Network Cache Deduplication Analytics Based Compute Cluster Load Balancer

• US 20170180503A1
• Filed: 12/17/2015
• Published: 06/22/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 12/17/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Dell Products LP (Dell Technologies Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Dell Products LP (Dell Technologies Inc.)
• Inventors: Kelly, John, Jiang, Yinglong
• Granted Patent: US 10,447,800 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2009/45595 Network integration; Enabling network access in virtual machine instances
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/45558 Hypervisor-specific management and integration aspects
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/4625 Single bridge functionality, e.g. connection of two networks over a single bridge
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1008 based on parameters of servers, e.g. available memory or workload monitoring of computer activity G06F11/30
• 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 67/568 Storing data temporarily at an intermediate stage, e.g. caching

Abstract

A system, method, and computer-readable medium for performing a virtualized network environment cache control operation, comprising: analyzing network traffic of a plurality of virtual machines executing on a plurality of hosts within the virtualized network environment, each of the plurality of hosts comprising a network cache; identifying whether more than one virtual machine includes a similar network traffic pattern; and, configuring a first virtual machine and a second virtual machine to executing on a common host, the first virtual machine and the second virtual machine having the similar network pattern.

Claims

1. A computer-implementable method for performing a virtualized network environment cache control operation, comprising:

analyzing network traffic of a plurality of virtual machines executing on a plurality of hosts within the virtualized network environment, each of the plurality of hosts comprising a network cache

identifying whether more than one virtual machine includes a similar network traffic pattern; and

,

configuring a first virtual machine and a second virtual machine to executing on a common host, the first virtual machine and the second virtual machine having the similar network pattern.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the first virtual machine was executing on the common host prior to the identifying; and

,

the configuring the first virtual machine and the second virtual machine comprises migrating the second virtual machines to execute on the common host.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the plurality of hosts comprise a cluster of information handling systems.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

executing another virtual machine on the common host, the another host having a dissimilar network traffic pattern when compared to the traffic patterns of the first and second virtual machines.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining whether the configuring the first virtual machine and the second virtual machine results in increased cache usage prior to performing the configuring.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the configuring the first virtual machine and the second virtual machine comprises re-allocating virtual machines within a cluster, the re-allocating being based upon at least one rule for virtual machine re-allocation.

7. A system comprising:

a processor;

a data bus coupled to the processor; and

a non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium embodying computer program code, the non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium being coupled to the data bus, the computer program code interacting with a plurality of computer operations and comprising instructions executable by the processor and configured for;

analyzing network traffic of a plurality of virtual machines executing on a plurality of hosts within the virtualized network environment, each of the plurality of hosts comprising a network cache

identifying whether more than one virtual machine includes a similar network traffic pattern; and

,

configuring a first virtual machine and a second virtual machine to executing on a common host, the first virtual machine and the second virtual machine having the similar network pattern.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein:

the first virtual machine was executing on the common host prior to the identifying; and

,

the configuring the first virtual machine and the second virtual machine comprises migrating the second virtual machines to execute on the common host.

9. The system of claim 7, wherein:

the plurality of hosts comprise a cluster of information handling systems.

10. The system of claim 7, wherein the instructions are further configured for:

executing another virtual machine on the common host, the another host having a dissimilar network traffic pattern when compared to the traffic patterns of the first and second virtual machines.

11. The system of claim 7, wherein the instructions are further configured for:

determining whether the configuring the first virtual machine and the second virtual machine results in increased cache usage prior to performing the configuring.

12. The system of claim 7, wherein:

the configuring the first virtual machine and the second virtual machine comprises re-allocating virtual machines within a cluster, the re-allocating being based upon at least one rule for virtual machine re-allocation.

13. A non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium embodying computer program code, the computer program code comprising computer executable instructions configured for:

analyzing network traffic of a plurality of virtual machines executing on a plurality of hosts within the virtualized network environment, each of the plurality of hosts comprising a network cache;

identifying whether more than one virtual machine includes a similar network traffic pattern; and

,

configuring a first virtual machine and a second virtual machine to executing on a common host, the first virtual machine and the second virtual machine having the similar network pattern.

14. The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein:

the first virtual machine was executing on the common host prior to the identifying; and

,

the configuring the first virtual machine and the second virtual machine comprises migrating the second virtual machines to execute on the common host.

15. The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein:

the plurality of hosts comprise a cluster of information handling systems.

16. The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein the computer executable instructions are further configured for:

executing another virtual machine on the common host, the another host having a dissimilar network traffic pattern when compared to the traffic patterns of the first and second virtual machines.

17. The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein the computer executable instructions are further configured for:

determining whether the configuring the first virtual machine and the second virtual machine results in increased cache usage prior to performing the configuring.

18. The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein:

the configuring the first virtual machine and the second virtual machine comprises re-allocating virtual machines within a cluster, the re-allocating being based upon at least one rule for virtual machine re-allocation.