Automatic generation of template for provisioning services in a hosted computing environment

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11218366-B1
Application number	US-202017123820-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Dec 16, 2020
Priority date	Jul 31, 2013
Publication date	Jan 4, 2022
Grant date	Jan 4, 2022

Abstract

Systems and methods are provided for provisioning a hosted computing environment in accordance with customer requirements relating to a service. In some embodiments, a computer-implemented method is provided. The method includes generating a graphical interface on a computing device and receiving input corresponding to an indication of one or more requirements, wherein the input is received using the graphical interface, and wherein the one or more requirements correspond to a hosted computing environment. The method further comprises converting each indication of the one or more requirements into one or more entries of a provisioning template, wherein the provisioning template includes multiple entries, and wherein the provisioning template is associated with the hosted computing environment. The method further comprises providing the provisioning template to a provisioning program to provision the hosted computing environment.

First claim

We claim:

1. A computer-implemented method for provisioning a hosted computing environment according to user-specified input, comprising:
causing a graphical user interface to be generated on a computing device, the graphical user interface including input fields to receive one or more requirements relating to running a service in a hosted computing environment, the service including at least one of indexing, searching, retrieval, or storage of machine data in the hosted computing environment, wherein the graphical user interface comprises a first input field to receive user input specifying an amount of storage that a user requires in the hosted computing environment, a second input field to receive user input specifying a number of search heads, a third input field to receive user input specifying a number of indexers, a fourth input field to receive user input specifying a replication factor, and a fifth input field to receive user input specifying a search factor;
receiving, via the first input field, the second input field, the third input field, the fourth input field and the fifth input field, the one or more requirements relating to running a service in a hosted computing environment;
converting the received one or more requirements into a corresponding entry or entries in a provisioning template that has a plurality of entries, the provisioning template specifying at least one of hardware or a cloud computing environment for satisfying the requirements; and
providing the provisioning template to a provisioning program for provisioning the hosted computing environment for the service.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the machine data comprises log data.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
provisioning the hosted computing environment for the service by mapping the provisioning template to one or more components and/or services of the hosted computing environment to configure the one or more components to operate the service.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
provisioning the hosted computing environment for the service by mapping the provisioning template to one or more components and/or services of the hosted computing environment to configure the one or more components for network operation.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the provisioning program includes a configuration management tool.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the provisioning program includes a configuration management tool configured to use the provisioning template to instruct a hosted platform how to provision the hosted computing environment.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the provisioning program includes a Chef configuration management tool configured to use the provisioning template to instruct a hosted platform how to provision the hosted computing environment.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the entries of the provisioning template include both an indication of hardware and a virtual machine environment configured to meet the one or more requirements.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the entries of the provisioning template include an indication of hardware configured to meet the one or more requirements, an indication of a cloud computing environment configured to meet the one or more requirements, and an indication of software configured to meet the one or more requirements.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the graphical interface interfaces with a continuous integration tool.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the graphical interface interfaces with a Jenkins continuous integration tool.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein one or more entries of the provisioning template remain unpopulated after the converting;
the method further comprising
automatically determining additional requirements for provisioning the hosted computing environment based on a rule and the received requirements; and
populating the unpopulated entries of the provisioning template based on the determined additional requirements to complete the provisioning template.

13. The method of claim 1 , wherein one or more entries of the provisioning template remain unpopulated after the converting;
the method further comprising
automatically determining additional requirements for provisioning the hosted computing environment based on a rule and the received requirements; and
populating the unpopulated entries of the provisioning template based on the determined additional requirements to complete the provisioning template, wherein the rule is user-configurable.

14. A system for provisioning a hosted computing environment according to user-specified input, comprising:
one or more data processors; and
one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage medium coupled to the one or more processors and containing instructions that, when executed by the one or more data processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations including:
causing a graphical user interface to be generated on a computing device, the graphical user interface including input fields to receive one or more requirements relating to running a service in a hosted computing environment, the service including at least one of indexing, searching, retrieval, or storage of machine data in the hosted computing environment, wherein the graphical user interface comprises a first input field to receive user input specifying an amount of storage that a user requires in the hosted computing environment, a second input field to receive user input specifying a number of search heads, a third input field to receive user input specifying a number of indexers, a fourth input field to receive user input specifying a replication factor, and a fifth input field to receive user input specifying a search factor;
receiving, via the first input field, the second input field, the third input field, the fourth input field and the fifth input field, the one or more requirements relating to running a service in a hosted computing environment;
converting the received one or more requirements into a corresponding entry or entries in a provisioning template that has a plurality of entries, the provisioning template specifying at least one of hardware or a cloud computing environment for satisfying the requirements; and
providing the provisioning template to a provisioning program for provisioning the hosted computing environment for the service.

15. The system of claim 14 , wherein the machine data comprises log data.

16. The system of claim 14 , said operations further comprising:
provisioning the hosted computing environment for the service by mapping the provisioning template to one or more components and/or services of the hosted computing environment to configure the one or more components to operate the service.

17. A non-transitory program storage medium including instructions that, when executed by a processing system, cause the processing system to:
cause a graphical user interface to be generated on a computing device, the graphical user interface including input fields to receive one or more requirements relating to running a service in a hosted computing environment, the service including at least one of indexing, searching, retrieval, or storage of machine data in the hosted computing environment, wherein the graphical user interface comprises a first input field to receive user input specifying an amount of storage that a user requires in the hosted computing environment, a second input field to receive user input specifying a number of search heads, a third input field to receive user input specifying a n

Assignees

• Splunk Inc

Inventors

• Deklich Dejan
• Ago Ledio
• Braun Richard

Classifications

• G06F9/5072 Primary

  Grid computing · CPC title

• H04L41/0806 Primary

  for initial configuration or provisioning, e.g. plug-and-play · CPC title

• H04L41/22

  comprising specially adapted graphical user interfaces [GUI] · CPC title

• G06F3/0484

  for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range · CPC title

• G06F15/177

  Initialisation or configuration control {(processor initialisation G06F9/4405)} · CPC title