Methods and apparatus to select virtualization environments for migration

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016259665-A1
Application number	US-201514707016-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	May 8, 2015
Priority date	Mar 5, 2015
Publication date	Sep 8, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

Methods and apparatus to select virtualization environments are disclosed. An example method includes determining, via a processor, characteristics of a virtualized application that is deployed in an existing virtualization environment, analyzing, via the processor, the characteristics of the virtualized application to select a subset of virtualization environments that are capable of executing the virtualized application, the subset of virtualization environments selected from a set of virtualization environments of different virtualization environment types used in the datacenter, comparing, via the processor, the characteristics of the virtualized application to the virtualization environments of the subset of virtualization environments to determine scores for the virtualization environments, and migrate the virtualized application from the existing virtualization environment to a new virtualization environment based on the scores.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A method comprising:
determining, via a processor, characteristics of a virtualized application that is deployed in an existing virtualization environment; analyzing, via the processor, the characteristics of the virtualized application to select a subset of virtualization environments that are capable of executing the virtualized application, the subset of virtualization environments selected from a set of virtualization environments of different virtualization environment types used in the datacenter; comparing, via the processor, the characteristics of the virtualized application to the virtualization environments of the subset of virtualization environments to determine scores for the virtualization environments; and migrate the virtualized application from the existing virtualization environment to a new virtualization environment based on the scores.

2 . A method as defined in claim 1 , wherein determining the characteristics comprises determining an amount of computing resources for the virtualized application.

3 . A method as defined in claim 2 , wherein comparing the characteristics of the virtualization environments comprises comparing an amount of computing resources for the virtualized application to an amount of computing resources available in the virtualization environments.

4 . A method as defined in claim 1 , further comprising accessing stored assessment configuration data to determine a set of assessment criteria to be used in determining the scores.

5 . A method as defined in claim 1 , further comprising determining if the virtualized application includes a plurality of virtualized applications to be deployed using the same operating system.

6 . A method as defined in claim 5 , further comprising, when the virtualized application includes the plurality of virtualized applications to be deployed, increasing, by a first amount, a first score for a first virtualization environment that utilizes operating system virtualization, the first amount being greater than a second amount by which a second score is increased for a second virtualization environment that utilizes full virtualization.

7 . A method as defined in claim 1 , wherein determining the characteristics for the virtualized application includes obtaining user input regarding the execution of the virtualized application.

8 . A method as defined in claim 1 , wherein the virtualization environment types include full virtualization, paravirtualization, and operation system virtualization.

9 . An apparatus comprising:
a workload analyzer to determine characteristics of a virtualized application that is deployed in an existing virtualization environment; a feasibility analyzer to analyze the characteristics of the virtualized application to select a subset of virtualization environments that are capable of executing the virtualized application, the subset of virtualization environments selected from a set of virtualization environments of different virtualization environment types used in the datacenter; a score generator to compare the characteristics of the virtualized application to the virtualization environments of the subset of virtualization environments to determine scores for the virtualization environments; and a workload migrator to migrate the virtualized application from the existing virtualization environment to a new virtualization environment based on the scores.

10 . An apparatus as defined in claim 9 , wherein the workload analyzer is to determine the characteristics by determining an amount of computing resources available in the virtualized application.

11 . An apparatus as defined in claim 10 , wherein the score generator is to compare the characteristics of the virtualization environments comprises comparing an amount of computing resources for the virtualized application to an amount of computing resources for the virtualization environments.

12 . An apparatus as defined in claim 9 , wherein the score generator is to access stored assessment configuration data to determine a set of assessment criteria to be used in determining the scores.

13 . An apparatus as defined in claim 9 , wherein the workload analyzer is to determine if the virtualized application includes a plurality of virtualized applications to be deployed using the same operating system.

14 . An apparatus as defined in claim 13 , wherein the score generator is to, when the virtualized application includes the plurality of virtualized applications to be deployed, increase, by a first amount, a first score for a first virtualization environment that utilizes operating system virtualization, the first amount being greater than a second amount by which a second score is increased for a second virtualization environment that utilizes full virtualization.

15 . An apparatus as defined in claim 9 , wherein the workload analyzer is to determine the characteristics for the virtualized application by obtaining user input regarding the execution of the virtualized application.

16 . An apparatus as defined in claim 9 , wherein the virtualization environment types include full virtualization, paravirtualization, and operation system virtualization.

17 . A tangible computer readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed, cause a machine to at least:
determine, via a processor, characteristics of a virtualized application that is deployed in an existing virtualization environment; analyze, via the processor, the characteristics of the virtualized application to select a subset of virtualization environments that are capable of executing the virtualized application, the subset of virtualization environments selected from a set of virtualization environments of different virtualization environment types used in the datacenter; compare, via the processor, the characteristics of the virtualized application to the virtualization environments of the subset of virtualization environments to determine scores for the virtualization environments; and migrate the virtualized application from the existing virtualization environment to a new virtualization environment based on the scores.

18 . A tangible computer readable storage medium as defined in claim 17 , wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the machine to determine the characteristics by determining an amount of computing resources available in the virtualized application.

19 . A tangible computer readable storage medium as defined in claim 18 , wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the machine to compare the characteristics of the virtualization environments by comparing an amount of computing resources for the virtualized application to an amount of computing resources for the virtualization environments.

20 . A tangible computer readable storage medium as defined in claim 17 , wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the machine to access stored assessment configuration data to determine a set of assessment criteria to be used in determining the scores.

21 . A tangible computer readable storage medium as defined in claim 17 , wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the machine to determine if the virtualized application includes a plurality of virtualized applications to be deployed using the same operating system.

22 . A tangible computer readable storage medium as defined in claim 21 , wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the machine to, when the virtualized ap

Assignees

• Vmware Inc

Inventors

• Gaurav Kumar
• Kumar Pannem Hemanth

Classifications

• 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

• G06F9/5088

  involving task migration · CPC title

• G06F9/455

  Emulation; Interpretation; Software simulation, e.g. virtualisation or emulation of application or operating system execution engines · CPC title

• G06F2009/4557

  Distribution of virtual machine instances; Migration and load balancing · CPC title

• G06F9/4856 Primary

  resumption being on a different machine, e.g. task migration, virtual machine migration (G06F9/5088 takes precedence) · CPC title