Architecture for distributed computing system and automated design, deployment, and management of distributed applications
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1. A design tool comprising:
- a service definition model to enable abstract description of distributed computing systems and distributed applications; and
a schema to dictate how functional operations within the service definition model are to be specified, wherein the functional operations include design of distributed applications, deployment of distributed applications, and management of distributed applications.
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Abstract
A design tool includes a service definition model to enable abstract description of distributed computing systems and distributed applications. The design tool also includes a schema to dictate how functional operations within the service definition model are to be specified. The functional operations include design of distributed applications, deployment of distributed applications, and management of distributed applications.
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1. A design tool comprising:
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a service definition model to enable abstract description of distributed computing systems and distributed applications; and
a schema to dictate how functional operations within the service definition model are to be specified, wherein the functional operations include design of distributed applications, deployment of distributed applications, and management of distributed applications.
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2. A method comprising:
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hosting an implementation of a distributed system architected using a service definition model (SDM);
exposing a set APIs for manipulating an SDM type; and
tracking SDM instances for deployment and management of distributed applications. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5)
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- 6. A method comprising facilitating design of a scale-invariant virtual data center representative of a physical data center by describing the physical data center according to a service definition model, wherein the service definition model includes services associated with designing distributed applications, services associated with deploying distributed applications, and services associated with managing distributed applications.
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14. A method comprising:
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facilitating design of a virtual data center and a distributed application;
logically placing parts of the distributed application onto the virtual data center; and
implementing a physical data center based on the virtual data center. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A method comprising:
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facilitating design of a virtual data center and a distributed application;
logically placing parts of the distributed application onto the virtual data center; and
determining whether the placement of the parts of the distributed application is valid. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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22. A software architecture for use in designing, deploying, and managing distributed applications on a distributed computing system, the software architecture comprising:
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a first software layer for tools used to convert machines into servers used in the distributed computing system;
a second software layer for network management and virtual topology generation of distributed applications;
a third software layer to maintain a physical model of the distributed computing system;
a fourth software layer to facilitate allocation of logical resources requested by the distributed application;
a fifth software layer for a service definition model (SDM) that provides a namespace and context for describing operations processes and an API for application introspection and control of application resources; and
a sixth software layer to define reusable building blocks of a distributed application, which use the SDM APIs for context, naming, and binding; and
a seventh software layer for operational management of the distributed application.
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23. A resource manager comprising:
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means for allocating resources within a distributed computing system;
means for discovering available hardware;
means for processing resource allocation requests;
means for tracking ownership of resources;
means for controlling resources; and
means for providing a common API for all resource management within the distributed computing system. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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