Method and system for policy based lifecycle management of virtual software appliances
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1. A method for managing dynamically allocated resources assigned to a service, comprising:
- communicating service usage information to a service owner located at one or more sites in a federation;
determining a disposition of the service based on local policies and the usage information received from other sites by the service owner; and
managing the disposition of the service through its lifecycle across the plurality of sites, the managing including maintaining a lifecycle state of the service locally and updating the lifecycle state globally by communication between the sites.
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Abstract
A system and method for managing dynamically allocated resources assigned to a service includes providing a service to be used by a plurality of sites in a federation. Usage information associated with the service is communicated to each of the plurality of sites. A disposition of the service is determined based on local policies and the usage information received from other sites by a service owner. The disposition of the service is updated across a plurality of sites in accordance with messages sent by the service owner to reduce resource usage.
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1. A method for managing dynamically allocated resources assigned to a service, comprising:
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communicating service usage information to a service owner located at one or more sites in a federation; determining a disposition of the service based on local policies and the usage information received from other sites by the service owner; and managing the disposition of the service through its lifecycle across the plurality of sites, the managing including maintaining a lifecycle state of the service locally and updating the lifecycle state globally by communication between the sites. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising a computer readable program for managing dynamically allocated resources assigned to a service, wherein the computer readable program when executed on a computer causes the computer to perfoim the steps of:
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communicating service usage info′
nation to a service owner located at one or more sites in a federation;determining a disposition of the service based on local policies and the usage information received from other sites by the service owner; and managing the disposition of the service through its lifecycle across the plurality of sites, the managing including maintaining a lifecycle state of the service locally and updating the lifecycle state globally by communication between the sites. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for managing the dynamic allocated resources, comprising:
a Policy manager, implemented by a processor, disposed at each site of a plurality of sites in a federation, and being configured to; communicate service usage information to one or more service owners located at one or more sites in the federation; determine a disposition of the service based on local policies and the usage information received from other sites by the service owner; and manage the disposition of the service through its lifecycle across the plurality of sites, the managing including maintaining a lifecycle state of the service locally and updating the lifecycle state globally by communication between the sites. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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