Method and system for providing dynamic hosted service management across disparate accounts/sites

• US 20050182838A1
• Filed: 11/08/2004
• Published: 08/18/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 11/10/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: RPX Corporation
• Original Assignee: Galactic Computing Corporation BVI/IBC
• Inventors: Engel, Stephen J., Smith, Philip S., Sheets, Kitrick B., Guistozzi, Joseph, Deng, Yuefan, Korobka, Alexander
• Granted Patent: US 7,693,993 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/226
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/5061 Partitioning or combining of resources
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1014 based on the content of a request

Abstract

A hosted service provider for the Internet is operated so as to provide dynamic management of hosted services across disparate customer accounts and/or geographically distinct sites.

Claims

1-187. -187. (canceled)

188. A method for automatically allocating computing resources of a rack-and-blade computer assembly comprising:

receiving server performance information from an application server pool disposed in a rack of a rack-and-blade computer assembly;

determining at least one QoS attribute for the application server pool;

determining that the QoS attribute is below a standard; and

allocating a blade server from a free server pool for use by the application server pool.

189. The method of claim 188, additionally comprising selecting, prior to allocating for use, a blade server from a free server pool to obtain a selected blade server.

190. The method of claim 188, additionally comprising preparing, prior to allocating for use, the selected blade server for operation with the application server pool.

191. The method of claim 188, additionally comprising reconfiguring a traffic management device associated with the application server pool.

192. The method of claim 189, additionally comprising reconfiguring a traffic management device associated with the application server pool.

193. The method of claim 190, additionally comprising reconfiguring a traffic management device associated with the application server pool.

209. The method of claim 188, additionally comprising provisioning images onto at least one blade server of the application server pool.

213. The method of claim 188, additionally comprising monitoring the performance of at least one blade server of the application server pool from information received by a server agent associated with the blade server.

217. The method of claim 188, additionally comprising removing the use of at least one blade server from the application server pool.

220. The method of claim 188, additionally comprising determining a relative performance of another application server pool.

194. A method for automatically allocating computing resources of a rack-and-blade computer assembly comprising:

receiving server performance information from an application server pool disposed in a rack of a rack-and-blade computer assembly;

determining at least one QoS attribute for the application server pool;

determining that the QoS attribute is above a standard; and

removing the use of a blade server from the application server pool.

195. The method of claim 194, additionally comprising allocating the use of the removed blade server for use by a free server pool.

210. The method of claim 194, additionally comprising provisioning images onto at least one blade server of the application server pool.

214. The method of claim 194, additionally comprising monitoring the performance of at least one blade server of the application server pool from information received by a server agent associated with the blade server.

196. A method for automatically allocating computing resources of a rack-and-blade computer assembly comprising:

receiving server performance information from an application server pool disposed in a rack of a rack-and-blade computer assembly;

determining at least one QoS attribute for the application server pool;

determining that the QoS attribute is below a standard;

determining that no blade server in a free server pool is available for use; and

selecting a lower priority blade server for use by the application server pool.

197. The method of claim 196, wherein said selecting a lower priority blade server comprises selecting a lower priority blade server from the application server pool to obtain a selected blade server.

211. The method of claim 196, additionally comprising provisioning images onto at least one blade server of the application server pool.

215. The method of claim 196, additionally comprising monitoring the performance of at least one blade server of the application server pool from information received by a server agent associated with the blade server.

218. The method of claim 196, additionally comprising removing the use of at least one blade server from the application server pool.

221. The method of claim 196, additionally comprising determining a relative performance of another application server pool.

198. A method for automatically allocating computing resources of a rack-and-blade computer assembly comprising:

receiving server performance information from an application server pool disposed in a rack of a rack-and-blade computer assembly;

determining at least one QoS attribute for the application server pool;

determining that the QoS attribute is below a standard;

determining that a free server pool has a blade server for use; and

selecting from the free server pool the available blade server for use by the application server pool.

199. The method of claim 198, additionally comprising installing software on the selected available blade server.

200. The method of claim 198, additionally comprising configuring the selected available blade server.

201. The method of claim 200, additionally comprising configuring the selected available blade server.

203. The method of claim 198, additionally comprising readying the selected available blade server for operation.

204. The method of claim 198, additionally comprising reconfiguring a traffic management device associated with the application server pool.

212. The method of claim 198, additionally comprising provisioning images onto at least one blade server of the application server pool.

216. The method of claim 198, additionally comprising monitoring the performance of at least one blade server of the application server pool from information received by a server agent associated with the blade server.

219. The method of claim 198, additionally comprising removing the use of at least one blade server from the application server pool.

222. The method of claim 198, additionally comprising determining a relative performance of another application server pool.

205. An article of manufacture comprising:

a machine-readable medium having stored thereon instructions for;

receiving server performance information from an application server pool disposed in a rack of a rack-and-blade computer assembly;

determining at least one QoS attribute for the application server pool;

determining that the QoS attribute is above a standard; and

removing the use of a blade server from the application server pool.

206. An article of manufacture comprising:

a machine-readable medium having stored thereon instructions for;

receiving server performance information from an application server pool disposed in a rack of a rack-and-blade computer assembly;

determining at least one QoS attribute for the application server pool;

determining that the QoS attribute is above a standard; and

removing the use of a blade server from the application server pool.

207. An article of manufacture comprising:

a machine-readable medium having stored thereon instructions for;

receiving server performance information from an application server pool disposed in a rack of a rack-and-blade computer assembly;

determining at least one QoS attribute for the application server pool;

determining that the QoS attribute is below a standard;

determining that no blade servers in a free server pool is available for use; and

selecting for use by the application server pool a lower priority blade server.

208. An article of manufacture comprising:

a machine-readable medium having stored thereon instructions for;

receiving server performance information from an application server pool disposed in a rack of a rack-and-blade computer assembly;

determining at least one QoS attribute for the application server pool;

determining that the QoS attribute is below a standard;

determining that a free server pool has a blade server for use; and

selecting from the free server pool the available blade server for use by the application server pool.

223. A system for automatically allocating computing resources of a rack-and-blade computer assembly comprising:

means for receiving blade server performance information from a rack-and-blade computer assembly; and

a means, coupled to the means for receiving blade server performance information, for managing an image repository.

224. The system of claim 223, additionally comprising a data base means, coupled to the means for receiving blade server performance information, for storing at least one policy.

225. The system of claim 223, additionally comprising a repository means, coupled to the means for receiving blade server performance information, for storing hardware information.

226. The system of claim 223, wherein said rack-and-blade computer assembly comprises a free server pool.