Methods and apparatus to manage deployments of virtual machines

• US 9,336,266 B2
• Filed: 06/25/2014
• Issued: 05/10/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 10/11/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Vmware LLC (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: VMware, Inc. (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Inventors: Reddy, Thirumalesh, Indireddy, Sreekantha, Ankala, Shreekanth, Mathia, Bhavin
• Primary Examiner(s): Khatri, Anil
• Application Number:
  US14/315,300
• Publication Number:
  US 20150106809A1
• Time in Patent Office: 685 Days
• Field of Search: 718/1, 718100-108
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/24 Querying
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2009/4557 Distribution of virtual machine instances; Migration and load balancing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2009/45595 Network integration; Enabling network access in virtual machine instances
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/44505 Configuring for program initiating, e.g. using registry, configuration files
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/45533 Hypervisors; Virtual machine monitors
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/45558 Hypervisor-specific management and integration aspects
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/5077 Logical partitioning of resources; Management or configuration of virtualized resources specific details on emulation or internal functioning of virtual machines G06F9/455

Abstract

Methods and apparatus to manage virtual machines are disclosed. An example method includes storing an indication that a first system resource is associated with a first service level, storing an indication that a second system resource is associated with a second service level, during deployment of a virtual machine, determining that the virtual machine is associated with the first service level, and in response to the determining, deploying the virtual machine utilizing the first resource.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

generating, by executing instructions on a processor,

a virtual machine blueprint for an application deployable in a virtual computing environment;

storing a first indication that a first system resource is associated with a first service level;

storing a second indication that a second system resource is associated with a second service level;

in response to a first request to deploy a first instance of the virtual machine blueprint, determining, by executing the instructions on the processor, that the first instance of the virtual machine blueprint will utilize the first system resource when the first service level is assigned to the first instance of the virtual machine blueprint;

in response to the determining that the first instance will utilize the first system resource, deploying, by executing the instructions on the processor, a first virtual machine for the virtual machine blueprint utilizing the first system resource;

in response to a second request to deploy a second instance of the virtual machine blueprint, determining, by executing the instructions on the processor, that the second instance of the virtual machine blueprint will utilize the second system resource when the second service level is assigned to the second instance of the virtual machine blueprint; and

in response to the determining that the second instance will utilize the second system resource, deploying, by executing the instructions on the processor, a second virtual machine for the virtual machine blueprint utilizing the second system resource.

2. A method as defined in claim 1, wherein the first system resource is a first service associated with a task and the second system resource is a second service associated with the task.

3. A method as defined in claim 2, wherein the deploying of the first virtual machine includes executing the task.

4. A method as defined in claim 1, wherein the first service level is associated with a first cost and the second service level is associated with a second cost different than the first cost.

5. A method as defined in claim 1, further including deploying a third virtual machine for the first instance of the virtual machine blueprint.

6. A method as defined in claim 1, wherein the first service level is associated with a plurality of tasks to be performed while deploying the first virtual machine.

7. A method as defined in claim 6, wherein the plurality of tasks includes plugins to be included in the deployment of the first virtual machine.

8. A method as defined in claim 1, wherein the first system resource is one of a first type of data storage or a first type of network access, the second system resource is one of a second type of data storage or a second type of network access, and the deploying of the first virtual machine for the virtual machine blueprint utilizing the first system resource includes assigning the one of the first type of data storage or the first type of network access to the first virtual machine.

9. An apparatus comprising:

a topology generator to generate a virtual machine blueprint for an application deployable in a virtual computing environment;

a profile datastore;

a profile designer to store a first indication that a first system resource is associated with a first service level in the profile datastore and to store a second indication that a second system resource is associated with a second service level in the profile datastore;

a request receiver to;

in response to a first request to deploy a first instance of the virtual machine blueprint, determine that the first instance of the virtual machine blueprint will utilize the first system resource when the first service level is assigned to the first instance of the virtual machine blueprint;

in response to a second request to deploy a second instance of the virtual machine blueprint, determine that the second instance of the virtual machine blueprint will utilize the second system resource when the second service level is assigned to the second instance of the virtual machine blueprint; and

a service executor responsive to the request receiver to;

deploy a first virtual machine for the first instance of the virtual machine blueprint utilizing the first system resource identified by the first service level; and

deploy a second virtual machine for the second instance of the virtual machine blueprint utilizing the second system resource identified by the second service level, at least one of the profile designer, the request receiver, and the service executor including a processor.

10. An apparatus as defined in claim 9, wherein the first system resource is a first service associated with a task and the second system resource is a second service associated with the task.

11. An apparatus as defined in claim 10, wherein the service executor is to deploy the first virtual machine by executing the task.

12. An apparatus as defined in claim 9, wherein the first service level is associated with a first cost and the second service level is associated with a second cost different than the first cost.

13. An apparatus as defined in claim 9, wherein the service executor is to deploy a third virtual machine for the first instance of the virtual machine blueprint.

14. An apparatus as defined in claim 9, wherein the first service level is associated with a plurality of tasks to be performed while deploying the first virtual machine.

15. An apparatus as defined in claim 14, wherein the plurality of tasks includes plugins to be included in the deployment of the first virtual machine.

16. An apparatus as defined in claim 9, wherein the first system resource is one of a first type of data storage or a first type of network access, the second system resource is one of a second type of data storage or a second type of network access, and the service executor is to deploy the first virtual machine for the virtual machine blueprint utilizing the first system resource by assigning the one of the first type of data storage or the first type of network access to the first virtual machine.

17. A tangible computer readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed, cause a machine to at least:

generate a virtual machine blueprint for an application deployable in a virtual computing environment;

store a first indication that a first system resource is associated with a first service level;

store a second indication that a second system resource is associated with a second service level;

in response to a first request to deploy a first instance of the virtual machine blueprint, determine that the first instance of the virtual machine blueprint will utilize the first system resource when the first service level is assigned to the first instance of the virtual machine blueprint;

in response to determining that the first instance will utilize the first system resource, deploy a first virtual machine for the virtual machine blueprint utilizing the first system resource;

in response to a second request to deploy a second instance of the virtual machine blueprint, determine that the second instance of the virtual machine blueprint will utilize the second system resource when the second service level is assigned to the second instance of the virtual machine blueprint; and

in response to determining that the second instance of the virtual machine blueprint will utilize the second system resource when, deploy a second virtual machine for the virtual machine blueprint utilizing the second system resource.

18. A tangible computer readable storage medium as defined in claim 17, wherein the first system resource is a first service associated with a task and the second system resource is a second service associated with the task.

19. A tangible computer readable storage medium as defined in claim 18, wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the machine to deploy the first virtual machine by executing the task.

20. A tangible computer readable storage medium as defined in claim 17, wherein the first service level is associated with a first cost and the second service level is associated with a second cost different than the first cost.

21. A tangible computer readable storage medium as defined in claim 17, wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the machine to deploy a third virtual machine for the first instance of the virtual machine blueprint.

22. A tangible computer readable storage medium as defined in claim 17, wherein the first service level is associated with a plurality of tasks to be performed while deploying the first virtual machine.

23. A tangible computer readable storage medium as defined in claim 22, wherein the plurality of tasks includes plugins to be included in the deployment of the first virtual machine.

24. A tangible computer readable storage medium as defined in claim 17, wherein the first system resource is one of a first type of data storage or a first type of network access, the second system resource is one of a second type of data storage or a second type of network access, and the instructions, when executed, cause the machine to deploy the first virtual machine for the virtual machine blueprint utilizing the first system resource by assigning the one of the first type of data storage or the first type of network access to the first virtual machine.