Information processing apparatus, computer-readable recording medium, and information processing system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2017063622-A1
Application number	US-201615187375-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jun 20, 2016
Priority date	Aug 25, 2015
Publication date	Mar 2, 2017
Grant date	—

Abstract

An information processing apparatus includes a memory and a processor. The processor is coupled to the memory. The processor acquires information on the safety of locations where multiple data centers are placed through a network. The multiple data centers are able to communicate with one another. The processor calculates scores respectively indicating the safety of the multiple data centers on the basis of the acquired information. The processor further determines whether to move virtual machines built on each of the multiple data centers on the basis of the scores. The processor moves virtual machines placed in one data center to another data center on the basis of a result of the determination.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An information processing apparatus comprising:
a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory and executes a process comprising: acquiring information on safety of locations where multiple data centers are placed through a network, the multiple data centers being able to communicate with one another; calculating scores respectively indicating the safety of the multiple data centers on the basis of the acquired information; firstly determining whether to move virtual machines built on each of the multiple data centers on the basis of the scores; and moving virtual machines placed in one data center to another data center on the basis of a result of the determination in the firstly determining.

2 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the process further comprises
secondly determining an operating status of each of the multiple data centers on the basis of employee attendance of the multiple data centers, wherein the moving moves virtual machines placed in one data center to another data center on the basis of a result of the determination in at least one of the firstly determining and secondly determining.

3 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the memory stores therein a number of employees who work at each of the multiple data centers, a number of employees at work, a number of employees allocated for each virtual machine built on the data center, and a number of active virtual machines in the data center in a manner associated with the multiple data centers, wherein
the secondly determining determines that the operating status of a data center where the number of employees at work is equal to or smaller than the number obtained by multiplying the number of employees per virtual machine by the number of active virtual machines is at risk, and determines that the operating status of a data center where the number of employees at work is larger than the number obtained by multiplying the number of employees per virtual machine by the number of active virtual machines is not at risk, and the moving performs migration with the data center determined to be at risk in the secondly determining as a source of migration.

4 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein
the memory further stores therein a user who uses a resource of a data center, a resource allocated for the user, and a threshold indicating the safety level set to the resource in an associated manner, and the moving selects a resource to be a source of migration from resources placed in a data center determined to be at risk by the secondly determining on the basis of the threshold.

5 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the memory further stores therein an event that affects the safety of the locations where each of the multiple data centers is placed, a first keyword corresponding to the event, a second keyword indicating the start of the event, and a third keyword indicating the end of the event, the calculating performs a first AND search with the first and second keywords and a second AND search with the first and third keywords on the information acquired in the acquiring, and calculates a score by adding a value according to the number of hits in the first AND search to the score and subtracting a value according to the number of hits in the second AND search from the score, when the score exceeds a predetermined threshold, the firstly determining determines to move virtual machines built on the data center to another data center, and the moving moves the virtual machines placed in the data center to another data center on the basis of a result of the determination in the firstly determining.

6 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein
the calculating calculates the scores using different weights for events.

7 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
when a score exceeds a predetermined threshold set for each pair of user and server, the firstly determining determines to move virtual machines built on the data center.

8 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the calculating calculates the scores using different factors set to the multiple data centers.

9 . A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having stored therein a migration control program that causes a computer to execute a process comprising:
acquiring information on safety of locations where multiple data centers are placed through a network, the multiple data centers being able to communicate with one another; calculating scores respectively indicating the safety of the multiple data centers on the basis of the acquired information; determining whether to move virtual machines built on each of the multiple data centers on the basis of the calculated scores; and moving virtual machines placed in one data center to another data center on the basis of a result of the determination.

10 . An information processing system comprising:
multiple data centers that are placed in different locations, respectively, and are able to communicate with one another; and an information processing apparatus that includes:
a memory; and
a processor coupled to the memory and executes a process comprising:
acquiring information on safety of the locations where the multiple data centers are placed, respectively, through a network;
calculating scores respectively indicating the safety of the multiple data centers on the basis of the acquired information;
a firstly determining whether to move virtual machines built on each of the multiple data centers on the basis of the scores; and
moving virtual machines placed in one data center to another data center on the basis of a result of the determination in the firstly determining.

Assignees

• Fujitsu Ltd

Inventors

• Yoshida Akimasa
• Kumeta Tomoyuki
• Murakami Keita
• Kawasaki Yasuhiro

Classifications

• H04L41/0816

  the condition being an adaptation, e.g. in response to network events · CPC title

• H04L43/08

  Monitoring or testing based on specific metrics, e.g. QoS, energy consumption or environmental parameters · CPC title

• H04L41/142

  using statistical or mathematical methods · CPC title

• H04L43/16

  Threshold monitoring · CPC title

• H04L41/046

  comprising network management agents or mobile agents therefor · CPC title