Systems and methods for handling missing storage image layers while provisioning containers in computer clusters
US10175886B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 31, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jan 8, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 31, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/067
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The disclosed computer-implemented method for provisioning containers in computer clusters may include (1) identifying a request to provision a container on a host system within a cluster, (2) determining that a missing storage layer image is not locally stored at the host system and initiating a transfer of the missing storage layer image to the host system, (3) creating the container and executing an application within the container on the host system before the missing storage layer image has been transferred to the host system, (4) remotely resolving a read request by reading from an instance of the missing storage layer image that is stored at a separate host system within the cluster, and (5) resolving a subsequent read request by reading from an instance of the missing storage layer image that is locally stored at the host system. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
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