Techniques for constructing virtual images for interdependent applications

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016139945-A1
Application number	US-201414543299-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Nov 17, 2014
Priority date	Nov 17, 2014
Publication date	May 19, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A technique for automating the construction of multiple virtual images with interdependencies includes creating a first virtual image (VI) instance by extending a first base VI based on input values associated with the first base VI and software bundles associated with the first base VI. A second VI instance is created by extending a second base VI based on input values associated with the second base VI, instance values received from the first VI instance, dependency instance values received from a deployed dependency instance, and software bundles associated with the second base VI. The first and second VI instances are then deployed to designated machines in a cloud environment for execution.

First claim

1 - 8 . (canceled)

9 . A computer program product for automating the construction of multiple virtual images with interdependencies, the computer program product comprising:
a computer-readable storage device having computer-readable program code embodied thereon, wherein the computer-readable program code, when executed by a data processing system, causes the data processing system to:
create a first virtual image (VI) instance by extending a first base VI based on input values associated with the first base VI and software bundles associated with the first base VI;
create a second VI instance by extending a second base VI based on input values associated with the second base VI, instance values received from the first VI instance, dependency instance values received from a deployed dependency instance, and software bundles associated with the second base VI; and
deploy the first and second VI instances to designated virtual machines in a cloud environment for execution.

10 . The computer program product of claim 9 , wherein the computer-readable program code, when executed by the data processing system, further causes the data processing system to:
create a third VI instance by extending a third base VI based on input values associated with the third base VI, instance values received from the second VI instance, and software bundles associated with the third base VI.

11 . The computer program product of claim 10 , wherein the computer-readable program code, when executed by the data processing system, further causes the data processing system to:
create a fourth VI instance by extending a fourth base VI based on input values associated with a fourth base VI, instance values received from the third VI instance, and software bundles associated with the fourth base VI.

12 . The computer program product of claim 9 , wherein the computer-readable program code, when executed by the data processing system, further causes the data processing system to:
in response to completing creation of the second VI instance, store the first and second VI instances in a repository.

13 . The computer program product of claim 9 , wherein the computer-readable program code, when executed by the data processing system, further causes the data processing system to:
in response to deploying the first and second VI instances, delete locally stored copies of the first and second VI instances.

14 . The computer program product of claim 9 , wherein a source control management product executes an automation process that initiates a build image creation process to create the first and second VI instances.

15 . The computer program product of claim 14 , wherein the source management control product also deploys the dependency instance values of target products in a deployment tool.

16 - 20 . (canceled)

21 . A data processing system, comprising:
a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the processor is configured to:
create a first virtual image (VI) instance by extending a first base VI based on input values associated with the first base VI and software bundles associated with the first base VI;
create a second VI instance by extending a second base VI based on input values associated with the second base VI, instance values received from the first VI instance, dependency instance values received from a deployed dependency instance, and software bundles associated with the second base VI; and
deploy the first and second VI instances to designated virtual machines in a cloud environment for execution.

Assignees

• IBM

Inventors

• Griffith John A
• Loewengruber Joseph P
• Rhames Daniel
• Riedel Philip R
• Tipton Sandra

Classifications

• G06F3/0641

  De-duplication techniques · CPC title

• H04L67/34

  involving the movement of software or configuration parameters  (network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416) · CPC title

• G06F2009/45562

  Creating, deleting, cloning virtual machine instances · 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

• G06F2009/45595

  Network integration; Enabling network access in virtual machine instances · CPC title