Upgrade of a distributed service in a virtualized computing system
US11593095B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 3, 2021 |
| Grant date | Feb 28, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 3, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/45541
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An example method of performing an upgrade operation for a distributed service in a virtualized computing system is described. The virtualized computing system includes a host cluster, the host cluster having hosts and a virtualization layer executing on hardware platforms of the hosts. The method includes: receiving, at a controller of the distributed service, a first upgrade operation from a user, the distributed service including the controller and a plurality of service engine groups, each of the plurality of service engine groups including a plurality of service engines; and performing, by the controller, the first upgrade operation on software of the controller exclusive of software of the service engines in each of the service engine groups, the software of the controller and the software of the plurality of service engines in each of the plurality of service engine groups executing in a plurality of hosts.
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