Method and system for providing dynamic hosted service management across disparate accounts/sites
View Patent ↗A hosted service provider for the Internet is operated so as to provide dynamic management of hosted services across disparate customer accounts and/or geographically distinct sites.
1. A method for automatically allocating computing resources of a rack-and-blade computer assembly comprising:
receiving server performance information from an application server pool disposed in a rack of a rack-and-blade computer assembly;
determining at least one QoS attribute for the application server pool;
determining that the QoS attribute is below a standard; and allocating a blade server from a free server pool for use by the application server pool.
2. The method of claim 1 , additionally comprising selecting, prior to allocating for use, a blade server from a free server pool to obtain a selected blade server.
3. The method of claim 2 , additionally comprising reconfiguring a traffic management device associated with the application server pool.
4. The method of claim 1 , additionally comprising preparing, prior to allocating for use, the selected blade server for operation with the application server pool.
5. The method of claim 4 , additionally comprising reconfiguring a traffic management device associated with the application server pool.
6. The method of claim 1 , additionally comprising reconfiguring a traffic management device associated with the application server pool.
7. The method of claim 1 , additionally comprising provisioning images onto at least one blade server of the application server pool.
8. The method of claim 1 , additionally comprising monitoring the performance of at least one blade server of the application server pool from information received by a server agent associated with the blade server.
9. The method of claim 1 , additionally comprising removing the use of at least one blade server from the application server pool.
10. The method of claim 1 , additionally comprising determining a relative performance of another application server pool.
11. A method for automatically allocating computing resources of a rack-and-blade computer assembly comprising:
receiving server performance information from an application server pool disposed in a rack of a rack-and-blade computer assembly;
determining at least one QoS attribute for the application server pool;
determining that the QoS attribute is above a standard; and
removing the use of a blade server from the application server pool.
12. The method of claim 11 , additionally comprising allocating the use of the removed blade server for use by a free server pool.
13. The method of claim 11 , additionally comprising provisioning images onto at least one blade server of the application server pool.
14. The method of claim 11 , additionally comprising monitoring the performance of at least one blade server of the application server pool from information received by a server agent associated with the blade server.
15. A method for automatically allocating computing resources of a rack-and-blade computer assembly comprising:
receiving server performance information from an application server pool disposed in a rack of a rack-and-blade computer assembly;
determining at least one QoS attribute for the application server pool;
determining that the QoS attribute is below a standard;
determining that a free server pool has a blade server for use; and
selecting from the free server pool the available blade server for use by the application server pool.
16. The method of claim 15 , additionally comprising installing software on the selected available blade server.
17. The method of claim 16 , additionally comprising configuring the selected available blade server.
18. The method of claim 16 , additionally comprising readying the selected available blade server for operation.
19. The method of claim 15 , additionally comprising configuring the selected available blade server.
20. The method of claim 15 , additionally comprising readying the selected available blade server for operation.
21. The method of claim 15 , additionally comprising reconfiguring a traffic management device associated with the application server pool.
22. The method of claim 15 , additionally comprising provisioning images onto at least one blade server of the application server pool.
23. The method of claim 15 , additionally comprising monitoring the performance of at least one blade server of the application server pool from information received by a server agent associated with the blade server.
24. The method of claim 15 , additionally comprising removing the use of at least one blade server from the application server pool.
25. The method of claim 15 , additionally comprising determining a relative performance of another application server pool.
26. An article of manufacture comprising:
a machine-readable storage medium having stored thereon instructions for:
receiving server performance information from an application server pool disposed in a rack of a rack-and-blade computer assembly;
determining at least one QoS attribute for the application server pool;
determining that the QoS attribute is above a standard; and
removing the use of a blade server from the application server pool.
27. An article of manufacture comprising:
a machine-readable storage medium having stored thereon instructions for:
receiving server performance information from an application server pool disposed in a rack of a rack-and-blade computer assembly;
determining at least one QoS attribute for the application server pool;
determining that the QoS attribute is above a standard; and
removing the use of a blade server from the application server pool.
28. An article of manufacture comprising:
a machine-readable storage medium having stored thereon instructions for:
receiving server performance information from an application server pool disposed in a rack of a rack-and-blade computer assembly;
determining at least one QoS attribute for the application server pool;
determining that the QoS attribute is below a standard;
determining that a free server pool has a blade server for use; and
selecting from the free server pool the available blade server for use by the application server pool.