Method and apparatus to scale application deployments in cloud computing environments using virtual machine pools
US10275270B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 30, 2016 |
| Grant date | Apr 30, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 14, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2209/5011
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods and apparatus are disclosed to scale application deployments in cloud computing environments using virtual machine pools. An example method disclosed herein includes preparing a virtual machine pool including a virtual machine for use in a scaling operation, the virtual machine prepared in accordance with a blueprint of the application deployed in a deployment environment separate from the virtual machine pool, in response to receiving a request to scale the application, determining by executing an instruction with a processor, whether configuration information of the virtual machine pool satisfies a scaling requirement included in the request, and based on the determination, executing an instruction with the processor to transfer the virtual machine from the virtual machine pool to the deployment environment to perform the scaling operation in accordance with the request to scale.
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