Modifying realized topologies

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016234073-A1
Application number	US-201315028721-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Oct 30, 2013
Priority date	Oct 30, 2013
Publication date	Aug 11, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A method of updating and editing realized topologies, comprising presenting a realized topology to a user, receiving input indicating modification of portions of the realized topology, and with a processor, executing logic associated with the modified portions based on a number of lifecycle management actions (LCMAs) of the realized topology. A system to update and edit a realized topology, comprising a processor and a graphical user interface (GUI) communicatively coupled to the processor, in which the GUI presents to a user a graphical representation of the realized topology, and in which the system receives input indicating modification of portions of the realized topology, and with a processor, executes logic associated with the modified portions based on a number of lifecycle management actions (LCMAs) of the realized topology.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A method of modifying realized topologies, comprising:
presenting a realized topology to a user; receiving input indicating modification of portions of the realized topology; and with a processor, executing logic associated with the modified portions based on a number of lifecycle management actions (LCMAs) of the realized topology.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising presenting, via the GUI, a new realized topology based on the input indicating modification of portions of the realized topology.

3 . The method of claim 1 , in which executing logic associated with the modified portions based on a number of lifecycle management actions (LCMAs) of the realized topology is done on a virtual cloud network creating a virtually instantiated service, and in which alerts are presented to the user if events are generated by a monitoring system as a result of a number of policies associated with the realized topology being unsatisfied.

4 . The method of claim 1 , in which receiving input indicating modification of portions of the realized topology further comprises providing the user, via the GUI, suggestions indicating further modifications to the realized topology will conform with a number of policies associated with the realized topology.

5 . The method of claim 1 , in which receiving input indicating modification of portions of the realized topology comprises receiving a new realized topology by matching the realized topology with the new realized topology and the input indicating the modification of portions of the realized topology

6 . The method of claim 1 , in which the GUI illustrates graphically to the user the realized topology as comprising:
a number of nodes; relationships between those nodes; properties of those nodes; policies associated with the nodes; lifecycle management operations associated with the nodes; or combination thereof.

7 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
presenting, via the graphical user interface (GUI), a realized topology to a user comprises calling application programming interfaces (APIs) to present to the user a graphical representation of the realized topology; or calling application programming interfaces (APIs) to execute logic associated with the modified portions based on a number of lifecycle management actions (LCMAs) of the realized topology.

8 . A system to update and edit a realized topology, comprising;
a processor; and a graphical user interface (GUI) communicatively coupled to the processor, in which the GUI presents to a user a graphical representation of the realized topology; and in which the system;
receives input indicating modification of portions of the realized topology, and
with a processor, executes logic associated with the modified portions based on a number of lifecycle management actions (LCMAs) of the realized topology.

9 . The system of claim 8 , in which the GUI presents a new realized topology based on the input indicating modification of portions of the realized topology.

10 . The system of claim 8 , in which executing logic associated with the modified portions based on a number of lifecycle management actions (LCMAs) of the realized topology is done on a virtual cloud network creating a virtually instantiated service, and in which alerts are presented to the user if events are generated by a monitoring system as a result of a number of policies associated with the realized topology being unsatisfied.

11 . The system of claim 8 , in which the GUI illustrates graphically to the user the realized topology as comprising:
a number of nodes; relationships between those nodes; properties of those nodes; policies associated with the nodes; lifecycle management operations associated with the nodes; or combination thereof.

12 . The system of claim 8 , in which presenting, via the graphical user interface (GUI), a realized topology to a user comprises calling application programming interfaces (APIs) to present to the user a graphical representation of the realized topology.

13 . A computer program product for updating and editing realized topologies, the computer program product comprising:
a computer readable storage medium comprising computer usable program code embodied therewith, the computer usable program code comprising:
computer usable program code to, when executed by a processor, present a realized topology to a user on a graphical user interface (GUI);
computer usable program code to, when executed by he processor, receive input indicating modification of portions of the realized topology; and
computer usable program code to, when executed by the processor, executing logic associated with the modified portions based on a number of lifecycle management actions (LCMAs) of the realized topology.

14 . The computer program product of claim 13 , further comprising computer usable program code to, when executed by the processor, presents, via the GUI, a new realized topology based on the input indicating modification of portions of the realized topology.

15 . The computer program product of claim 13 , further comprising computer usable program code to, when executed by the processor, provide suggestions indicating further modifications to the realized topology that will conform with a number of policies associated with the realized topology.

Assignees

• Hewlett Packard Entpr Dev Lp

Inventors

• Maes Stephane Herman

Classifications

• H04L41/22

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

• H04L41/145

  involving simulating, designing, planning or modelling of a network · CPC title

• H04L41/5025

  by proactively reacting to service quality change, e.g. by reconfiguration after service quality degradation or upgrade · CPC title

• H04L41/5048

  Automatic or semi-automatic definitions, e.g. definition templates · 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