IP address and domain name automation of virtual infrastructure
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1. A method of provisioning an Internet Protocol address, comprising:
- receiving a request to provision an Internet Protocol address to a virtual resource;
automatically determining an Internet Protocol address to allocate to the virtual resource, wherein automatically determining the Internet Protocol address includes selecting the determined Internet Protocol address among a group of Internet Protocol addresses potentially available to be assigned to the virtual resource of the received request;
using an Internet Protocol Address Management appliance to automatically allocate the determined Internet Protocol address to the virtual resource, wherein the Internet Protocol Address Management appliance manages Internet Protocol address provisioning of both virtual resources and physical resources; and
automatically registering the virtual resource with a Domain Name System using the determined Internet Protocol address, wherein automatically registering the virtual resource with the Domain Name System includes registering the determined Internet Protocol address as being associated with a selected domain name;
wherein the request is received due to a component action included in a group of component actions programmatically defined in a workflow;
wherein the workflow is defined using a global cloud manager interface application that interfaces with a global cloud manager managing a virtual cloud that includes the virtual resource.
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Abstract
Provisioning an Internet Protocol address is disclosed. A request to provision an Internet Protocol address to a virtual resource is received. An Internet Protocol address is automatically determined to allocate to the virtual resource. An Internet Protocol Address Management appliance is used to automatically allocate the determined Internet Protocol address to the virtual resource.
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1. A method of provisioning an Internet Protocol address, comprising:
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receiving a request to provision an Internet Protocol address to a virtual resource; automatically determining an Internet Protocol address to allocate to the virtual resource, wherein automatically determining the Internet Protocol address includes selecting the determined Internet Protocol address among a group of Internet Protocol addresses potentially available to be assigned to the virtual resource of the received request; using an Internet Protocol Address Management appliance to automatically allocate the determined Internet Protocol address to the virtual resource, wherein the Internet Protocol Address Management appliance manages Internet Protocol address provisioning of both virtual resources and physical resources; and automatically registering the virtual resource with a Domain Name System using the determined Internet Protocol address, wherein automatically registering the virtual resource with the Domain Name System includes registering the determined Internet Protocol address as being associated with a selected domain name;
wherein the request is received due to a component action included in a group of component actions programmatically defined in a workflow;wherein the workflow is defined using a global cloud manager interface application that interfaces with a global cloud manager managing a virtual cloud that includes the virtual resource. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of registering with a Domain Name System, comprising:
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receiving a request to register a virtual resource with a Domain Name System; determining which domain names, if any, are available to be assigned to the virtual resource among a group of eligible domain names; selecting one of the determined to be available domain names as the selected domain name; automatically registering the virtual resource with the Domain Name System at least in part by sending a registration request to a domain name server to register the selected domain name with the virtual resource; and providing information associated with the registration of the virtual resource with the Domain Name System;
wherein the request is received due to a component action included in a group of component actions programmatically defined in a workflow;wherein the workflow is defined using a global cloud manager interface application that interfaces with a global cloud manager managing a virtual cloud that includes the virtual resource.
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14. A system for provisioning an Internet Protocol address, comprising:
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a communication interface configured to receive a request to provision an Internet Protocol address to a virtual resource; and a processor configured to automatically determine an Internet Protocol address to allocate to the virtual resource, automatically allocate the determined Internet Protocol address to the virtual resource, and automatically register the virtual resource with a Domain Name System using the determined Internet Protocol address, wherein automatically determining the Internet Protocol address includes selecting the determined Internet Protocol address among a group of Internet Protocol addresses potentially available to be assigned to the virtual resource of the received request, the system manages Internet Protocol address provisioning of both virtual resources and physical resources, and automatically registering the virtual resource with the Domain Name System includes registering the determined Internet Protocol address as being associated with a selected domain name;
wherein the request is received due to a component action included in a group of component actions programmatically defined in a workflow;wherein the workflow is defined using a global cloud manager interface application that interfaces with a global cloud manager managing a virtual cloud that includes the virtual resource. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. A system for registering with a Domain Name System, comprising:
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a communication interface configured to receive a request to register a virtual resource with a Domain Name System; and a processor configured to determine which domain names, if any, are available to be assigned to the virtual resource among a group of eligible domain names, select one of the determined to be available domain names as the selected domain name, automatically register the virtual resource with the Domain Name System at least in part by sending a registration request to a domain name server to register the selected domain name with the virtual resource, and provide information associated with the registration of the virtual resource with the Domain Name System;
wherein the request is received due to a component action included in a group of component actions programmatically defined in a workflow;wherein the workflow is defined using a global cloud manager interface application that interfaces with a global cloud manager managing a virtual cloud that includes the virtual resource.
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17. A computer program product for provisioning an Internet Protocol address, the computer program product being embodied in a non-transitory computer readable storage medium and comprising computer instructions for:
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receiving a request to provision an Internet Protocol address to a virtual resource; automatically determining an Internet Protocol address to allocate to the virtual resource, wherein automatically determining the Internet Protocol address includes selecting the determined Internet Protocol address among a group of Internet Protocol addresses potentially available to be assigned to the virtual resource of the received request; using an Internet Protocol Address Management appliance to automatically allocate the determined Internet Protocol address to the virtual resource, wherein the Internet Protocol Address Management appliance manages Internet Protocol address provisioning of both virtual resources and physical resources; and automatically registering the virtual resource with a Domain Name System using the determined Internet Protocol address, wherein automatically registering the virtual resource with the Domain Name System includes registering the determined Internet Protocol address as being associated with a selected domain name;
wherein the request is received due to a component action included in a group of component actions programmatically defined in a workflow;wherein the workflow is defined using a global cloud manager interface application that interfaces with a global cloud manager managing a virtual cloud that includes the virtual resource. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A computer program product for registering with a Domain Name System, the computer program product being embodied in a non-transitory computer readable storage medium and comprising computer instructions for:
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receiving a request to register a virtual resource with a Domain Name System; determining which domain names, if any, are available to be assigned to the virtual resource among a group of eligible domain names; selecting one of the determined to be available domain names as the selected domain name; automatically registering the virtual resource with the Domain Name System at least in part by sending a registration request to a domain name server to register the selected domain name with the virtual resource; and providing information associated with the registration of the virtual resource with the Domain Name System;
wherein the request is received due to a component action included in a group of component actions programmatically defined in a workflow;wherein the workflow is defined using a global cloud manager interface application that interfaces with a global cloud manager managing a virtual cloud that includes the virtual resource.
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