Apparatus, systems and methods for container based service deployment

• US 10,225,335 B2
• Filed: 05/22/2017
• Issued: 03/05/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 02/09/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc. (Cisco Systems, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc. (Cisco Systems, Inc.)
• Inventors: Fu, Tianying, Srinivasan, Venkat Narayan, Zhou, Jun
• Primary Examiner(s): Skripnikov, Alex
• Assistant Examiner(s): Preval, Lionel
• Application Number:
  US15/601,993
• Publication Number:
  US 20170257432A1
• Time in Patent Office: 652 Days
• Field of Search: None
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1014 based on the content of a request
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1097 for distributed storage of data in networks, e.g. transport arrangements for network file system [NFS], storage area networks [SAN] or network attached storage [NAS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/565 Conversion or adaptation of application format or content adding application control or application functional data H04L67/561

Abstract

Embodiments disclosed facilitate distributed orchestration and deployment of a single instance of a distributed computing application over a plurality of clouds and container clusters, including container clusters provided through a Container as a Service (CaaS) offering. In some embodiments, system and pattern constructs associated with a hybrid distributed multi-tier application may be used to obtain an infrastructure independent representation of the distributed multi-tier application. The infrastructure independent representation may comprise a representation of an underlying pattern of resource utilization of the application. Further, the underlying pattern of resource utilization of the application may be neither cloud specific nor container cluster specific. In some embodiments, a single instance of the hybrid distributed multi-tier application may be deployed on a plurality of cloud infrastructures and on at least one container cluster, based, in part, on the cloud-infrastructure independent representation of the application.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

at a device including a processor, a non-transitory memory, and a network interface;

obtaining, based, in part, on system and pattern constructs associated with a hybrid distributed multi-tier application, wherein the hybrid distributed multi-tier application includes at least one container-based tier of container clusters and at least one cloud-based tier, an infrastructure independent representation of the hybrid distributed multi-tier application, wherein the infrastructure independent representation comprises a representation of an underlying pattern of resource utilization of the application, wherein the underlying pattern of resource utilization of the application is not (a) cloud specific and not (b) container cluster specific; and

deploying a single instance of the hybrid distributed multi-tier application on a plurality of cloud infrastructures and on at least one container cluster, based, in part, on the infrastructure independent representation of the hybrid distributed multi-tier application.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein deploying the single instance of the hybrid distributed multi-tier application on the plurality of cloud infrastructures and on the at least one container cluster comprises:

deploying a first subset of components of the hybrid distributed multi-tier application on a first cloud of the plurality of cloud infrastructures;

deploying a second subset of components of the hybrid distributed multi-tier application on a second cloud of the plurality of cloud infrastructures, wherein the second cloud is distinct from the first cloud; and

deploying a third subset of components of the hybrid distributed multi-tier application on the at least one container cluster.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the hybrid distributed multi-tier application comprises a plurality of tiers, and:

the first subset of components of the hybrid distributed multi-tier application form a first tier of the hybrid distributed multi-tier application;

the second subset of components of the hybrid distributed multi-tier application form a second tier of the hybrid distributed multi-tier application; and

the third subset of components of the hybrid distributed multi-tier application form a third tier of the hybrid distributed multi-tier application.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein deploying the third subset of components of the hybrid distributed multi-tier application on the at least one container cluster comprises:

deploying the third subset of components of the hybrid distributed multi-tier application utilizing a Container as a Service (CaaS) offering.

5. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

configuring the first subset of components of the hybrid distributed multi-tier application and the second subset of components of the hybrid distributed multi-tier application to access services provided by the third subset of components of the hybrid distributed multi-tier application; and

configuring the third subset of components of the hybrid distributed multi-tier application to enable access to services provided by first subset of components of the hybrid distributed multi-tier application and the second subset of components of the hybrid distributed multi-tier application.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein deploying the single instance of the hybrid distributed multi-tier application on the plurality of cloud infrastructures and on the at least one container cluster comprises:

deploying the single instance of the hybrid distributed multi-tier application using a Distributed Orchestration Engine (DOE) comprising a plurality of DOE nodes.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the plurality of DOE nodes comprise:

one or more first DOE nodes, each first DOE node being associated with a distinct cloud infrastructure of the plurality of cloud infrastructures; and

at least one second DOE node, the at least one second DOE node being associated with the at least one container cluster.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein the infrastructure independent representation further comprises:

a representation of execution patterns of the components of the hybrid distributed multi-tier application, wherein the representation of execution patterns comprises dependency information for each of the components of the hybrid distributed multi-tier application.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein deploying the single instance of the hybrid distributed multi-tier application using the DOE comprises:

deploying the single instance of the hybrid distributed multi-tier application based, in part, on the dependency information for each of the components of the hybrid distributed multi-tier application.

10. A computer system comprising a processor coupled to a memory and a network interface, wherein the processor is configured to:

obtain, based, in part, on system and pattern constructs associated with a hybrid distributed multi-tier application, wherein the hybrid distributed multi-tier application includes at least one container-based tier of container clusters and at least one cloud-based tier, an infrastructure independent representation of the hybrid distributed multi-tier application, wherein the infrastructure independent representation comprises a representation of an underlying pattern of resource utilization of the application, wherein the underlying pattern of resource utilization of the application is not (a) cloud specific and not (b) container cluster specific; and

deploy, using the network interface, a single instance of the hybrid distributed multi-tier application on a plurality of cloud infrastructures and on at least one container cluster, based, in part, on the infrastructure independent representation of the hybrid distributed multi-tier application.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein to deploy the single instance of the hybrid distributed multi-tier application on the plurality of cloud infrastructures and on the at least one container cluster using the network interface, the processor is configured to:

deploy a first subset of components of the hybrid distributed multi-tier application on a first cloud of the plurality of cloud infrastructures;

deploy a second subset of components of the hybrid distributed multi-tier application on a second cloud of the plurality of cloud infrastructures, wherein the second cloud is distinct from the first cloud; and

deploy a third subset of components of the hybrid distributed multi-tier application on the at least one container cluster.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the hybrid distributed multi-tier application comprises a plurality of tiers, and:

the first subset of components of the hybrid distributed multi-tier application form a first tier of the hybrid distributed multi-tier application;

the second subset of components of the hybrid distributed multi-tier application form a second tier of the hybrid distributed multi-tier application; and

the third subset of components of the hybrid distributed multi-tier application form a third tier of the hybrid distributed multi-tier application.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein to deploy the third subset of components of the hybrid distributed multi-tier application on the at least one container cluster, the processor is configured to:

deploying the third subset of components of the hybrid distributed multi-tier application utilizing a Container as a Service (CaaS) offering.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein the processor is further configured to:

enable access by the first subset of components of the hybrid distributed multi-tier application and the second subset of components of the hybrid distributed multi-tier application to services provided by the third subset of components of the hybrid distributed multi-tier application; and

enable access by the third subset of components of the hybrid distributed multi-tier application to services provided by first subset of components of the hybrid distributed multi-tier application and the second subset of components of the hybrid distributed multi-tier application.

15. The system of claim 10, wherein to deploy the single instance of the hybrid distributed multi-tier application on the plurality of cloud infrastructures and on the at least one container cluster, the processor is configured to:

initiate deployment of the single instance of the hybrid distributed multi-tier application using a Distributed Orchestration Engine (DOE).

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the infrastructure independent representation further comprises:

a representation of execution patterns of the components of the hybrid distributed multi-tier application, wherein the representation of execution patterns comprises dependency information for each of the components of the hybrid distributed multi-tier application.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein deploying the single instance of the hybrid distributed multi-tier application using the DOE comprises:

deploying the single instance of the hybrid distributed multi-tier application based, in part, on the dependency information for each of the components of the hybrid distributed multi-tier application.

18. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions to configure a processor to:

obtain, based, in part, on system and pattern constructs associated with a hybrid distributed multi-tier application, wherein the hybrid distributed multi-tier application includes at least one container-based tier of container clusters and at least one cloud-based tier, an infrastructure independent representation of the hybrid distributed multi-tier application, wherein the infrastructure independent representation comprises a representation of an underlying pattern of resource utilization of the application, wherein the underlying pattern of resource utilization of the application is not (a) cloud specific and not (b) container cluster specific; and

deploy a single instance of the hybrid distributed multi-tier application on a plurality of cloud infrastructures and on at least one container cluster, based, in part, on the infrastructure independent representation of the hybrid distributed multi-tier application.

19. The computer-readable medium of claim 18, wherein the instructions to deploy the single instance of the hybrid distributed multi-tier application on the plurality of cloud infrastructures and on the at least one container cluster using the network interface configure the processor to:

deploy a first subset of components of the hybrid distributed multi-tier application on a first cloud of the plurality of cloud infrastructures;

deploy a second subset of components of the hybrid distributed multi-tier application on a second cloud of the plurality of cloud infrastructures, wherein the second cloud is distinct from the first cloud; and

deploy a third subset of components of the hybrid distributed multi-tier application on the at least one container cluster.

20. The computer-readable medium of claim 19, wherein the hybrid distributed multi-tier application comprises a plurality of tiers, and:

the first subset of components of the hybrid distributed multi-tier application form a first tier of the hybrid distributed multi-tier application;

the second subset of components of the hybrid distributed multi-tier application form a second tier of the hybrid distributed multi-tier application; and

the third subset of components of the hybrid distributed multi-tier application form a third tier of the hybrid distributed multi-tier application.