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Serverless runtime container allocation

US11886921B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims

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Assignee

International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

Enrico Regge · Stuttgart, DE
Michael Beck · Lauderdale, US
Werner Schuetz · Nufringen, DE
Peter Gerstl · Holzgerlingen, DE
Simon Moser · Stuttgart, DE
Joerg Erdmenger · Eppelheim, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 4, 2021
Grant date	Jan 30, 2024
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 12, 2042

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06N20/00
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method, system, and computer program product for implementing automated serverless runtime container allocation is provided. The method includes defining a number of runtime containers and associated characteristics required for each worker node of a plurality of worker nodes for execution of a specified workload. The specified workload is dispatched to the plurality of worker nodes and a specified portion of the specified workload is assigned to each worker node. An application executing a universal runtime container that includes potential application runtimes and associated supported software versions within a layered modifiable format is generated and unused layers are removed from the universal runtime container. The specified workload is executed via the universal runtime container and a set of available universal runtime containers is refilled on an associated work node.

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