Allocating virtual machines according to user-specific virtual machine metrics

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2015007180-A1
Application number	US-201414491486-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Sep 19, 2014
Priority date	Oct 12, 2010
Publication date	Jan 1, 2015
Grant date	—

Abstract

The performance monitoring system allocates virtual machines to users or user sessions according to a user categorization that is determine using user session information and virtual machine metrics. A session monitor of the performance monitoring system is notified that a user session terminated, where the user session accessed a virtual machine. The session monitor responsively records the user session information and obtains virtual machine metrics for the virtual machine from a virtual machine performance monitor. The performance monitoring system updates a user workload profile using the user session information and the virtual machine metrics, and categorizes the user of the user session according to the user workload profile. Upon receiving a request from a user for a virtual machine, a virtual desktop infrastructure requests a virtual machine from a virtual machine manager. The virtual machine manager responsively allocates a virtual machine to the user according to the user's categorization.

First claim

1 .- 22 . (canceled)

23 . A method of allocating a virtual machine via a computer network, comprising:
receiving, by a first computing device having a processor configured with a virtual desktop infrastructure, a request from a second computing device for a virtual machine corresponding to a user session having a user identifier; determining, by a virtual machine manager configured on the first computing device, a categorization for the user identifier based on virtual machine performance metrics that quantify a load placed by a historical virtual machine on a device executing the historical virtual machine during a historical user session associated with the user identifier; allocating, by the virtual machine manager, the virtual machine for the user identifier based on the categorization; responsive to allocating the virtual machine, providing, by the virtual machine manager, a notification of the virtual machine to a performance monitoring system configured on the first computing device; and transmitting, by the first computing device, the virtual machine to the second computing device for use during the user session.

24 . The method of claim 23 , further comprising:
transmitting, by the virtual machine manager, the user identifier to the performance monitoring system to determine the categorization of the user identifier.

25 . The method of claim 23 , further comprising:
configuring, prior to the transmitting, the virtual machine in accordance with the categorization.

26 . The method of claim 23 , wherein the notification includes a listing of characteristics of the virtual machine.

27 . The method of claim 23 , further comprising:
accessing, by the virtual machine manager, a virtual machine pool of the first computing device to allocate the virtual machine.

28 . The method of claim 27 , further comprising:
selecting the virtual machine from the virtual machine pool in accordance with the categorization.

29 . The method of claim 23 , further comprising:
receiving, by the performance monitoring system of the first computing device, a second notification that the user session terminated; and recording, by the performance monitoring system responsive to the second notification, performance information of the user session.

30 . The method of claim 23 , further comprising:
receiving, by the performance monitoring system, performance information of the user session; and categorizing, by the performance monitoring system, the user identifier based on the performance information of the user session.

31 . The method of claim 30 , further comprising:
updating, by the performance monitor using the performance information, a workload profile for the user identifier; and categorizing the user identifier based on the workload profile.

32 . The method of claim 23 , wherein the categorization comprises one of a heavy user, a medium user and a light user.

33 . A system for virtual machine allocation via a computer network, comprising:
a virtual manager of a virtual desktop infrastructure on a first computing device having a processor configured to:
receive a request from a second computing device for a virtual machine corresponding to a user session having a user identifier;
determine a categorization for the user identifier based on virtual machine performance metrics that quantify a load placed by a historical virtual machine on a device executing the historical virtual machine during a historical user session associated with the user identifier;
allocate the virtual machine for the user identifier based on the categorization;
provide, responsive to allocating the virtual machine, a notification of the virtual machine to a performance monitoring system; and
transmit the virtual machine to the second computing device for use during the user session.

34 . The system of claim 33 , wherein the first computing device is further configured to:
transmit the user identifier to the performance monitoring system to determine the categorization of the user identifier.

35 . The system of claim 33 , wherein the first computing device is further configured to:
generate, prior to the transmitting, the virtual machine in accordance with the categorization.

36 . The system of claim 33 , wherein the notification includes a listing of characteristics of the virtual machine.

37 . The system of claim 33 , further comprising:
a virtual machine pool, wherein the first computing device is further configured to access the virtual machine pool to allocate the virtual machine.

38 . The system of claim 37 , wherein the first computing device is further configured to:
select the virtual machine from the virtual machine pool in accordance with the categorization.

39 . The system of claim 33 , further comprising:
the performance monitoring system configured to:
receive a second notification that the user session terminated; and
record, responsive to the second notification, performance information of the user session.

40 . The system of claim 33 , further comprising:
the performance monitoring system configured on the first computing device, wherein the first computing device is further configured to:
receive performance information of the user session; and
categorize the user identifier based on the performance information of the user session.

41 . The system of claim 40 , wherein the first computing device is further configured to:
update, using the performance information, a workload profile for the user identifier; and categorize the user identifier based on the workload profile.

42 . The system of claim 33 , wherein the categorization comprises one of a heavy user, a medium user and a light user.

Assignees

• Citrix Systems Inc

Inventors

• Sharp Richard
• Scott David

Classifications

• G06F2201/865

  Monitoring of software · CPC title

• G06F2201/815

  Virtual · CPC title

• G06F3/0481 Primary

  based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance · CPC title

• H04L67/10

  in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network (software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46) · CPC title

• G06F9/45558 Primary

  Hypervisor-specific management and integration aspects · CPC title