Methods and apparatus for deploying a distributed system using operating system virtualization

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10789104-B2
Application number	US-201715638636-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 30, 2017
Priority date	Jun 30, 2017
Publication date	Sep 29, 2020
Grant date	Sep 29, 2020

Abstract

Methods and apparatus are disclosed to deploying a distributed system using operating system or container virtualization. An example apparatus includes a management container including a configuration manager and a container manager. The example configuration manager is to receive an instruction for a desired deployment state and is to apply a first change to a first current deployment state of the management container based on the desired deployment state. The example container manager is to apply a second change to a second current deployment state of a deployed container based on the desired deployment state. The container manager is to return information indicative of the desired deployment state to the configuration manager when the second change from the second current deployment state to the desired deployment state is achieved.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An apparatus comprising:
a processor and a memory to implement at least:
a management container including a configuration manager and a container manager, the management container instantiated in a container host environment to manage a deployed container in the container host environment, the management container and the deployed container to execute application services in the container host environment,
the configuration manager to receive an instruction for a desired deployment state and to apply a first change to a first current deployment state of the management container based on the desired deployment state, the desired deployment state including a configuration for the management container and the deployed container in the container host environment to execute the application services, and
the container manager to apply a second change to a second current deployment state of the deployed container based on the desired deployment state, the container manager to return confirmation of the desired deployment state to the configuration manager when the second change matches the second current deployment state to the desired deployment state.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the configuration manager is to determine a runtime environment based on applying the first change.

3. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the container manager is to execute a lifecycle command with respect to the deployed container based on the runtime environment.

4. The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the container manager is to report runtime information during a lifecycle of the deployed container.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the configuration manager and the container manager are to be implemented as at least one of containers or services running in the management container.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the instruction for the desired deployment state is triggered by a browser.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the instruction is to originate from outside the container host environment.

8. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the instruction is to trigger the configuration manager to apply the first change to the first current deployment state to match the desired deployment state, and wherein the configuration manager is to trigger the container manager to apply the second change to the second current deployment state of the deployed container to match the desired deployment state.

9. A tangible computer readable storage medium including instructions which, when executed, cause a processor to instantiate an apparatus in a virtualized environment, the apparatus comprising:
a management container including a configuration manager and a container manager, the management container instantiated in a container host environment to manage a deployed container in the container host environment, the management container and the deployed container to execute application services in the container host environment,
the configuration manager to receive an instruction for a desired deployment state and to apply a first change to a first current deployment state of the management container based on the desired deployment state, the desired deployment state including a configuration for the management container and the deployed container in the container host environment to execute the application services, and
the container manager to apply a second change to a second current deployment state of the deployed container based on the desired deployment state, the container manager to return confirmation of the desired deployment state to the configuration manager when the second change matches the second current deployment state to the desired deployment state.

10. The computer readable storage medium of claim 9 , wherein the configuration manager is to determine a runtime environment based on applying the first change.

11. The computer readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein the container manager is to execute a lifecycle command with respect to the deployed container based on the runtime environment.

12. The computer readable storage medium of claim 11 , wherein the container manager is to report runtime information during a lifecycle of the deployed container.

13. The computer readable storage medium of claim 9 , wherein the configuration manager and the container manager are to be implemented as at least one of containers or services running in the management container.

14. The computer readable storage medium of claim 9 , wherein the instruction for the desired deployment state is triggered by a browser.

15. A method comprising:
receiving, at a management container, an instruction for a desired deployment state, the management container instantiated in a container host environment to manage a deployed container in the container host environment, the management container and the deployed container to execute application services in the container host environment;
applying, using a configuration manager of the management container, a first change to a first current deployment state of the management container based on the desired deployment state, the desired deployment state including a configuration for the management container and the deployed container in the container host environment to execute the application services;
applying, using a container manager of the management container, a second change to a second current deployment state of the deployed container based on the desired deployment state; and
returning, using the container manager, confirmation of the desired deployment state to the configuration manager when the second change matches the second current deployment state to the desired deployment state.

16. The method of claim 15 , further including determining, using the configuration manager, a runtime environment based on applying the first change.

17. The method of claim 16 , further including triggering execution of a lifecycle command based on the runtime environment.

18. The method of claim 17 , further including reporting runtime information to the container manager.

19. The method of claim 17 , wherein the configuration manager and the container manager are to be implemented as at least one of containers or services running in the management container.

20. The method of claim 15 , wherein the instruction for the desired deployment state is triggered by a browser.

Assignees

• Vmware Inc

Inventors

• Ivanov Dimitar
• Mitevski Miroslav
• Gelev Emil
• Pavlov Daniel
• Mitsov Georgi

Classifications

• H04L41/0895 Primary

  Configuration of virtualised networks or elements, e.g. virtualised network function or OpenFlow elements · CPC title

• H04L41/0894

  Policy-based network configuration management · CPC title

• G06F9/5077 Primary

  Logical partitioning of resources; Management or configuration of virtualized resources (specific details on emulation or internal functioning of virtual machines G06F9/455) · CPC title

• G06F9/455

  Emulation; Interpretation; Software simulation, e.g. virtualisation or emulation of application or operating system execution engines · CPC title

• H04L41/0813

  characterised by the conditions triggering a change of settings · CPC title