Mechanism for facilitating spin mode-based dynamic updating of application servers in an on-demand services environment

• US 8,849,887 B2
• Filed: 01/06/2012
• Issued: 09/30/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 08/29/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Salesforce.com, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Salesforce.com, Inc.
• Inventors: Rajan, Karthik, Kothari, Pallav, Hansma, Scott
• Primary Examiner(s): Etienne, Ario
• Assistant Examiner(s): MENDAYE, KIDEST H
• Application Number:
  US13/345,331
• Publication Number:
  US 20130054668A1
• Time in Patent Office: 998 Days
• Field of Search: 709/201, 709/217, 709/219, 709/223, 717168-173
• US Class Current: 709/201
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/00 Arrangements for software engineering testing or debugging G06F11/36; administrative, planning or organisation aspects of software project management G06Q10/06
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/656 while running
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/00 Data switching networks interconnection of, or transfer of information or other signals between, memories, input/output devices or central processing units G06F13/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/082 the condition being updates or upgrades of network functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/22 Alternate routing
• 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 67/1012 based on compliance of requirements or conditions with available server resources
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/60 Scheduling or organising the servicing of application requests, e.g. requests for application data transmissions using the analysis and optimisation of the required network resources admission control or resource allocation H04L47/70

Abstract

In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for facilitating spin mode-based dynamic updating of application servers. In one embodiment and by way of example, a method includes upgrading a first set of application servers of a plurality of application servers at one or more computing devices, holding a first set of requests received at the first set of application servers from being processed while the first set of application servers is being upgraded, and upgrading a second set of application servers of the plurality of application servers upon completion of the first set of application servers. The method may further include holding a second set of requests received at the second set of application servers from being processed while the second set of application servers is being upgraded, and resuming processing of the first set of requests at the upgraded first set of application servers.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving first user request at a cluster of application servers, the first user request to be processed via a first server version;

processing, via the first server version, the first user request at a first set of application servers of the cluster of application servers while a second set of application servers of the cluster of application servers is being updated from the first server version to a second server version or a third server version, wherein the first set of application servers is associated with the first server version;

dynamically holding one or more user requests in a spin mode while the second set of application servers is being updated to the second server version or the third server version, wherein the one or more user requests include a second user request to be processed via the second server version or a third user request to be processed via the third server version; and

selectively routing, from the spin mode, the second user request or the third user request to the second set of application servers for processing upon completion of the update of the second set of application servers to the second server version or the third server version, respectively.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first server version and the second server version comprise the first server software version and the second server software version, respectively, wherein the second server version represents an upgrade of the first server version, wherein the third server version comprises one or more of other software versions representing one or more upgrades of the first server version or the second server version.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the first user request and the one or more user requests are placed via a computing device over a network including a cloud computing network, wherein the computing device comprise comprises one or more of a server computer, a laptop computer, a smartphone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a handheld computer, an e-reader, a tablet computer, a notebook, a desktop personal computer (PC), a cluster-based computer, a set-top box, and a Global Positioning System (GPS)-based navigation system.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

continuously holding the third user request in the spin mode if the second set of application servers is updated to the second server version or until the second set of application servers or a third set of application servers is upgraded from to the third server version.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising selectively routing, from the spin mode, the third user request to the second set of application servers or the third set of application servers for processing upon completion of the update of the second server application servers or third set of application servers, respectively, to the third server version.

6. An apparatus comprising:

selection and retirement module, at least a portion of which is implemented in hardware, to receive a first user request at a cluster of application servers, the first user request to be processed via a first server version;

processing module, at least a portion of which is implemented in hardware, to process, via the first server version, the first user request at a first set of application servers of the cluster of application servers while a second set of application servers of the cluster of application servers is being updated from the first server version to a second server version or a third server version, wherein the first set of application servers is associated with the first server version; and

spin mode module, at least a portion of which is implemented in hardware, to dynamically hold one or more user requests in a spin mode while the second set of application servers is being updated to the second server version or the third server version, wherein the one or more user requests include a second user request to be processed via the second server version or a third user request to be processed via the third server version,

wherein the spin mode module is further to selectively route, from the spin mode, the second user request or the third user request to the second set of application servers for processing upon completion of the update of the second set of application servers to the second server version or the third server version, respectively.

7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the first server version and the second server version comprise the first server software version and the second server software version, respectively, wherein the second server version represents an upgrade of the first server version, wherein the third server version comprises one or more of other software versions representing one or more upgrades of the first server version or the second server version.

8. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the first user request and the one or more user requests are placed via a computing device over a network including a cloud computing network, wherein the computing device comprises one or more of a server

computer, a laptop computer, a smartphone, a personal digital assistant (PDA handheld computer, an e-reader, a tablet computer, a notebook, a desktop personal computer (PC), a cluster-based computer, a set-top box, and a Global Positioning System (GPS)-based navigation system.

9. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the spin mode module is further to:

continuously hold the third user request in the spin mode if the second set of application servers is updated to the second server version or until the second set of application servers or a third set of application servers is upgraded to the third server version.

10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the spin mode module is further to:

selectively route, from the spin mode, the third user request to the second set of application servers or the third set of application servers for processing upon completion of the update of the second server application servers or third set of application servers, respectively, to the third server version.

11. A system comprising:

a computing system comprising a storage device to store instructions, and a processing device to execute the instructions to facilitate a mechanism at the computing system to perform operations comprising;

receiving a first user request at a cluster of application servers, the first user request to be processed via a first server version;

processing, via the first server version, the first user request at a first set of application servers of the cluster of application servers while a second set of application servers of the cluster of application servers is being updated from the first server version to a second server version or a third server version, wherein the first set of application servers is associated with the first server version;

dynamically holding one or more user requests in a spin mode while the second set of application servers is being updated to the second server version or the third server version, wherein the one or more user requests include a second user request to be processed via the second server version or a third user request to be processed via the third server version; and

selectively routing, from the spin mode, the second user request or the third user request to the second set of application servers for processing upon completion of the update of the second set of application servers to the second server version or the third server version, respectively.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the first server version and the second server version comprise the first server software version and the second server software version, respectively, wherein the second server version represents an upgrade of the first server version, wherein the third server version comprises one or more of other software versions representing one or more upgrades of the first server version or the second server version.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein the first user request and the one or more user requests are placed via a computing device over a network including a cloud computing network, wherein the computing device comprises one or more of a server computer, a laptop computer, a smartphone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a handheld computer, an e-reader, a tablet computer, a notebook, a desktop personal computer (PC), a cluster-based computer, a set-top box, and a Global Positioning System (GPS)-based navigation system.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein the operations further comprise:

continuously hold the third user request in the spin mode if the second set of application servers is updated to the second server version or until the second set of application servers or a third set of application servers is upgraded to the third server version.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the operations further comprise:

selectively route, from the spin mode, the third user request to the second set of application servers or the third set of application servers for processing upon completion of the update of the second server application servers or third set of application servers, respectively, to the third server version.

16. At least one non-transitory machine-readable medium comprising a plurality of instructions which, when executed by a processing device, cause the processing device to perform operations comprising:

receiving a first user request at a cluster of application servers, the first user request to be processed via a first server version;

processing, via the first server version, the first user request at a first set of application servers of the cluster of application servers while a second set of application servers of the cluster of application servers is being updated from the first server version to a second server version or a third server version, wherein the first set of application servers is associated with the first server version;

dynamically holding one or more user requests in a spin mode while the second set of application servers is being updated to the second server version or the third server version, wherein the one or more user requests include a second user request to be processed via the second server version or a third user request to be processed via the third server version; and

selectively routing, from the spin mode, the second user request or the third user request to the second set of application servers for processing upon completion of the update of the second set of application servers to the second server version or the third server version, respectively.

17. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 16, wherein the first server version and the second server version comprise the first server software version and the second server software version, respectively, wherein the second server version represents an upgrade of the first server version, wherein the third server version comprises one or more of other software versions representing one or more upgrades of the first server version or the second server version.

18. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 16, wherein the first user request and the one or more user requests are placed via a computing device over a network including a cloud computing network, wherein the computing device comprises one or more of a server computer, a laptop computer, a smartphone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a handheld computer, an e-reader, a tablet computer, a notebook, a desktop personal computer (PC), a cluster-based computer, a set-top box, and a Global Positioning System (GPS)-based navigation system.

19. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 16, wherein the operations further comprise:

continuously hold the third user request in the spin mode if the second set of application servers is updated to the second server version or until the second set of application servers or a third set of application servers is upgraded to the third server version.

20. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 19, wherein the operations further comprise:

selectively route, from the spin mode, the third user request to the second set of application servers or the third set of application servers for processing upon completion of the update of the second server application servers or third set of application servers, respectively, to the third server version.