Service creation and management

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12554528-B2
Application number	US-202418671948-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 22, 2024
Priority date	Sep 23, 2014
Publication date	Feb 17, 2026
Grant date	Feb 17, 2026

Abstract

Concepts and technologies are disclosed herein for service creation and management. A processor can detect an event relating to a service, and access a service creation database to identify a recipe associated with the service. The recipe can define a resource to be used to provide the service. The processor can access an inventory to determine if the resource is available, identify a service control to control the service, instruct an infrastructure control to allocate virtual machines to host components of the service, and issue instructions to the service control. The instructions can instruct the service control to load service functions to the virtual machines.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1 . A system comprising:
a processor; and a memory that stores computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
instantiating a service control within a server allocation of the system in response to one or more application programming interface (API) calls received from an operations management controller of the system;
executing, via the service control, one or more API calls configured to cause creation of a service corresponding to the service control, the service created using an evaluation of a first recipe obtained by the operations management controller from a service creation database maintained by the system;
detecting, at the operations management controller, a capacity event associated with the service, wherein the service comprises a service component that is loaded to a virtual machine included in a resource allocation controlled by the service controller;
determining, based on a second recipe and based on the capacity event, a set of services configured to provide functionality of a scaled version of the service; and
in response to a determination that the service component loaded to the virtual machine is not included in the set of services,
instructing an infrastructure control to de-allocate the virtual machine and the service component, thereby causing de-allocation of the virtual machine and the service component, wherein de-allocating the virtual machine comprises de-allocating the service component that is loaded to the virtual machine.

2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the capacity event comprises a request to scale down the service.

3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the capacity event comprises a request to reallocate components of the service.

4 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the computer-executable instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations further comprising:
instructing a network control to de-allocate network transport that supported the service before the capacity event.

5 . The system of claim 4 , wherein the network transport comprises a physical network function and a virtual network function.

6 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the computer-executable instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations further comprising:
reporting an event corresponding to the de-allocation of the virtual machine to an infrastructure data collection analysis and event handler process; and updating an infrastructure inventory to reflect de-allocation of the virtual machine.

7 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the computer-executable instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations further comprising:
instructing a network control to de-allocate transport mechanisms between the service control and the virtual machine.

8 . A method comprising:
instantiating a service control within a server allocation in response to one or more application programming interface (API) calls received from an operations management controller: executing, via the service control, one or more API calls configured to cause creation of a service corresponding to the service control, the service created in accordance with an evaluation of a first recipe obtained by the operations management controller from a service creation database; detecting, at a computer comprising a processor that executes the operations management controller, a capacity event associated with the service, wherein the service comprises a service component that is loaded to a virtual machine included in a resource allocation controlled by the service controller, the resource allocation comprising a virtual machine; determining, by the processor and based on a second recipe and the capacity event, a set of services configured to to provide functionality of a scaled version of the service; and in response to a determination that the service component loaded to the virtual machine is not included in the set of services, instructing, by the processor, an infrastructure control to de-allocate the virtual machine and the service component, thereby causing de-allocation of the virtual machine and the service component, wherein de-allocating the virtual machine comprises de-allocating the service component that is loaded to the virtual machine.

9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the capacity event comprises a request to scale down the service.

10 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the capacity event comprises a request to reallocate components of the service.

11 . The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
instructing a network control to de-allocate network transport that supported the service before the capacity event.

12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the network transport comprises a physical network function and a virtual network function.

13 . The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
reporting an event corresponding to the de-allocation of the virtual machine to an infrastructure data collection analysis and event handler process; and updating an infrastructure inventory to reflect de-allocation of the virtual machine.

14 . A computer storage medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
instantiating a service control within a server allocation in response to one or more application programming interface (API) calls received from an operations management controller; executing, via the service control, one or more API calls configured to cause creation of a service corresponding to the service control, the service created in accordance with an evaluation of a first recipe obtained by the operations management controller from a service creation database; detecting, at the operations management controller, a capacity event associated with the service, wherein the service comprises a service component that is loaded to a virtual machine included in a resource allocation controlled by the service controller, the resource allocation comprising a virtual machine; determining, based on a second recipe and based on the capacity event, a set of services configured to provide functionality of a scaled version of the service, and in response to a determination that the service component loaded to the virtual machine is not included in the set of services, instructing an infrastructure control to de-allocate the virtual machine and the service component, thereby causing de-allocation of the virtual machine and the service component, wherein de-allocating the virtual machine comprises de-allocating the service component that is loaded to the virtual machine.

15 . The computer storage medium of claim 14 , wherein the capacity event comprises a request to scale down the service.

16 . The computer storage medium of claim 14 , wherein the capacity event comprises a request to reallocate components of the service.

17 . The computer storage medium of claim 14 , wherein the computer-executable instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations further comprising:
instructing a network control to de-allocate network transport that supported the service before the capacity event.

18 . The computer storage medium of claim 17 , wherein the network transport comprises a physical network function and a virtual network function.

19 . The computer storage medium of

Assignees

• Atlassian Us Inc

Inventors

• Chastain Walter Cooper
• Cariello Frank
• Klein Reuben
• Smith Jr Paul Edward

Classifications

• G06F2009/45562

  Creating, deleting, cloning virtual machine instances · CPC title

• G06F9/50

  Allocation of resources, e.g. of the central processing unit [CPU] · CPC title

• G06F9/45537

  Provision of facilities of other operating environments, e.g. WINE (I/O emulation G06F13/105) · CPC title

• G06F9/5077

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

• G06F9/45533

  Hypervisors; Virtual machine monitors · CPC title