ENABLING MULTI-TENANT VIRTUAL SERVERS IN A CLOUD SYSTEM

1 . A computer-implemented method for performing actions on an application on a virtual server in a cloud system using an infrastructure protocol, the method executed by one or more processors, the method comprising:

receiving a request at the virtual server according to the infrastructure protocol, the infrastructure protocol configured to perform actions on virtual server resources;

determining an application associated with the request; and

performing one or more actions associated with the request using a set of application resources associated with the application.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving the request is performed by a communication proxy separate from the virtual server.

3 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

identifying one or more tenants associated with the virtual server in the cloud system;

determining one or more network addresses, each network address uniquely associated with one of the one or more tenants;

identifying a particular network address associated with the request; and

determining a particular tenant associated with the particular network address,

wherein the application is associated with the particular tenant.

4 . The method of claim 3 , further comprising:

identifying a requested resource associated with the request, the requested resource associated with the application and the particular tenant and identified in the request in a generic format; and

transforming the request to identify the requested resource in a format specific to the particular tenant.

5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the requested resource is a database table and transforming the request comprises transforming a table name associated with the database table into a table name specific to the particular tenant.

6 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the requested resource is a web page and transforming the request comprises transforming a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) associated with the web page into a URL specific to the particular tenant.

7 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the determined network address is an Internet Protocol (IP) address.

8 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising providing usage statistics associated with the application resources.

9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein providing usage statistics associated with the application resources includes providing at least one of: requests per second, memory usage, or concurrent connections.

10 . The method of claim 8 , wherein providing usage statistics associated with the application resources includes updating a standard file system location that indicates usage statistics for a virtual server.

11 . The method of claim 8 , wherein providing usage statistics associated with the application resources includes providing Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) messages that indicate the usage statistics.

12 . A computer storage medium encoded with a computer program, the program comprising instructions that when executed by one or more computers cause the one or more computers to perform operations comprising:

receiving a request at the virtual server according to the infrastructure protocol, the infrastructure protocol configured to perform actions on virtual server resources;

determining an application associated with the request; and

performing one or more actions associated with the request using a set of application resources associated with the application.

13 . The computer storage medium of claim 12 , wherein receiving the request is performed by a communication proxy separate from the virtual server.

14 . The computer storage medium of claim 12 , wherein the operations further comprise:

identifying one or more tenants associated with the virtual server in the cloud system;

determining one or more network addresses, each network address uniquely associated with one of the one or more tenants;

identifying a particular network address associated with the request; and

determining a particular tenant associated with the particular network address,

wherein the application is associated with the particular tenant.

15 . The computer storage medium of claim 14 , wherein the operations further comprise:

identifying a requested resource associated with the request, the requested resource associated with the application and the particular tenant and identified in the request in a generic format; and

transforming the request to identify the requested resource in a format specific to the particular tenant.

16 . The computer storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the requested resource is a database table and transforming the request comprises transforming a table name associated with the database table into a table name specific to the particular tenant.

17 . The computer storage medium of claim 16 , wherein the requested resource is a web page and transforming the request comprises transforming a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) associated with the web page into a URL specific to the particular tenant.

18 . The computer storage medium of claim 12 , wherein the operations further comprise providing usage statistics associated with the application resources.

19 . The computer storage medium of claim 18 , wherein providing usage statistics associated with the application resources includes:

providing at least one of: requests per second, memory usage, or concurrent connections;

updating a standard file system location that indicates usage statistics for a virtual server; and

providing Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) messages that indicate the usage statistics.

20 . A system of one or more computers configured to perform operations comprising:

receiving a request at the virtual server according to the infrastructure protocol, the infrastructure protocol configured to perform actions on virtual server resources;

determining an application associated with the request; and

performing one or more actions associated with the request using a set of application resources associated with the application.

21 . The system of claim 20 , wherein receiving the request is performed by a communication proxy separate from the virtual server.

22 . The system of claim 20 , wherein the operations further comprise:

identifying one or more tenants associated with the virtual server in the cloud system;

determining one or more network addresses, each network address uniquely associated with one of the one or more tenants;

identifying a particular network address associated with the request; and

determining a particular tenant associated with the particular network address,

wherein the application is associated with the particular tenant.

23 . The system of claim 22 , wherein the operations further comprise:

identifying a requested resource associated with the request, the requested resource associated with the application and the particular tenant and identified in the request in a generic format; and

transforming the request to identify the requested resource in a format specific to the particular tenant.

24 . The system of claim 23 , wherein the requested resource is a database table and transforming the request comprises transforming a table name associated with the database table into a table name specific to the particular tenant.

25 . The system of claim 23 , wherein the requested resource is a web page and transforming the request comprises transforming a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) associated with the web page into a URL specific to the particular tenant.

26 . The system of claim 21 , wherein the operations further comprise providing usage statistics associated with the application resources.

27 . The system of claim 26 , wherein providing usage statistics associated with the application resources includes:

providing at least one of: requests per second, memory usage, or concurrent connections;

updating a standard file system location that indicates usage statistics for a virtual server; and

providing Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) messages that indicate the usage statistics.