Systems and methods for installing, managing, and provisioning applications

• US 9,317,269 B2
• Filed: 09/28/2012
• Issued: 04/19/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 09/28/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLC (WalMart Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Wal-Mart Stores Texas LLC (WalMart Inc.)
• Inventors: Kimmet, Tim G., Sivasubramanian, Ramana Venkatesh, Hansen, Kenneth
• Primary Examiner(s): Chen, Xi D
• Application Number:
  US13/631,177
• Publication Number:
  US 20140096125A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,299 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/61 Installation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/65 Updates security arrangements therefor G06F21/57

Abstract

Systems and methods are disclosed for provisioning resources for an application according to an application manifest. The resources may include database, network, and processing resources. The application manifest may be organized as a manifest tree with provisioned resources having their own application manifests for provisioning sub-resources. The application manifest may also define provisioning and de-provisioning of the application in response to loading of the application. Root cause analysis may be performed in accordance with the manifest tree. Also disclosed are systems and methods for rolling out an upgrade across a node cluster. Systems and methods are disclosed for routing traffic to different workflow paths in order to implement an overloaded path and evaluate performance of the overloaded path.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for upgrade deployment comprising:

receiving, at a server, an instruction to upgrade a module installed on a plurality of nodes;

sequentially performing for each node of the plurality of nodes;

providing an upgraded module for the node;

deactivating a former module for the node;

installing the upgraded module for the node;

evaluating performance of the upgraded module for the node; and

if the performance is found to improve, retaining the upgraded module for the node, otherwise restoring the former module for the node;

receiving external traffic from a plurality of users;

distributing the external traffic among the plurality of nodes according to a load balancing approach;

distributing an excess amount of the external traffic to a selected node of the plurality of nodes, the excess amount of the external traffic being greater than amounts of the external traffic distributed to other nodes of the plurality of nodes according to the load balancing approach;

increasing the excess amount of the external traffic distributed to the selected node of the plurality of nodes until failure of the selected node of the plurality of nodes occurs;

monitoring the selected node of the plurality of nodes;

identifying one or more failure points according to the monitoring of the selected node of the plurality of nodes, the one or more failure points identified comprise one or more resources failing to meet a specified quality of service;

adjusting the excess amount of the external traffic distributed to the selected node of the plurality of nodes; and

distributing the external traffic among the plurality of nodes according to the adjusting the excess amount of the external traffic distributed to the selected node of the plurality of nodes.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein:

evaluating the performance of the upgraded module for the node comprises evaluating one or more metrics for the former module for the node with respect to the upgraded module for the node.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein:

the one or more metrics comprise at least one of;

an exception count;

an object count;

a traffic throughput;

a processor usage;

a memory usage;

a storage usage;

or

a container performance.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein installing the upgraded module for the node further comprises provisioning at least one of the one or more resources for the upgraded module according to an application manifest.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the one or more resources comprise at least one of;

a database resource;

an application server resource;

a processing resource;

or

a web server resource.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the one or more resources comprise at least one of;

a Cassandra™

database;

a JBoss™

server;

a Tomcat™

server;

or

a web server resource.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein:

adjusting the excess amount of the external traffic distributed to the selected node of the plurality of nodes comprises decreasing provisioning of resources of the one or more resources at the one or more failure points identified.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein:

adjusting the excess amount of the external traffic distributed to the selected node of the plurality of nodes comprises decreasing provisioning of resources of the one or more resources at the one or more failure points identified;

evaluating the performance of the upgraded module for the node comprises evaluating one or more metrics for the former module for the node with respect to the upgraded module for the node;

installing the upgraded module for the node further comprises provisioning at the least one of the one or more resources for the upgraded module according to an application manifest;

the one or more metrics comprise at least one of;

an exception count;

an object count;

a traffic throughput;

a processor usage;

a memory usage;

a storage usage;

or

a container performance; and

the one or more resources comprise at least one of;

a database resource;

an application server resource;

a processing resource;

a web server resource;

a Cassandra™

database;

a JBoss™

server;

a Tomcat™

server;

or

a web server resource.

9. A system for upgrade deployment comprising:

one or more processors and one or more memory devices operably coupled to the one or more processors, the one or more memory devices storing executable and operational code effective to cause the one or more processors to;

receive an instruction to upgrade a module installed on a plurality of nodes;

sequentially perform, for each node of the plurality of nodes;

providing an upgraded module for the node;

deactivating a former module for the node;

installing the upgraded module for the node;

evaluating performance of the upgraded module for the node; and

if the performance is found to improve, retaining the upgraded module for the node, otherwise restoring the former module for the node;

receive external traffic from a plurality of users;

distribute the external traffic among the plurality of nodes according to a load balancing approach;

distribute an excess amount of the external traffic to a selected node of the plurality of nodes, the excess amount of the external traffic being greater than amounts of the external traffic distributed to other nodes of the plurality of nodes according to the load balancing approach;

increase the excess amount of the external traffic distributed to the selected node of the plurality of nodes until failure of the selected node of the plurality of nodes occurs;

monitor the selected node of the plurality of nodes;

identify one or more failure points according to the monitoring of the selected node of the plurality of nodes, the one or more failure points identified comprises one or more resources failing to meet a specified quality of service;

adjust the excess amount of the external traffic distributed to the selected node of the plurality of nodes; and

distribute the external traffic among the plurality of nodes according to the adjusting the excess amount of the external traffic distributed to the selected node of the plurality of nodes.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein:

the executable and operational code are further effective to cause the one or more processors to evaluate the performance of the upgraded module for the node by evaluating one or more metrics for the former module for the node with respect to the upgraded module for the node.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein:

the one or more metrics comprise at least one of;

an exception count;

an object count;

a traffic throughput;

a processor usage;

a memory usage;

a storage usage;

or

a container performance.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein the executable and operational data are further effective to cause the one or more processors to install the upgraded module for the node by provisioning at least one of the one or more resources for the upgraded module according to an application manifest.

13. The system of claim 9, wherein:

the one or more resources comprise at least one of;

a database resource;

an application server resource;

a processing resource;

or

a web server resource.

14. The system of claim 9, wherein:

the one or more resources comprise at least one of;

a Cassandra™

database;

a JBoss™

server;

a Tomcat™

server;

or

a web server resource.

15. The system of claim 9, wherein:

the executable and operational code is are further effective to cause the one or more processors to adjust the excess amount of the external traffic distributed to the selected node of the plurality of nodes by decreasing provisioning of resources of the one or more resouces at the one or more failure points identified.

16. The system of claim 9, wherein:

the executable and operational data are further effective to cause the one or more processors to;

adjust the excess amount of the external traffic distributed to the selected node of the plurality of nodes by decreasing provisioning of resources of the one or more resources at the identified one or more failure points;

evaluate the performance of the upgraded module for the node by evaluating one or more metrics for the former module for the node with respect to the upgraded module for the node;

install the upgraded module for the node further by provisioning the at least one of the one or more resources for the upgraded module according to an application manifest;

the one or more metrics comprise at least one of;

an exception count;

an object count;

a traffic throughput;

a processor usage;

a memory usage;

a storage usage;

or

a container performance; and

the one or more resources comprise at least one of;

a database resource;

an application server resource;

a processing resource;

a web server resource;

a Cassandra™

database;

a JBoss™

server;

a Tomcat™

server;

or

a web server resource.

17. A computer program product for upgrade deployment, the computer program product being embodied in a non-transitory computer readable storage medium and comprising computer instructions for:

receiving an instruction to upgrade a module installed on a plurality of nodes;

sequentially performing for each node of the plurality of nodes;

providing an upgraded module for the node;

deactivating a former module for the node;

installing the upgraded module for the node;

evaluating performance of the upgraded module for the node; and

if the performance is found to improve, retaining the upgraded module for the node, otherwise restoring the former module for the node;

receiving external traffic from a plurality of users;

distributing the external traffic among the plurality of nodes according to a load balancing approach;

distributing an excess amount of the external traffic to a selected node of the plurality of nodes, the excess amount of the external traffic being greater than amounts of the external traffic distributed to other nodes of the plurality of nodes according to the load balancing approach;

increasing the excess amount of the external traffic distributed to the selected node of the plurality of nodes until failure of the selected node of the plurality of nodes occurs;

monitoring the selected node of the plurality of nodes;

identifying one or more failure points according to the monitoring of the selected node of the plurality of nodes, the one or more failure points identified comprise one or more resources failing to meet a specified quality of service;

adjusting the excess amount of the external traffic distributed to the selected node of the plurality of nodes; and

distributing the external traffic among the plurality of nodes according to the adjusting the excess amount of the external traffic distributed to the selected node of the plurality of nodes.

18. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein:

evaluating the performance of the upgraded module for the node comprises evaluating one or more metrics for the former module for the node with respect to the upgraded module for the node.

19. The computer program product of claim 18, wherein:

the one or more metrics comprise at least one of;

an exception count;

an object count;

a traffic throughput;

a processor usage;

a memory usage;

a storage usage;

or

a container performance.

20. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein installing the upgraded module for the node further comprises provisioning at least one of the one or more resources for the upgraded module according to an application manifest.

21. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein:

the one or more resources comprise at least one of;

a database resource;

an application server resource;

a processing resource;

or

a web server resource.

22. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein:

the one or more resources comprise at least one of;

a Cassandra™

database;

a JBoss™

server;

a Tomcat™

server;

or

a web server resource.

23. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein:

adjusting the excess amount of the external traffic distributed to the selected node of the plurality of nodes comprises decreasing provisioning of resources of the one or more resources at the identified one or more failure points.

24. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein:

adjusting the excess amount of the external traffic distributed to the selected node of the plurality of nodes comprises decreasing provisioning of resources of the one or more resources at the one or more failure points identified;

evaluating the performance of the upgraded module for the node comprises evaluating one or more metrics for the former module for the node with respect to the upgraded module for the node;

installing the upgraded module for the node further comprises provisioning the at least one of the one or more resources for the upgraded module according to an application manifest;

the one or more metrics comprise at least one of;

an exception count;

an object count;

a traffic throughput;

a processor usage;

a memory usage;

a storage usage;

or

a container performance; and

the one or more resources comprise at least one of;

a database resource;

an application server resource;

a processing resource;

a web server resource;

a Cassandra™

database;

a JBoss™

server;

a Tomcat™

server;

or

a web server resource.