Separation of pod provisioning and service provisioning

• US 9,501,541 B2
• Filed: 03/15/2013
• Issued: 11/22/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 09/07/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Oracle International Corporation (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Oracle International Corporation (Oracle Corporation)
• Inventors: Doering, Jeffrey Ryan, Sen, Nirmalya, Gao, Ying, Bhatia, Khushboo, Arun, Gopalan
• Primary Examiner(s): Bates, Kevin
• Assistant Examiner(s): Kim, Dae
• Application Number:
  US13/844,018
• Publication Number:
  US 20140075031A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,348 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/122 using management policies backup systems G06F11/1446; file migration policies for HSM systems G06F16/185
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/178 Techniques for file synchronisation in file systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2282 Tablespace storage structures; Management thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2308 Concurrency control transaction processing G06F9/466
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2365 Ensuring data consistency and integrity
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/27 Replication, distribution or synchronisation of data between databases or within a distributed database system; Distributed database system architectures therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/273 Asynchronous replication or reconciliation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/283 Multi-dimensional databases or data warehouses, e.g. MOLAP or ROLAP
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/284 Relational databases
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06315 Needs-based resource requirements planning or analysis
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0633 Workflow analysis
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0633 Lists, e.g. purchase orders, compilation or processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0635 Processing of requisition or of purchase orders
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/00 Arrangements for maintenance, administration or management of data switching networks, e.g. of packet switching networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0686 Additional information in the notification, e.g. enhancement of specific meta-data
• 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 41/5054 Automatic deployment of services triggered by the service manager, e.g. service implementation by automatic configuration of network components
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/5064 Customer relationship management
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/0876 Network utilisation, e.g. volume of load or congestion level
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/70 : Admission control; Resource allocation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/10 : for controlling access to devices or network resources
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/20 : for managing network security; network security policies in general filtering policies H04L63/0227
• 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

A method for POD provisioning and service provisioning is disclosed. The method may comprise storing, by a cloud infrastructure system, subscription order information from a customer identifying a service from a set of cloud services provided by the cloud infrastructure system, the cloud infrastructure system comprising one or more computing devices, wherein the subscription order information includes customer-specific configuration. Additionally, the method may comprise determining, by a computing device from the one or more computing devices, a service associated with the subscription order information. Moreover, the method may comprise mapping a pre-provisioned anonymous deployment to the subscription order information, wherein the pre-provisioned anonymous deployment is specifically pre-provisioned for the determined service. Furthermore, the method may comprise creating, by a computing device from the one or more computing devices, a service instance specifically for the customer by configuring the pre-provisioned anonymous deployment with the customer-specific configuration.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

storing, by a cloud infrastructure system comprising one or more computing devices, subscription order information associated with a customer, the subscription order information identifying a first service from a set of cloud services provided by the cloud infrastructure system, wherein the subscription order information includes a customer-specific configuration for the first service identified by the subscription order information;

providing a first set of pre-provisioned anonymous deployments for a first service type, each pre-provisioned anonymous deployment in the first set comprising one or more resources enabling a service instance of the first service type;

providing a second set of pre-provisioned anonymous deployments for a second service type, each pre-provisioned anonymous deployment in the second set comprising one or more resources enabling a service instance of the second service type;

determining, by the one or more computing devices, that the first service identified by the subscription order information is associated with a first service type;

in response to the determining, selecting, by the one or more computing devices, a first pre-provisioned anonymous deployment for enabling the first service; and

creating, by the one or more computing devices, a service instance using the selected first pre-provisioned anonymous deployment based on the subscription order information associated with the customer, wherein the creating includes customizing the selected first pre-provisioned anonymous deployment with the customer-specific configuration.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first service is a database service, and wherein the deployment includes one or more virtual machines (VMs) created using a virtual assembly builder, and wherein the method further comprises:

creating a deployment plan file, wherein the deployment plan file includes configuration information for injecting the customer-specific configuration into the one or more VMs.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

creating a virtual assembly builder home to allow parallel virtual assembly builder operations.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the first pre-provisioned anonymous deployment is for a multi-tenant service, and wherein the multi-tenant service includes service instances for a plurality of customers.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the multi-tenant service is a database service instance, and wherein multiple schemas are included in the database service instance, wherein each of the schemas is associated with a different customer.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the first pre-provisioned anonymous deployment is for a single-tenant service wherein the single-tenant service is a Java instance for a particular customer.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the first pre-provisioned anonymous deployment includes one or more software resources, one or more hardware resources, or a combination thereof for enabling the service of the service type.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

enabling the first service identified by the subscription order information by assigning the created service instance to the customer based on the pre-provisioned anonymous deployment.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the first pre-provisioned anonymous deployment is created prior to the subscription order information being stored.

10. A system comprising:

one or more computing devices configured to offer a set of cloud services;

a memory configured to store subscription order information associated with a customer, the subscription order information identifying a first service from a set of cloud services, wherein the subscription order information includes a customer-specific configuration for the first service identified by the subscription order information; and

wherein the one or more computing devices is configured to;

provide a first set of pre-provisioned anonymous deployments for a first service type, each pre-provisioned anonymous deployment in the first set comprising one or more resources enabling a service instance of the first service type;

provide a second set of pre-provisioned anonymous deployments for a second service type, each pre-provisioned anonymous deployment in the second set comprising one or more resources enabling a service instance of the second service type;

determine that the first service identified by the subscription order information is associated with a first service type;

in response to the determining, select a first pre-provisioned anonymous deployment for enabling the first service; and

create a service instance using the selected first pre-provisioned anonymous deployment based on the subscription order information associated with the customer, wherein the creating includes customizing the selected first pre-provisioned anonymous deployment with the customer-specific configuration.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the first service is a database service, and the deployment includes one or more virtual machines (VMs) created using a virtual assembly builder, and wherein the method further configured to:

create a deployment plan file, wherein the deployment plan file includes configuration information for injecting the customer-specific configuration into the one or more VMs.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the one or more computing devices are further configured to:

create a virtual assembly builder home to allow parallel virtual assembly builder operations.

13. The system of claim 10, wherein the first pre-provisioned anonymous deployment is for a multi-tenant service, wherein the multi-tenant service includes service instances for a plurality of customers.

14. The system of claim 10, wherein the first pre-provisioned anonymous deployment is for a single-tenant service, wherein the single-tenant service is a Java instance for a particular customer.

15. One or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing computer-executable instructions for a cloud infrastructure system configured to offer a set of cloud services, wherein the computer-executable instructions, when executed by one or more computing devices in the cloud infrastructure system, cause the one or more computing devices to:

store subscription order information associated with a customer identifying a first service from a set of cloud services, wherein the subscription order information includes a customer-specific configuration for the first service identified by the subscription order information;

provide a first set of pre-provisioned anonymous deployments for a first service type, each pre-provisioned anonymous deployment in the first set comprising one or more resources enabling a service instance of the first service type;

provide a second set of pre-provisioned anonymous deployments for a second service type, each pre-provisioned anonymous deployment in the second set b comprising one or more resources enabling a service instance of the second service type;

determine that the first service identified by the subscription order information is associated with a first service type;

in response to the determining, select a first pre-provisioned anonymous deployment from the first set for enabling the first service; and

create a service instance using the selected first pre-provisioned anonymous deployment based on the subscription order information associated with the customer, wherein the creating includes customizing the selected first pre-provisioned anonymous deployment with the customer-specific configuration.

16. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 15, wherein the first pre-provisioned anonymous deployment includes one or more virtual machines (VMs) created using a virtual assembly builder, the one or more computer-readable media, and wherein the computer readable media further comprises instructions to:

create a deployment plan file, wherein the deployment plan file includes configuration information for injecting the customer-specific configuration into the one or more VMs.

17. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 16, wherein the computer-executable instructions, when executed by the one or more computing devices, further cause the one or more computing devices to:

create a virtual assembly builder home to allow parallel virtual assembly builder operations.

18. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 15, wherein first the pre-provisioned anonymous deployment is for a multi-tenant service, wherein the multi-tenant service includes service instances for a plurality of customers.

19. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 18, wherein the multi-tenant service is a database service instance, wherein multiple schemas are included in the database service instance, wherein each of the schemas is associated with a different customer.

20. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 15, wherein the first pre-provisioned anonymous deployment is for a single-tenant service, wherein the single-tenant service is a Java instance for a particular customer.