Data defined infrastructure

• US 9,876,678 B2
• Filed: 02/17/2017
• Issued: 01/23/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 03/01/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Accenture Global Solutions Limited (Accenture PLC)
• Original Assignee: Accenture Global Solutions Limited (Accenture PLC)
• Inventors: Goltzman, Aaron B., Hellstrom, Stefan C.
• Primary Examiner(s): Luu, Le H
• Application Number:
  US15/435,419
• Publication Number:
  US 20170257268A1
• Time in Patent Office: 340 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2009/4557 Distribution of virtual machine instances; Migration and load balancing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/61 Installation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/44 Arrangements for executing specific programs
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/44505 Configuring for program initiating, e.g. using registry, configuration files
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/45558 Hypervisor-specific management and integration aspects
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/46 Multiprogramming arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/463 Program control block organisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06312 Adjustment or analysis of established resource schedule, e.g. resource or task levelling, or dynamic rescheduling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06316 Sequencing of tasks or work
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0806 for initial configuration or provisioning, e.g. plug-and-play
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/78 Architectures of resource allocation
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/5682 Policies or rules for updating, deleting or replacing the stored data

Abstract

A system for managing the operation of different components within a cloud system to accomplish various tasks, including the implementation of build features within the cloud system to achieve specific operational goals. The system may include a data defined infrastructure (DDI) tool installed within a data defined infrastructure (DDI) to manage certain features or tasks within the cloud system. The DDI may include an environment configuration database (ECDB), an orchestration engine, an automation engine, and/or other hardware and software components within the cloud system, such that the DDI tool installed on the DDI infrastructure may control operation of the ECDB, the orchestration engine, the automation engine, or other hardware and software components within the cloud system based on a set of data that fully describes the operational goal.

Claims

1. A data defined infrastructure device for building an environment according to a wrapping workflow, the device comprising:

a communication interface configured to receive a build request identifying the environment; and

an orchestration engine in communication with the communication interface, the orchestration engine configured to implement the wrapping workflow to;

receive the build request through the communication interface;

in response to receiving the build request, determine a determined operational goal for building the environment identified in the build request;

iteratively retrieve a plurality of component build instructions from a database based on component build instructions included in the determined operational goal; and

determine a particular order for building a plurality of component groups to achieve the determined operational goal based on a component group sequence described by the component build instructions; and

an automation engine configured to;

implement predefined build features to build the plurality of component groups in the particular order.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the orchestration engine is configured to iteratively retrieve the plurality of component build instructions by calling one or more cloud systems or infrastructure components to implement a specific build feature, gather data, or write data.

3. The device of claim 1, wherein the database comprises an environment configuration database and the build request comprises a cloud-resource build request for building a cloud-based resource;

and

wherein the communication interface is further configured to receive environment attribute information corresponding to the environment identified in the build request from the database as part of the cloud-resource build request.

4. The device of claim 1, wherein the automation engine is further configured to include audit capabilities of building actions performed on an operating system.

5. The device of claim 1, wherein the plurality of component build instructions are part of predefined sub-workflow routines for achieving different build requirements.

6. The device of claim 1, wherein the automation engine is configured to implement the predefined build features by interacting with virtual machines to build the plurality of component groups in the particular order.

7. The device of claim 1, wherein the communication interface is further configured to receive minimum requirements for building the environment.

8. The device of claim 7, wherein the orchestration engine is further configured to incorporate the minimum requirements when implementing the wrapping workflow.

9. The device of claim 1, wherein the orchestration engine is configured to control a build engine to build a component group from the plurality of component groups by transmitting a respective component group sequence to a corresponding infrastructure building component included in the build engine.

10. The device of claim 9, wherein the communication interface is configured to receive, from the corresponding infrastructure building component, the component group built by the corresponding infrastructure building component.

11. A method for building an environment, the method comprising:

receiving, through an interface, a build request identifying the environment;

in response to receiving the build request, determining, by an orchestration engine, an operational goal for building the environment identified in the build request;

iteratively retrieving component build instructions from a database based on component build instructions included in the determined operational goal;

determining a particular order of building a plurality of component groups to achieve the determined operational goal based on a component group sequence described by the component build instructions; and

implementing, by an automation engine, predefined build features to build the plurality of component groups in the particular order.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein iteratively retrieving the component build instructions from the database comprises calling one or more cloud systems or infrastructure components to implement a specific build feature, gather data, or write data.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the database comprises an environment configuration database and the build request comprises a cloud-resource build request for building a cloud-based resource;

and

wherein the method further comprises;

receiving environment attribute information corresponding to the environment identified in the build request from the database as part of the cloud-resource build request.

14. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

auditing, by the automation engine, building actions performed on an operating system.

15. The method of claim 11, wherein the component build instructions are part of predefined sub-workflow routines for achieving different build requirements.

16. The method of claim 11, wherein implementing, by the automation engine, the predefined build features comprises interacting with virtual machines to build the plurality of component groups in the particular order.

17. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

receiving minimum requirements for building the environment.

18. The method of claim 17, further comprising:

incorporating the minimum requirements when determining the operation goal.

19. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

controlling a build engine to build the plurality of component groups by transmitting a respective component group sequence to a corresponding infrastructure building component included in the build engine.

20. The method of claim 19, further comprising:

receiving, from the corresponding infrastructure building component, a component group built by the corresponding infrastructure building component.