Configuring resources to exploit elastic network capability
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
- establishing an elastic network bandwidth allocation level to provide for an application for transfer of data between the application and an elastic network, the application hosted at a data center;
establishing with the network service provider customer-specific profiles for the application to facilitate setting policy paramaters at the network service provider for bandwidth allocation based on the customer-specific profiles;
dynamically configuring, for the application, elastic network bandwidth allocation from the network service provider in accordance with the established elastic network bandwidth allocation level, wherein the dynamically configuring the elastic network bandwidth allocation comprises providing, by an edge appliance of the data center, an indication to the network service provider to invoke a policy at the network service provider to configure the elastic network bandwidth allocation to be the established elastic network bandwidth allocation level; and
allocating storage resources of the data center for the application and processing resources of the data center for the application, the allocating being based on the established elastic network bandwidth allocation level and providing storage resources and processing resources to operate at a level commensurate with the established elastic network bandwidth allocation level.
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Abstract
Resource configuration to exploit elastic network capability is provided by establishing an elastic network bandwidth allocation level to provide for an application for transfer of data between the application and an elastic network, the application hosted at a data center, then dynamically configuring, for the application, elastic network bandwidth allocation from the network service provider in accordance with the established elastic network bandwidth allocation level, and allocating storage resources of the data center for the application and processing resources of the data center for the application, the allocating being based on the established elastic network bandwidth allocation level and providing storage resources and processing resources to operate at a level commensurate with the established elastic network bandwidth allocation level.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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establishing an elastic network bandwidth allocation level to provide for an application for transfer of data between the application and an elastic network, the application hosted at a data center; establishing with the network service provider customer-specific profiles for the application to facilitate setting policy paramaters at the network service provider for bandwidth allocation based on the customer-specific profiles; dynamically configuring, for the application, elastic network bandwidth allocation from the network service provider in accordance with the established elastic network bandwidth allocation level, wherein the dynamically configuring the elastic network bandwidth allocation comprises providing, by an edge appliance of the data center, an indication to the network service provider to invoke a policy at the network service provider to configure the elastic network bandwidth allocation to be the established elastic network bandwidth allocation level; and allocating storage resources of the data center for the application and processing resources of the data center for the application, the allocating being based on the established elastic network bandwidth allocation level and providing storage resources and processing resources to operate at a level commensurate with the established elastic network bandwidth allocation level. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer program product comprising:
a computer readable storage medium readable by a processor and storing instructions for execution by the processor for performing a method comprising; establishing an elastic network bandwidth allocation level to provide for an application for transfer of data between the application and an elastic network, the application hosted at a data center; establishing with the network service provider customer-specific profiles for the application to facilitate setting policy paramaters at the network service provider for bandwidth allocation based on the customer-specific profiles; dynamically configuring, for the application, elastic network bandwidth allocation from the network service provider in accordance with the established elastic network bandwidth allocation level, wherein the dynamically configuring the elastic network bandwidth allocation comprises providing, by an edge appliance of the data center, an indication to the network service provider to invoke a policy at the network service provider to configure the elastic network bandwidth allocation to be the established elastic network bandwidth allocation level; and allocating storage resources of the data center for the application and processing resources of the data center for the application, the allocating being based on the established elastic network bandwidth allocation level and providing storage resources and processing resources to operate at a level commensurate with the established elastic network bandwidth allocation level. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer system comprising:
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a memory; and a processor in communication with the memory, wherein the computer system is configured to perform a method, the method comprising; establishing an elastic network bandwidth allocation level to provide for an application for transfer of data between the application and an elastic network, the application hosted at a data center; establishing with the network service provider customer-specific profiles for the application to facilitate setting policy paramaters at the network service provider for bandwidth allocation based on the customer-specific profiles; dynamically configuring, for the application, elastic network bandwidth allocation from the network service provider in accordance with the established elastic network bandwidth allocation level, wherein the dynamically configuring the elastic network bandwidth allocation comprises providing, by an edge appliance of the data center, an indication to the network service provider to invoke a policy at the network service provider to configure the elastic network bandwidth allocation to be the established elastic network bandwidth allocation level; and allocating storage resources of the data center for the application and processing resources of the data center for the application, the allocating being based on the established elastic network bandwidth allocation level and providing storage resources and processing resources to operate at a level commensurate with the established elastic network bandwidth allocation level. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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