Orchestrating resources in a multilayer computing environment by sending an orchestration message between layers

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9888098-B2
Application number	US-201514739032-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 15, 2015
Priority date	Jun 15, 2015
Publication date	Feb 6, 2018
Grant date	Feb 6, 2018

Abstract

Software that generates a message containing program instructions for multiple layers in a multi-layer environment, by performing the following operations: (i) receiving an operation to perform across a multilayer computing environment; (ii) generating a message for performing the operation across the multilayer computing environment, wherein the message includes a plurality of layer portions, wherein each layer portion corresponds to a respective layer in the multilayer computing environment and includes computer program instructions for performing a set of sub-operation(s) of the operation; and (iii) orchestrating, by one or more processors, performance of the operation by sending the message between layers in the multilayer computing environment, wherein when the message is located at a respective layer, the layer performs its respective set of sub-operation(s) according to the computer program instructions included in the layer's respectively corresponding layer portion of the message.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
receiving, by one or more processors, an operation to perform across a multilayer cloud computing environment, wherein the multilayer cloud computing environment includes an application layer, a platform layer, and an infrastructure layer;
generating, by one or more processors, a message for performing the operation across the multilayer cloud computing environment, wherein the message includes a plurality of layer portions, wherein each layer portion corresponds to a respective layer in the multilayer cloud computing environment, wherein at least a first layer portion corresponding to a first layer in the multilayer cloud computing environment is nested within a second layer portion corresponding to a second layer in the multilayer cloud computing environment, and wherein each layer portion includes: (i) computer program instructions for performing a set of sub-operation(s) of the operation, and (ii) respective input parameter(s) for each sub-operation of the set of sub-operation(s); and
orchestrating, by one or more processors, performance of the operation by sending the message between layers in the multilayer cloud computing environment according to a sequence for performing sub-operation(s) indicated in the message, wherein when the message is located at a respective layer, the layer performs the respective set of sub-operation(s) of the layer according to the computer program instructions and input parameter(s) included in the respectively corresponding layer portion for the layer in the message.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein each layer portion of the message is modifiable by the respectively corresponding layer for the layer portion in the multilayer cloud computing environment.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein at least one layer in the multilayer cloud computing environment modifies the respectively corresponding layer portion for the at least one layer by appending the results of the performance of the respective set of sub-operation(s) of the layer portion to the layer portion.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the message further includes an orchestration plan indicating at least a first sending layer in the multilayer cloud computing environment and a first receiving layer in the multilayer cloud computing environment, wherein the first sending layer is to send the message to the first receiving layer according to the orchestration plan.

5. A computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having stored thereon:
instructions executable by a device to cause the device to receive an operation to perform across a multilayer cloud computing environment, wherein the multilayer cloud computing environment includes an application layer, a platform layer, and an infrastructure layer;
instructions executable by the device to cause the device to generate a message for performing the operation across the multilayer cloud computing environment, wherein the message includes a plurality of layer portions, wherein each layer portion corresponds to a respective layer in the multilayer cloud computing environment, wherein at least a first layer portion corresponding to a first layer in the multilayer cloud computing environment is nested within a second layer portion corresponding to a second layer in the multilayer cloud computing environment, and wherein each layer portion includes: (i) computer program instructions for performing a set of sub-operation(s) of the operation, and (ii) respective input parameter(s) for each sub-operation of the set of sub-operation(s); and
instructions executable by the device to cause the device to orchestrate performance of the operation by sending the message between layers in the multilayer cloud computing environment according to a sequence for performing sub-operation(s) indicated in the message, wherein when the message is located at a respective layer, the layer performs the respective set of sub-operation(s) of the layer according to the computer program instructions and input parameter(s) included in the respectively corresponding layer portion for the layer in the message.

6. The computer program product of claim 5 , wherein each layer portion of the message is modifiable by the respectively corresponding layer for the layer portion in the multilayer cloud computing environment.

7. The computer program product of claim 6 , wherein at least one layer in the multilayer cloud computing environment modifies the respectively corresponding layer portion for the at least one layer by appending the results of the performance of the respective set of sub-operation(s) of the layer portion to the layer portion.

8. The computer program product of claim 5 , wherein the message further includes an orchestration plan indicating at least a first sending layer in the multilayer cloud computing environment and a first receiving layer in the multilayer cloud computing environment, wherein the first sending layer is to send the message to the first receiving layer according to the orchestration plan.

9. A computer system comprising:
a processor(s) set; and
a computer readable storage medium;
wherein:
the processor set is structured, located, connected and/or programmed to execute instructions stored on the computer readable storage medium; and
the instructions include:
instructions executable by a device to cause the device to receive an operation to perform across a multilayer cloud computing environment, wherein the multilayer cloud computing environment includes an application layer, a platform layer, and an infrastructure layer;
instructions executable by the device to cause the device to generate a message for performing the operation across the multilayer cloud computing environment, wherein the message includes a plurality of layer portions, wherein each layer portion corresponds to a respective layer in the multilayer cloud computing environment, wherein at least a first layer portion corresponding to a first layer in the multilayer cloud computing environment is nested within a second layer portion corresponding to a second layer in the multilayer cloud computing environment, and wherein each layer portion includes: (i) computer program instructions for performing a set of sub-operation(s) of the operation, and (ii) respective input parameter(s) for each sub-operation of the set of sub-operation(s); and
instructions executable by the device to cause the device to orchestrate performance of the operation by sending the message between layers in the multilayer cloud computing environment according to a sequence for performing sub-operation(s) indicated in the message, wherein when the message is located at a respective layer, the layer performs the respective set of sub-operation(s) of the layer according to the computer program instructions and input parameter(s) included in the respectively corresponding layer portion for the layer in the message.

10. The computer system of claim 9 , wherein:
each layer portion of the message is modifiable by the respectively corresponding layer for the layer portion in the multilayer cloud computing environment; and
at least one layer in the multilayer cloud computing environment modifies the respectively corresponding layer portion for the at least one layer by appending the results of the performance of the respective set of sub-operation(s) of the layer portion to the layer portion.

11. The computer system of claim 9 , wherein the message further includes an orchestration plan indicating at least a first sending layer in the multilayer cloud computing environment and a first receiving layer in the multilayer cloud computing environment, wherein the first s

Assignees

• IBM

Inventors

• Chefalas Thomas E
• Egle David M
• Hiebert Daniel L
• Jurgensen Dennis D
• Meyer Iii Arthur J
• Schultz David M
• Singh Peter A

Classifications

• H04L67/10

  in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network (software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46) · CPC title

• H04L69/30 Primary

  Definitions, standards or architectural aspects of layered protocol stacks · CPC title

• G06F9/5072

  Grid computing · CPC title

• G06F2009/4557

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

• G06F9/5038

  considering the execution order of a plurality of tasks, e.g. taking priority or time dependency constraints into consideration (scheduling strategies G06F9/4881 and subgroups) · CPC title