Application Deployment on Multiple Platforms

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2018321930-A1
Application number	US-201715798860-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Oct 31, 2017
Priority date	May 5, 2017
Publication date	Nov 8, 2018
Grant date	—

Abstract

A computing device includes a storage device and a controller. The storage device is to store an application model and infrastructure models. The application model defines a first application and specifies a first communication protocol. The controller is to: determine a current lifecycle stage of the first application defined by the application model; select, from the plurality of infrastructure models, a first infrastructure model based on the current lifecycle stage of the first application; initiate a first application environment based on the selected first infrastructure model and the first communication protocol specified in the application model; and deploy the first application on the first application environment using the first communication protocol.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A computing device, comprising:
a storage device to store an application model and a plurality of infrastructure models, the application model defining a first application and specifying a first communication protocol; and a controller to:
determine a current lifecycle stage of the first application defined by the application model;
select, from the plurality of infrastructure models, a first infrastructure model based on the current lifecycle stage of the first application;
initiate a first application environment based on the selected first infrastructure model and the first communication protocol specified in the application model; and
deploy the first application on the first application environment using the first communication protocol.

2 . The computing device of claim 1 , the controller to:
determine whether the first application environment includes any communication component that uses the first communication protocol.

3 . The computing device of claim 2 , the controller to:
in response to a determination that the first application environment includes any communication component that uses the first communication protocol:
install, in the first application environment, a first communication component that uses the first communication protocol.

4 . The computing device of claim 1 , wherein:
the application model specifies a generic database; and the controller is to install, based on the application model and the selected first infrastructure model, a database instance in the first application environment.

5 . The computing device of claim 1 , wherein:
the application model specifies a generic web server; and the controller is to install, based on the application model and the selected first infrastructure model, a web server instance in the first application environment.

6 . The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the deployed first application is to use the first communication protocol specified in the application model.

7 . The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the selected first infrastructure model specifies an infrastructure type, wherein the infrastructure type is one selected from a virtual machine type and a container type.

8 . An article comprising a machine-readable storage medium storing instructions that upon execution cause a processor to:
in response to a receipt of a deployment indication, determine a current lifecycle stage of a first application, wherein the first application is defined by a first application model specifying a first communication protocol; identify, from a plurality of infrastructure models, a first infrastructure model based on a current lifecycle stage of the first application; initiate a first application environment using the first application model and the first infrastructure model; and deploy the first application on the first application environment, wherein the deployed first application includes a communication component associated with the first communication protocol.

9 . The article of claim 8 , wherein the first application model specifies a generic database, and wherein the instructions cause the processor to install, based on the first application model and the first infrastructure model, a database instance in the first application environment.

10 . The article of claim 8 , wherein the first application model specifies a generic web server, and wherein the instructions cause the processor to install, based on the first application model and the first infrastructure model, a web server instance in the first application environment.

11 . The article of claim 8 , wherein the current lifecycle stage is one selected from a development stage, a testing stage, or a production stage.

12 . The article of claim 8 , wherein the first infrastructure model specifies an infrastructure type, wherein the infrastructure type is one selected from a virtual machine type and a container type.

13 . The article of claim 8 , wherein the deployment indication is a deployment command issued by a user of a deployment management application.

14 . The article of claim 13 , wherein the first communication protocol is one selected from File Transfer Protocol (FTP), Secure Shell (SSH), or Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI).

15 . A computer implemented method comprising:
receiving an indication to deploy a first application, wherein the first application is defined by a first application model including a first generic component and a first protocol; in response to a receipt of the indication, determining a current lifecycle stage of the first application; selecting, from a plurality of infrastructure models, a first infrastructure model based on the current lifecycle stage of the first application; initiating a first application environment based on the selected first infrastructure model and the first communication protocol specified in the first application model; and deploying the first application on the first application environment based on the first application model.

16 . The computer implemented method of claim 15 , wherein the first generic component is a generic database, and further comprising:
provisioning, based on the first application model and the selected first infrastructure model, a database instance in the first application environment.

17 . The computer implemented method of claim 15 , wherein the first generic component is a generic web server, and further comprising:
provisioning, based on the first application model and the selected first infrastructure model, a web server instance in the first application environment.

18 . The computer implemented method of claim 15 , wherein the current lifecycle stage of the first application is one selected from a development stage, a testing stage, and a production stage.

19 . The computer implemented method of claim 15 , wherein initiating the first application environment comprises installing a communication component associated with the first communication protocol.

20 . The computer implemented method of claim 19 , further comprising:
using the communication component during operation of the deployed first application.

Assignees

• Entit Software Llc

Inventors

• Jagannath Kishore
• Suparna Adarsh
• Arora Kunal

Classifications

• G06F8/64 Primary

  Retargetable · CPC title

• G06F8/61 Primary

  Installation · CPC title