Transferring applications between computer systems

• US 9,591,060 B1
• Filed: 06/04/2013
• Issued: 03/07/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 06/04/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: CA, Inc. (d/b/a CA Technologies) (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: CA, Inc. (d/b/a CA Technologies) (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Inventors: Diwakar, Kiran Prakash
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Tammy
• Application Number:
  US13/909,800
• Time in Patent Office: 1,372 Days
• Field of Search: 709/201, 709/206, 718/104, 705/37
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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

Abstract

According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a processor accesses target information associated with a target computer system, the target computer system being a candidate computer system for transferring execution of an application. The processor accesses first information associated with a first computer system, the first computer system storing a first state of the application. The processor also accesses second information associated with a second computer system, the second computer system storing a second state of the application. The processor selects a transfer computer system from which to transfer the state of the application to facilitate transfer of execution of the application, the transfer computer system selected from the first computer system and the second computer system based at least on the first information, the second information, and the target information.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

accessing, by a processor, target information associated with a target computer system, the target computer system being a candidate computer system for transferring execution of an application;

accessing, by the processor, first information associated with a first computer system, the first computer system storing a first state of the application;

accessing, by the processor, second information associated with a second computer system, the second computer system storing a second state of the application;

selecting, by the processor, a transfer computer system from which to transfer the state of the application to facilitate transfer of execution of the application, the transfer computer system comprising the second computer system and selected based at least on the first information, the second information, and the target information;

initiating determination of a delta state comprising a portion of the first state that is different from the second state;

initiating transfer of the second state to the target computer system; and

initiating transfer of the delta state to the target computer system.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

transferring, by the second computer system, the second state to the target computer system; and

transferring, by the first computer system, the delta state to the target computer system.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the target information comprises information indicating a geographic location of the target computer system;

the first information comprises information indicating a geographic location of the first computer system; and

the second information comprises information indicating a geographic location of the second computer system.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein selecting the transfer computer system comprises:

determining first transfer information associated with a data transfer rate between the first computer system and the target computer system;

determining second transfer information associated with a data transfer rate between the second computer system and the target computer system;

and selecting the transfer computer system based on the first transfer information and the second transfer information.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the transfer computer system is operated by a first vendor; and

the target computer system is operated by a second vendor.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the transfer computer system is operated by a customer of a first vendor; and

the target computer system is operated by the first vendor.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the first computer system is located in a first geographic location; and

the second computer system is located in a second geographic location remote from the first geographic location.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the first computer system actively executes the application; and

the second computer system is a backup computer system for the application.

9. A system comprising:

a network interface;

a memory unit; and

a processor configured to;

access target information associated with a target computer system, the target computer system being a candidate computer system for transferring execution of an application;

access first information associated with a first computer system, the first computer system storing a first state of the application;

access second information associated with a second computer system, the second computer system storing a second state of the application;

select a transfer computer system from which to transfer the state of the application to facilitate transfer of execution of the application, the transfer computer system comprising the second computer system and selected based at least on the first information, the second information, and the target information;

initiate determination of a delta state comprising a portion of the first state that is different from the second state;

initiate transfer of the second state to the target computer system; and

initiate transfer of the delta state to the target computer system.

10. The system of claim 9, further comprising:

the first computer system, the first computer system configured to transfer the delta state to the target computer system; and

the second computer system, the second computer system configured to transfer the second state to the target computer system.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein:

the target information comprises information indicating a geographic location of the target computer system;

the first information comprises information indicating a geographic location of the first computer system; and

the second information comprises information indicating a geographic location of the second computer system.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein selecting the transfer computer system from the first computer system and the second computer system comprises:

determining first transfer information indicating a data transfer rate between the first computer system and the target computer system;

determining second transfer information indicating a data transfer rate between the first computer system and the target computer system; and

selecting the transfer computer system based on the first transfer information and the second transfer information.

13. The system of claim 9, wherein:

the transfer computer system is operated by a first vendor; and

the target computer system is operated by a second vendor.

14. The system of claim 9, wherein:

the transfer computer system is operated by a customer of a first vendor; and

the target computer system is operated by the first vendor.

15. The system of claim 9, wherein:

the first computer system is located in a first geographic location; and

the second computer system is located in a second geographic location remote from the first geographic location.

16. The system of claim 9, wherein:

the first computer system actively executes the application; and

the second computer system is a backup computer system for the application.

17. A computer program product comprising:

a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith, the computer readable program code comprising;

computer readable program code configured to access target information associated with a target computer system, the target computer system being a candidate computer system for transferring execution of an application;

computer readable program code configured to access first information associated with a first computer system, the first computer system storing a first state of the application;

computer readable program code configured to access second information associated with a second computer system, the second computer system storing a second state of the application;

computer readable program code configured to select a transfer computer system from which to transfer the state of the application to facilitate transfer of execution of the application, the transfer computer system comprising the second computer system based at least on the first information, the second information, and the target information;

computer readable program code configured to initiate determination of a delta state comprising a portion of the first state that is different from the second state;

computer readable program code configured to initiate transfer of the second state to the target computer system; and

computer readable program code configured to initiate transfer of the delta state to the target computer system.