System for managing and scheduling containers
US9996380B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 26, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jun 12, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 24, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2009/45595
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A task definition is received. The task definition indicates at least a location from which one or more software image can be obtained and information usable to determine an amount of resources to allocate to one or more software containers for the one or more software image. A set of virtual machine instances in which to launch the one or more software containers is determined, the one or more software image is obtained from the location included in the task definition and is launched as the one or more of software containers within the set of virtual machine instances.
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