or emulation of application or operating system execution engines

Abstract

A deployable template structure is described. In an embodiment, the deployable template structure includes sections for virtual machines deployable, filters, and component configuration settings. A deployable template may provide multiple instance definitions for a single system.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a computer system including;

a processor configured to;

acquire properties of a first configuration profile, the first configuration profile defining a structure of an instance'"'"'s configuration values;

acquire values of a second configuration profile, the second configuration profile further defining values for the structure of the instance'"'"'s configuration;

inherit the properties of the first configuration profile, wherein the second configuration profile inherits the properties of the first configuration profile;

apply the values of the second configuration profile to the first configuration profile;

acquire the properties of a third configuration profile, the third configuration profile defining a default template applicable to multiple instances on a single system, wherein the default template includes;

a virtual machine (VM) section to describe possible virtual machines deployable on the system,

a filter section to describe runtime filters applicable to components of the system, the runtime filters comprising start/stop rules to start or stop components of the system;

the third configuration profile inheriting the properties of the first and second configuration profiles; and

apply the sections of the third configuration profile to the inherited profiles.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the virtual machine section of the default template includes levels for at least one of the following:

a VM vendor level to describe at least one possible deployable VM vendor;

a platform level to describe at least one possible platform of a specific possible deployable VM vendor; and

a global parameter level to describe parameters applicable to any possible deployable VM vendor and platform.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein a filter of the filter section includes:

an action to be performed on a component;

a component type;

a vendor name; and

a component name.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the component type of components to be started or stopped by the one or more runtime filters is selected from the group consisting of:

service;

library;

interface; and

application.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the default template further includes a component configuration settings section to describe properties of deployable engine components, the component configuration settings section including properties for each type of deployable engine component.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the sections of the default template are XML documents.

7. A method comprising:

acquiring properties of a first configuration profile, the first configuration profile defining a structure of an instance'"'"'s configuration values;

acquiring values of a second configuration profile, the second configuration profile further defining values for the structure of the instance'"'"'s configuration;

inheriting the properties of the first configuration profile, wherein the second configuration profile inherits the properties of the first configuration profile; and

using one or more processors, applying the values of the second configuration profile to the first configuration profile;

acquiring the properties of a third configuration profile, the third configuration profile defining a default template applicable to multiple instances on a single system, wherein the default template includes;

a virtual machine (VM) section to describe possible virtual machines deployable on the system,

a filter section to describe runtime filters applicable to components of the system, the runtime filters comprising start/stop rules to start or stop components of the system, and

a component configuration settings section to describe properties of deployable engine components,

the third configuration profile inheriting the properties of the first and second configuration profiles; and

using one or more processors, applying the sections of the third configuration profile to the inherited profiles.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

acquiring the properties of a fourth configuration profile, the fourth configuration profile further defining the use case scenario;

inheriting the properties of the first, second, and third configuration profiles, wherein the fourth configuration profile inherits the properties of the first, second, and third configuration profiles; and

applying the values of the fourth configuration profile to the inherited profiles.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

acquiring the properties of a fifth configuration profile, the fifth configuration profile further defining a specific instance;

inheriting the properties of the first, second, third, and fourth configuration profiles, wherein the fifth configuration profile inherits the properties of the first, second, third, and fourth configuration profiles; and

applying the values of the fifth configuration profile to the inherited profiles.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein the configuration profiles are written in XML.

11. An article of manufacture comprising a non-transitory storage medium having stored thereon program code which, when executed by a machine, causes the machine to perform operations comprising:

acquiring properties of a first configuration profile, the first configuration profile defining a structure of an instance'"'"'s configuration values;

acquiring values of a second configuration profile, the second configuration profile further defining values for the structure of the instance'"'"'s configuration;

inheriting the properties of the first configuration profile, wherein the second configuration profile inherits the properties of the first configuration profile; and

applying the values of the second configuration profile to the first configuration profile;

acquiring the properties of a third configuration profile, the third configuration profile defining a default template applicable to multiple instances on a single system, wherein the default template includes;

a virtual machine (VM) section to describe possible virtual machines deployable on the system,

a filter section to describe runtime filters applicable to components of the system, the runtime filters comprising start/stop rules to start or stop components of the system, and

a component configuration settings section to describe properties of deployable engine components,

the third configuration profile inheriting the properties of the first and second configuration profiles; and

applying the sections of the third configuration profile to the inherited profiles.

12. The article of manufacture of claim 11, wherein the operations further comprise:

acquiring the properties of a fourth configuration profile, the fourth configuration profile further defining the use case scenario;

inheriting the properties of the first, second, and third configuration profiles, wherein the fourth configuration profile inherits the properties of the first, second, and third configuration profiles; and

applying the values of the fourth configuration profile to the inherited profiles.

13. The article of manufacture of claim 12, wherein the operations further comprise:

acquiring the properties of a fifth configuration profile, the fifth configuration profile further defining a specific instance;

inheriting the properties of the first, second, third, and fourth configuration profiles, wherein the fifth configuration profile inherits the properties of the first, second, third, and fourth configuration profiles; and

applying the values of the fifth configuration profile to the inherited profiles.

14. The article of manufacture of claim 11, wherein the configuration profiles are written in XML.