Methods and apparatus to scale application deployments in cloud computing environments using virtual machine pools
US9424065B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 7, 2014 |
| Grant date | Aug 23, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 7, 2034 |
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 displaying a user-selectable control to specify whether the application is to be scaled in accordance with a scaling policy, based on selection of the user-selectable control, storing, in a blueprint of the application, an indication of whether the application is to be scaled in accordance with the scaling policy, based on the indication in the blueprint, preparing a virtual machine pool in the computing environment, the virtual machine pool including a virtual machine provisioned for use in a scaling operation, in response to a request to scale the application deployed in a deployment environment, determining whether configuration information satisfies a scaling requirement, and based on the determination, performing the scaling operation in accordance with the request to scale by transferring the virtual machine to the deployment environment.
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