System and method for customizing a deployment plan for a multi-tier application in a cloud infrastructure
First Claim
1. A method for modifying a deployment plan having tasks that are performed to deploy an application having one or more application components executing on a plurality of virtual computing resources, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving, by a processor, a first script and a first placement location for the first script in a first sequence of tasks that are performed to deploy the one or more application components of the application;
receiving, by the processor, a second script and a second placement location for the second script in a second sequence of tasks that are performed external to and not in conjunction with deploying any of the one or more application components of the application; and
generating, by the processor, a modified deployment plan having the first and second sequences of tasks that are performed to deploy the application according to a topology of the plurality of virtual computing resources and the one or more application components of the application executing thereon, wherein the modified deployment plan includes;
the first script for execution at the first placement location in the first sequence of tasks, andthe second script for execution at the second placement location in the second sequence of tasks.
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Abstract
A deployment system enables a developer to customize a deployment plan generated according to a logical, multi-tier application blueprint for deploying multiple applications in a cloud infrastructure. Using the deployment system, the developer inserts a custom script or task in a sequence of tasks to be performed to deploy an application component in different phases (e.g., installation, configuration, start-up) on a virtual machine. The deployment system anchors the custom script to the different phases of the application component'"'"'s deployment such that the customizations to the deployment plan are maintained through changes to the underlying application blueprint.
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1. A method for modifying a deployment plan having tasks that are performed to deploy an application having one or more application components executing on a plurality of virtual computing resources, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving, by a processor, a first script and a first placement location for the first script in a first sequence of tasks that are performed to deploy the one or more application components of the application; receiving, by the processor, a second script and a second placement location for the second script in a second sequence of tasks that are performed external to and not in conjunction with deploying any of the one or more application components of the application; and generating, by the processor, a modified deployment plan having the first and second sequences of tasks that are performed to deploy the application according to a topology of the plurality of virtual computing resources and the one or more application components of the application executing thereon, wherein the modified deployment plan includes; the first script for execution at the first placement location in the first sequence of tasks, and the second script for execution at the second placement location in the second sequence of tasks. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed in a computing device, modify a deployment plan having tasks that are performed to deploy an application having one or more application components executing on a plurality of virtual computing resources, by performing the steps of:
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receiving a first script and a first placement location for the first script in a first sequence of tasks that are performed to deploy the one or more application components of the application; receiving a second script and a second placement location for the second script in a second sequence of tasks that are performed external to and not in conjunction with deploying any of the one or more application components of the application; and generating a modified deployment plan having the first and second sequences of tasks that are performed to deploy the application according to a topology of the plurality of virtual computing resources and the one or more application components of the application executing thereon, wherein the modified deployment plan includes; the first script for execution at the first placement location in the first sequence of tasks, and the second script for execution at the second placement location in the second sequence of tasks. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer system for modifying a deployment plan having tasks that are performed to deploy an application having one or more application components executing on a plurality of virtual computing resources, the computer system comprising:
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a system memory; and a processor programmed to perform the steps of; receiving a first script and a first placement location for the first script in a first sequence of tasks that are performed to deploy the one or more application components of the application; receiving a second script and a second placement location for the second script in a second sequence of tasks that are performed external to and not in conjunction with deploying any of the one or more application components of the application; and generating a modified deployment plan having the first and second sequences of tasks that are performed to deploy the application according to a topology of the plurality of virtual computing resources and the one or more application components of the application executing thereon, wherein the modified deployment plan includes; the first script for execution at the first placement location in the first sequence of tasks, and the second script for execution at the second placement location in the second sequence of tasks. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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