Method of initializing a cloud computing appliance

• US 9,766,908 B2
• Filed: 02/09/2016
• Issued: 09/19/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 01/27/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: MicroTechnologies LLC
• Original Assignee: MicroTechnologies LLC
• Inventors: Jimenez, Anthony R., Kirsch, II, Robert, Channing, Roger, Guzman, Alfredo
• Primary Examiner(s): Eskandarnia, Arvin
• Assistant Examiner(s): Lee, Gil H.
• Application Number:
  US15/019,621
• Publication Number:
  US 20160162306A1
• Time in Patent Office: 588 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 15/161 Computing infrastructure, e.g. computer clusters, blade chassis or hardware partitioning casings, cabinets, racks or drawers for data centers H05K5/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/44505 Configuring for program initiating, e.g. using registry, configuration files
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/5072 Grid computing
• 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

The present invention is a cloud computing appliance, having a chassis, at least one server, capable of connecting to a remote interface device, at least two network switches, at least one firewall, and a power supply circuit. The present invention also includes a method for initializing the cloud computing appliance, and a method for migrating software applications to the cloud computing appliance. The cloud computing appliance includes at least one private cloud and is in electronic communication with at least one public cloud. There is an electrical connection capable of being in electronic communication with the remote interface device that allows a system administrator to interact with the at least one private cloud and the at least one public cloud.

Claims

1. A method of initializing a cloud computing appliance, the method comprising:

applying power to a power supply circuit of a cloud computing appliance, which also includes a chassis, an electrical connection that is in electronic communication with a remote interface device and at least one private cloud and at least one public cloud, a plurality of servers, at least one cloud computing operating system, at least two network switches, and a firewall;

activating a graphical user interface (GUI) on the remote interface device;

utilizing the remote interface device to provide queries to a system administrator to allow initialization of a private cloud computing operating system associated with the at least one private cloud;

starting the private cloud computing operating system;

utilizing the remote interface device to request required keys from the system administrator;

initiating a private cloud operating system virtualizer;

utilizing the remote interface device to allow the system administrator to enter at least one of a plurality of internet protocol (IP) addresses, each of the internet protocol (IP) addresses representing one of the plurality of servers, to be integrated into the private cloud;

locating and initializing, if not already initialized, each system administrator-selected server with the private cloud computing operating system;

incorporating the physical resources of each server of the plurality of servers into the private cloud;

utilizing the remote interface device to provide queries to the system administrator so that virtual server information is entered;

creating virtual servers for the at least one private cloud;

accessing the at least one public cloud for accessing at least one software application and a database; and

accessing a software migration system by the system administrator through the remote interface device, the software migration system guiding the system administrator to search for a candidate application available to be migrated to the private cloud, the candidate application selected by the system administrator from a list of systems available for migration to the private cloud, and the software migration system resourcing a correct virtual server configuration of the private cloud to accommodate the migration.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the system administrator authenticates the cloud computing appliance that is in electric communication with the at least one private cloud and the at least one public cloud.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the system administrator is presented with or enters a list of internet protocol (IP) addresses, each of the internet protocol (IP) addresses representing one of the plurality of servers, to be integrated into the at least one private cloud.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the remote interface device allows the system administrator to add or remove available transportable private cloud computing appliance resources.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one public cloud provides back-up support for data and software located on the at least one private cloud.