Mechanism for facilitating spin mode-based dynamic updating of application servers in an on-demand services environment

• US 9,667,712 B2
• Filed: 01/15/2016
• Issued: 05/30/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 08/29/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Salesforce.com, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Salesforce.com, Inc.
• Inventors: Kothari, Pallav, Rajan, Karthik, Hansma, Scott
• Primary Examiner(s): Etienne, Ario
• Assistant Examiner(s): MENDAYE, KIDEST H
• Application Number:
  US14/997,354
• Publication Number:
  US 20160173583A1
• Time in Patent Office: 501 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/00 Arrangements for software engineering testing or debugging G06F11/36; administrative, planning or organisation aspects of software project management G06Q10/06
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/656 while running
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/00 Data switching networks interconnection of, or transfer of information or other signals between, memories, input/output devices or central processing units G06F13/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/082 the condition being updates or upgrades of network functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/22 Alternate routing
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1012 based on compliance of requirements or conditions with available server resources
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/60 Scheduling or organising the servicing of application requests, e.g. requests for application data transmissions using the analysis and optimisation of the required network resources admission control or resource allocation H04L47/70

Abstract

In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for facilitating spin mode-based dynamic updating of application servers in an on-demand services environment. In one embodiment and by way of example, a method includes upgrading a first set of application servers of a plurality of application servers at one or more computing devices, holding a first set of requests received at the first set of application servers from being processed while the first set of application servers is being upgraded, and upgrading a second set of application servers of the plurality of application servers upon completion of the first set of application servers. The method may further include holding a second set of requests received at the second set of application servers from being processed while the second set of application servers is being upgraded, and resuming processing of the first set of requests at the upgraded first set of application servers.

Claims

1. A database system-implemented method, comprising:

retiring, by the database system, a first computing device of a cluster of computing devices for upgrading from a first current version to a first new version;

dynamically holding, by the database system, a first processing request, set to be processed by the first new version, in a wait stage while the first computing device is retired to be upgraded to the first new version;

continue facilitating, by the database system, uninterrupted processing of a second processing request by a second current version of a second computing device of the cluster of computing devices while the first computing device remains retired;

upgrading, by the database system, the first computing device from the first current version to the first new version;

selectively routing, by the database system, the first processing request from the wait stage to the first computing device such that the first processing request is processed by the first new version of the first computing device;

retiring the second computing device from the cluster of computing device to be upgraded to the second new version;

holding, in a second wait stage, a third processing request to be processed by the second new version of the second computing device; and

selectively routing the third processing request from the second wait stage to the second computing device such that the third processing request is processed by the second new version of the second computing device.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

prior to upgrading the first computing device to the first new version, retiring, the first computing device from the cluster of computing devices; and

selecting the second computing device for retirement if the second current version at the second computing device is capable of being upgraded to a second new version.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the first, second, and third processing requests to initiate one or more tasks relating to one or more tenants of a plurality of tenants in a multi-tenant environment, wherein the first, second, and third processing requests are placed by one or more users on behalf of the one or more tenants.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the first and second current versions and the first and second new versions refers to one or more versions of one or more software applications at one or more computing devices of the cluster of computing devices, wherein the one or more computing devices comprise the first and second computing devices including application servers.

5. A system comprising a processing device and memory coupled with the processing device, wherein the processing device to facilitate operations comprising:

retiring a first computing device of a cluster of computing devices for upgrading from a first current version to a first new version;

dynamically holding a first processing request, set to be processed by the first new version, in a wait stage while the first computing device is retired to be upgraded to the first new version;

continuously facilitating uninterrupted processing of a second processing request by a second current version of second computing device of the cluster of computing devices while the first computing device remains retired;

upgrading the first computing device from the first current version to the first new version;

selectively routing the first processing request from the wait stage to the first computing device such that the first processing request is processed by the first new version of the first computing device;

retiring the second computing device from the cluster of computing device to be upgraded to the second new version;

holding, in a second wait stage, a third processing request to be processed by the second new version of the second computing device; and

selectively routing the third processing request from the second wait stage to the second computing device such that the third processing request is processed by the second new version of the second computing device.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the operations further comprise:

prior to upgrading the first computing device to the first new version, retiring, the first computing device from the cluster of computing devices; and

selecting the second computing device for retirement if the second current version at the second computing device is capable of being upgraded to a second new version.

7. The system of claim 5, wherein the first, second, and third processing requests to initiate one or more tasks relating to one or more tenants of a plurality of tenants in a multi-tenant environment, wherein the first, second, and third processing requests are placed by one or more users on behalf of the one or more tenants.

8. The system of claim 5, wherein the first and second current versions and the first and second new versions refers to one or more versions of one or more software applications at one or more computing devices of the cluster of computing devices, wherein the one or more computing devices comprise the first and second computing devices including application servers.

9. A non-transitory machine-readable medium having instructions which, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform one or more operations comprising:

retiring a first computing device of a cluster of computing devices for upgrading from a first current version to a first new version;

dynamically holding a first processing request, set to be processed by the first new version, in a wait stage while the first computing device is retired to be upgraded to the first new version;

continuously facilitating uninterrupted processing of a second processing request by a second current version of second computing device of the cluster of computing devices while the first computing device remains retired;

upgrading the first computing device from the first current version to the first new version;

selectively routing the first processing request from the wait stage to the first computing device such that the first processing request is processed by the first new version of the first computing device;

retiring the second computing device from the cluster of computing device to be upgraded to the second new version;

holding, in a second wait stage, a third processing request to be processed by the second new version of the second computing device; and

selectively routing the third processing request from the second wait stage to the second computing device such that the third processing request is processed by the second new version of the second computing device.

10. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 9, wherein the operations further comprise:

prior to upgrading the first computing device to the first new version, retiring, the first computing device from the cluster of computing devices; and

selecting the second computing device for retirement if the second current version at the second computing device is capable of being upgraded to a second new version.

11. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 9, wherein the first, second, and third processing requests to initiate one or more tasks relating to one or more tenants of a plurality of tenants in a multi-tenant environment, wherein the first, second, and third processing requests are placed by one or more users on behalf of the one or more tenants.

12. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 9, wherein the first and second current versions and the first and second new versions refers to one or more versions of one or more software applications at one or more computing devices of the cluster of computing devices, wherein the one or more computing devices comprise the first and second computing devices including application servers.