Provisioning a cluster of distributed computing platform based on placement strategy
US9268590B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 29, 2012 |
| Grant date | Feb 23, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 6, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/52
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Embodiments perform automated provisioning of a cluster for a distributed computing platform. Target host computing devices are selected from a plurality of host computing devices based on configuration information, such as a desired cluster size, a data set, code for processing the data set and, optionally, a placement strategy. One or more virtual machines (VMs) are instantiated on each target host computing device. Each VM is configured to access a virtual disk that is preconfigured with code for executing functionality of the distributed computing platform and serves as a node of the cluster. The data set is stored in a distributed file system accessible by at least a subset of the VMs. The code for processing the data set is provided to at least a subset of the VMs, and execution of the code is initiated to obtain processing results.
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