SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WEBTIER PROVIDERS IN A CLOUD PLATFORM ENVIRONMENT

• US 20150120891A1
• Filed: 09/03/2014
• Published: 04/30/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 10/30/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Oracle International Corporation (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Oracle International Corporation (Oracle Corporation)
• Inventors: Mordani, Rajiv, Saxena, Kshitiz, Islam, Nazrul, Hegde, Shyamant
• Granted Patent: US 9,544,188 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/222
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0806 for initial configuration or provisioning, e.g. plug-and-play
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0895 Configuration of virtualised networks or elements, e.g. virtualised network function or OpenFlow elements
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/40 using virtualisation of network functions or resources, e.g. SDN or NFV entities
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/50 Network service management, e.g. ensuring proper service fulfilment according to agreements
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/5041 characterised by the time relationship between creation and deployment of a service
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0823 using certificates cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication involving certificates H04L9/3263
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/168 above the transport layer
• 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

Abstract

Described herein is a system and method for supporting a webtier provider in a cloud computing environment. In accordance with an embodiment, the service types made available in a cloud platform (e.g., CloudLogic) domain can include information which describes dependency on a webtier provider, which in turn provides load-balancing capability to a service whose deployment may span multiple virtual machines. A webtier provider can associate one or more provisioned services with a webtier runtime, to satisfy the webtier dependency of a service. After a service is provisioned, a webtier provider service management engine (SME) can associate the service with a webtier runtime by creating a configuration therein. The webtier runtime can subsequently provide a single point of access to the service, including load-balancing requests to service nodes, or providing support for additional capabilities such as failure detection and failover.

Claims

1. A system for associating services with a webtier runtime in a cloud computing environment, comprising:

one or more computers including a cloud environment executing thereon;

a cloud platform component provided as an installable software suite within the cloud environment, that supports provisioning of enterprise applications; and

one or more components for supporting a provider that associates a provisioned service with a webtier runtime, to direct requests for the service to one or more nodes that host the service.

2. The system of claim 1, further comprising a provider SME that creates configurations on the webtier runtime that are used for associating the provisioned service with the webtier runtime.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the configurations include a virtual server configuration that matches a domain name pattern of the provisioned service.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the domain name of a provisioned service is based on a combination of a service name and an account name.

5. The system of claim 2, wherein the configurations include an origin pool configuration that configures a pool of server nodes on which the provisioned service is hosted.

6. The system of claim 2, wherein the provider SME creates a certificate that matches the domain name of the service when the webtier runtime has an SSL enabled port.

7. A method for associating services with a webtier runtime in a cloud computing environment, comprising:

providing, at one or more computers including a cloud environment executing thereon, a cloud platform component as an installable software suite that supports provisioning of enterprise applications; and

providing a provider that associates a provisioned service with a webtier runtime, to direct requests for the service to one or more nodes that host the service.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein a provider SME creates configurations on the webtier runtime that are used for associating the provisioned service with the webtier runtime.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the configurations include a virtual server configuration that matches a domain name pattern of the provisioned service.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the domain name of a provisioned service is based on a combination of a service name and an account name.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein the configurations include an origin pool configuration that configures a pool of server nodes on which the provisioned service is hosted.

12. The method of claim 8, wherein the provider SME creates a certificate that matches the domain name of the service when the webtier runtime has an SSL enabled port.

13. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium, including instructions stored thereon which when read and executed by one or more computers cause the one or more computers to perform the steps comprising:

providing, at one or more computers including a cloud environment executing thereon, a cloud platform component as an installable software suite that supports provisioning of enterprise applications; and

providing a provider that associates a provisioned service with a webtier runtime, to direct requests for the service to one or more nodes that host the service.

14. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein a provider SME creates configurations on the webtier runtime that are used for associating the provisioned service with the webtier runtime.

15. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 14, wherein the configurations include a virtual server configuration for the provisioned service to match a domain name pattern of the provisioned service.

16. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the domain name of a provisioned service is based on a combination of a service name and an account name.

17. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 14, wherein the configurations include an origin pool configuration that configures a pool of server nodes on which the provisioned service is hosted.

18. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 14, wherein the provider SME creates a certificate that matches the domain name of the service when the webtier runtime has an SSL enabled port.