Methods for provisioning application delivery service and devices thereof

• US 9,578,090 B1
• Filed: 11/07/2013
• Issued: 02/21/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 11/07/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: F5 Networks, Inc. (F5 Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: F5 Networks, Inc. (F5 Incorporated)
• Inventors: MacVittie, Lori
• Primary Examiner(s): Joshi, Suraj
• Application Number:
  US14/074,065
• Time in Patent Office: 1,202 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/084 Configuration by using pre-existing information, e.g. using templates or copying from other elements
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0856 by backing up or archiving configuration information
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/63 Routing a service request depending on the request content or context

Abstract

A method, non-transitory computer readable medium and an application delivery controller for receiving a notification from a client computing device when an application is selected. A configuration file including one or more instructions is identified from one or more memory locations. One or more instructions within the application delivery controller is updated with the one or more instructions present within the identified configuration file to provision the selected application. The selected application is provisioned to the requesting client computing device using the updated one or more instructions.

Claims

1. A method for provisioning an application, the method comprising:

receiving, by an application delivery controller, a notification from a client computing device when an application is selected;

automatically identifying, by the application delivery controller, one of a plurality of configuration files corresponding to the selected application based on one or more parameters associated with the client computing device or a user of the client computing device, the one of the configurations files comprising one or more new instructions defining one or more aspects of provisioning the selected application to the client computing device;

updating, by the application delivery controller, one or more stored instructions based on the one or more new instructions in the one of the configurations files based on a comparison of the one or more stored instructions to the one or more new instructions; and

provisioning, by the application delivery controller, the selected application to the client computing device using the updated stored instructions.

2. The method as set forth in claim 1 wherein the identifying further comprises identifying the one of the configuration files based on an Internet Protocol (IP) address included in the received notification.

3. The method as set forth in claim 1 further comprising parsing, by the application delivery controller, the one of the configuration files to identify the one or more new instructions.

4. The method as set forth in claim 1 further comprising updating, by the application delivery controller, one or more settings of the selected application based on the one or more new instructions within the one of the configuration files.

5. The method as set forth in claim 1 further comprising:

receiving, by the application delivery controller, location information of the one of the configuration files from the selected application; and

obtaining, by the application delivery controller, the one of the configuration files based on the received location information.

6. The method as set forth in claim 1 wherein the receiving further comprises receiving at least one part of the one of the configuration files with the notification, and the method further comprises:

obtaining, by the application delivery controller, any remaining parts of the one of the configuration files; and

updating, by the application delivery controller, the one or more stored instructions based on the received at least one part of the one of the configuration files and the any remaining parts of the one of the configuration files.

7. The method as set forth in claim 1 wherein the one of the configuration files is in a format that is usable across one or more frameworks, usable across one or more platforms, or configurable by one or more administrators.

8. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon instructions for provisioning an application comprising machine executable code which when executed by at least one processor, causes the processor to perform steps comprising:

receiving a notification from a client computing device when an application is selected;

automatically identifying one of a plurality of configuration files corresponding to the selected application based on one or more parameters associated with the client computing device or a user of the client computing device, the one of the configurations files comprising one or more new instructions defining one or more aspects of provisioning the selected application to the client computing device;

updating one or more stored instructions based on the one or more new instructions in the one of the configurations files based on a comparison of the one or more stored instructions to the one or more new instructions; and

provisioning the selected application to the client computing device using the updated stored instructions.

9. The medium as set forth in claim 8 wherein the identifying further comprises identifying the one of the configuration files based on an Internet Protocol (IP) address included in the received notification.

10. The medium as set forth in claim 8 wherein the machine executable code, when executed by the processor, further causes the processor to perform one or more additional steps comprising parsing the one of the configuration files to identify the one or more new instructions.

11. The medium as set forth in claim 8 wherein the machine executable code, when executed by the processor, further causes the processor to perform one or more additional steps comprising updating one or more settings of the selected application based on the one or more new instructions within the one of the configuration files.

12. The medium as set forth in claim 8 wherein the machine executable code, when executed by the processor, further causes the processor to perform one or more additional steps comprising:

receiving location information of the one of the configuration files from the selected application; and

obtaining the one of the configuration files based on the received location information.

13. The medium as set forth in claim 8 wherein the receiving further comprises receiving at least one part of the one of the configuration files with the notification, and the \machine executable code, when executed by the processor, further causes the processor to perform one or more additional steps comprising:

obtaining any remaining parts of the one of the configuration files; and

updating the one or more stored instructions based on the received at least one part of the one of the configuration files and the any remaining parts of the one of the configuration files.

14. The medium as set forth in claim 8 wherein the one of the configuration files is in a format that is usable across one or more frameworks, usable across one or more platforms, or configurable by one or more administrators.

15. An application delivery controller device comprising a memory comprising programmed instructions stored in the memory and one or more processors coupled to the memory and configured to be capable of executing the programmed instructions stored in the memory to:

receive a notification from a client computing device when an application is selected;

automatically identify one of a plurality of configuration files corresponding to the selected application based on one or more parameters associated with the client computing device or a user of the client computing device, the one of the configurations files comprising one or more new instructions defining one or more aspects of provisioning the selected application to the client computing device;

update one or more stored instructions based on the one or more new instructions in the one of the configurations files based on a comparison of the one or more stored instructions to the one or more new instructions; and

provision the selected application to the client computing device using the updated stored instructions.

16. The device as set forth in claim 15 wherein the one or more processors are further configured to be capable of executing the programmed instructions stored in the memory to identify the one of the configuration files based on an Internet Protocol (IP) address included in the received notification.

17. The device as set forth in claim 15 wherein the one or more processors are further configured to be capable of executing the programmed instructions stored in the memory to parse a the one of the configuration files to identify the one or more new instructions.

18. The device as set forth in claim 15 wherein the one or more processors are further configured to be capable of executing the programmed instructions stored in the memory to update one or more settings of the selected application based on the one or more new instructions within the one of the configuration files.

19. The device as set forth in claim 15 wherein the one or more processors are further configured to be capable of executing the programmed instructions stored in the memory to:

receive location information of the one of the configuration files from the selected application; and

obtain the one of the configuration files based on the received location information.

20. The device as set forth in claim 15 wherein the one or more processors are further configured to be capable of executing the programmed instructions stored in the memory to:

receive at least one part of the one of the configuration files with the notification;

obtain any remaining parts of the one of the configuration files; and

update the one or more stored instructions based on the received at least one part of the one of the configuration files and the any remaining parts of the one of the configuration files.

21. The device as set forth in claim 15 wherein the one of the configuration files is in a format that is usable across one or more frameworks, usable across one or more platforms, or configurable by one or more administrators.