Infrastructure load balancing using software-defined networking controllers

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11507433-B2
Application number	US-201916719431-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 18, 2019
Priority date	Dec 18, 2019
Publication date	Nov 22, 2022
Grant date	Nov 22, 2022

Abstract

A system to facilitate infrastructure management is described. The system includes one or more processors and a non-transitory machine-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed, cause the one or more processors to execute an infrastructure management controller to automatically balance utilization of infrastructure resources between a plurality of on-premise infrastructure controllers.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system to facilitate infrastructure management, comprising:
one or more processors; and
a non-transitory machine-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed, cause the one or more processors to execute an infrastructure management controller to automatically balance utilization of infrastructure resources between a plurality of on-premise infrastructure controllers, wherein each of the plurality of on-premise infrastructure controllers comprises a software-defined networking controller that controls a set of physical resources, and wherein the infrastructure management controller, upon accepting at least one proposal from the plurality of on-premise infrastructure controllers, manages control of each set of the physical resources via the plurality of on-premise infrastructure controllers.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the infrastructure management controller detects one or more devices that are to be added to a data center having one or more on-premise infrastructure controllers, determines load conditions at the one or more on-premise infrastructure controllers and allocates management of the one or more devices to a first of the one or more on-premise infrastructure controllers based on the load conditions.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein determining the load conditions at the one or more on-premise infrastructure controllers comprises determining an on-premise infrastructure controller having a least resource utilization.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the infrastructure management controller automatically balances application workloads executing on hardware devices between the plurality of on-premise infrastructure controllers.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the infrastructure management controller automatically balancing the application workloads comprises detecting whether resource utilization at a first of the one or more on-premise infrastructure controllers exceeds a predetermined threshold and transferring a workload from a first set of devices managed by the first on-premise infrastructure controller to a second set of devices managed by a second of the plurality of on-premise infrastructure controllers.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the infrastructure management controller selects a workload to transfer.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the infrastructure management controller selects the second on-premise infrastructure controller.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the infrastructure management controller selects the second on-premise infrastructure controller based on one or more criteria.

9. A non-transitory machine-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:
monitor infrastructure resources managed by a plurality of on-premise infrastructure controllers at an infrastructure management controller, wherein each of the plurality of on-premise infrastructure controllers comprises a software-defined networking controller,
and wherein the infrastructure management controller, upon accepting at least one proposal from the plurality of on-premise infrastructure controllers, manages control of each set of physical resources via the plurality of on-premise infrastructure controllers; and
automatically balance utilization of the infrastructure resources between the plurality of on-premise infrastructure controllers.

10. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 9 , storing instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:
detect one or more devices that are to be added to a data center having one or more on-premise infrastructure controllers;
determine load conditions at the one or more on-premise infrastructure controllers; and
allocate management of the one or more devices to a first of the one or more on-premise infrastructure controllers based on the load conditions.

11. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 10 , wherein determining the load conditions at the one or more on-premise infrastructure controllers comprises determining an on-premise infrastructure controller having a least resource utilization.

12. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 9 , storing instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to automatically balance application workloads executing on hardware devices between the plurality of on-premise infrastructure controllers.

13. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 12 , wherein the automatically balancing the application workloads comprises:
detecting whether resource utilization at a first of the one or more on-premise infrastructure controllers exceeds a predetermined threshold; and
transferring a workload from a first set of devices managed by the first on-premise infrastructure controller to a second set of devices managed by a second of the plurality of on-premise infrastructure controllers.

14. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 13 , storing instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to select a workload to transfer.

15. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 14 , storing instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to select the second on-premise infrastructure controller based on one or more criteria.

16. A method to facilitate infrastructure management, comprising:
monitoring infrastructure resources managed by a plurality of on-premise infrastructure controllers at an infrastructure management controller, wherein each of the plurality of on-premise infrastructure controllers comprises a software-defined networking controller,
and wherein the infrastructure management controller, upon accepting at least one proposal from the plurality of on-premise infrastructure controllers, manages control of each set of physical resources via the plurality of on-premise infrastructure controllers; and
automatically balancing utilization of the infrastructure resources between the plurality of on-premise infrastructure controllers.

17. The method of claim 16 , further comprising:
detecting one or more devices that are to be added to a data center having one or more on-premise infrastructure controllers;
determining load conditions at the one or more on-premise infrastructure controllers; and
allocating management of the one or more devices to a first of the one or more on-premise infrastructure controllers based on the load conditions.

18. The method of claim 16 , further comprising automatically balancing application workloads between the plurality of on-premise infrastructure controllers.

19. The method of claim 18 , wherein the automatically balancing the application workloads comprises:
detecting whether resource utilization at a first of the one or more on-premise infrastructure controllers exceeds a predetermined threshold; and
transferring a workload from a first set of devices managed by the first on-premise infrastructure controller to a second set of devices managed by a second of the plurality of on-premise infrastructure controllers.

20. The method of claim 19 , further comprising selecting the second on-premise infrastructure controller based on one or more criteria.

Assignees

• Hewlett Packard Entpr Dev Lp

Inventors

• Dasgupta Subhajit
• Fowler Charles E
• Frolik Michelle
• Greenidge Charles
• Harrow Jerry
• Madhyastha Sandesh V
• Mccarthy Clifford A
• Padlia Abhay
• Pandey Rajeev
• Sauer Jonathan M
• Schunicht Geoffery
• Srinivasan Latha
• Thunquest Gary L

Classifications

• G06F9/5011

  the resources being hardware resources other than CPUs, Servers and Terminals · CPC title

• G06F9/505

  considering the load · CPC title

• G06F9/5027

  the resource being a machine, e.g. CPUs, Servers, Terminals · CPC title

• G06F9/5088 Primary

  involving task migration · CPC title

• G06F11/3006 Primary

  where the computing system is distributed, e.g. networked systems, clusters, multiprocessor systems (multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46; allocation of resources G06F9/50) · CPC title