Software application deployment across clusters
In some embodiments, a method for software application deployment across dusters may include receiving a request to deploy a software application with a first deployable component and a second deployable component. The method may further include determining, based on the request, an availability, within a first duster of the plurality of dusters, of first computing resources capable of executing the first deployable component, and an availability, within a second duster of the plurality of dusters different from the first duster, of second computing resources capable of executing the second deployable component. The method may further include deploying, based on the availabilities of the first and second computing resources, the software application across the plurality of dusters. For example, this deploying across dusters may include deploying the first deployable component to the first cluster and deploying the second deployable component to the second duster. Corresponding methods and systems are also disclosed.
1 . A method comprising:
receiving, by a controller associated with a plurality of clusters, a request to deploy a software application that includes a hierarchy of independently deployable components comprising a first deployable component associated with a first type of function ality of the software application and a second deployable component associated with a second type of functionality of the software application, the first deployable component including a first plurality of independently deployable serverless functions, the second deployment component including a second plurality of independently deployable serverless functions;
determining, by the controller and based on the request and on telemetry data received from the plurality of clusters prior to receiving the request:
a first cluster of the plurality of clusters that provides a first service for the first type of functionality;
a second cluster of the plurality of clusters that provides a second service for the second type of functionality;
an availability, within the first cluster of the plurality of clusters, of first computing resources capable of executing the first deployable component, and
an availability, within the second cluster of the plurality of clusters, of second computing resources capable of executing the second deployable component; and
deploying, by the controller based on the availabilities of the first and second computing resources, the software application across the plurality of clusters, including by deploying the first plurality of independently deployable serverless functions to different clusters included in the plurality of clusters.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first and second deployable components of the software application are implemented as different software components from a group including:
a frontend component configured to provide control interfacing functionality for the software application;
a middleware component configured to perform operational functionality for the software application; and
a backend component configured to provide data storage interfacing for the software application.
3 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining, by the controller, a first compute time parameter associated with the first computing resources within the first cluster and a second compute time parameter associated with the second computing resources within the second cluster;
wherein the deploying of the software application is further based on the first and second compute time parameters.
4 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining, by the controller, a first power usage parameter associated with the first computing resources within the first cluster and a second power usage parameter associated with the second computing resources within the second cluster;
wherein the deploying of the software application is further based on the first and second power usage parameters.
5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the deploying of the software application is performed such that one independently deployable serverless function of the first plurality of independently deployable serverless functions provides output data for use as input data by another independently deployable serverless function of the first plurality of independently deployable serverless functions.
6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the deploying of the software application is performed such one independently deployable serverless function of the first plurality of independently deployable serverless functions uses input data that is provided as output data by another independently deployable serverless function of the first plurality of independently deployable serverless functions.
7 . A controller system associated with a plurality of clusters, the controller system comprising:
a memory storing instructions; and
one or more processors communicatively coupled to the memory and configured to execute the instructions to perform a process comprising:
receiving a request to deploy a software application that includes a hierarchy of independently deployable components comprising a first deployable component associated with a first type of functionality of the software application and a second deployable component associated with a second type of functionality of the software application, the first deployable component including a first plurality of independently deployable serverless functions, the second deployment component including a second plurality of independently deployable serverless functions;
determining, based on the request and on telemetry data received from the plurality of clusters prior to receiving the request:
a first cluster of the plurality of clusters that provides a first service for the first type of functionality;
a second cluster of the plurality of clusters that provides a second service for the second type of functionality;
an availability, within the first cluster of the plurality of clusters, of first computing resources capable of executing the first deployable component, and
an availability, within the second cluster of the plurality of clusters, of second computing resources capable of executing the second deployable component; and
deploying, based on the availabilities of the first and second computing resources, the software application across the plurality of clusters, including by deploying the first plurality of independently deployable serverless functions to different clusters included in the plurality of clusters.
8 . The controller system of claim 7 , wherein the first and second deployable components of the software application are implemented as different software components from a group including:
a frontend component configured to provide control interfacing functionality for the software application;
a middleware component configured to perform operational functionality for the software application; and
a backend component configured to provide data storage interfacing for the software application.
9 . The controller system of claim 7 , wherein:
the process further comprises determining a first compute time parameter associated with the first computing resources within the first cluster and a second compute time parameter associated with the second computing resources within the second cluster; and
the deploying of the software application is further based on the first and second compute time parameters.
10 . The controller system of claim 7 , wherein:
the process further comprises determining a first power usage parameter associated with the first computing resources within the first cluster and a second power usage parameter associated with the second computing resources within the second cluster; and
the deploying of the software application is further based on the first and second power usage parameters.
11 . The controller system of claim 7 , wherein the deploying of the software application is performed such that one independently deployable serverless function of the first plurality of independently deployable serverless functions provides output data for use as input data by another independently deployable serverless function of the first plurality of independently deployable serverless functions.
12 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed, direct a processor of a controller system associated within a plurality of clusters to perform a process comprising:
receiving a request to deploy a software application that includes a hierarchy of independently deployable components comprising a first deployable component associated with a first type of functionality of the software application and a second deployable component associated with a second type of functionality of the software application, the first deployable component including a first plurality of independently deployable serverless functions, the second deployment component including a second plurality of independently deployable serverless functions;
determining, based on the request and on telemetry data received from the plurality of clusters prior to receiving the request:
a first cluster of the plurality of clusters that provides a first service for the first type of functionality;
a second cluster of the plurality of clusters that provides a second service for the second type of functionality;
an availability, within the first cluster of the plurality of clusters, of first computing resources capable of executing the first deployable component, and
an availability, within the second cluster of the plurality of clusters, of second computing resources capable of executing the second deployable component; and
deploying, based on the availabilities of the first and second computing resources, the software application across the plurality of clusters, including by deploying the first plurality of independently deployable serverless functions to different clusters included in the plurality of clusters.
13 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12 , wherein deploying the software application further comprises independently deploying the second plurality of independently deployable serverless functions to a single cluster included in the plurality of clusters.
14 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12 , wherein deploying the software application further comprises independently deploying a single independently deployable serverless function included in the first plurality of independently deployable serverless functions to the different clusters included in the plurality of clusters.
15 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14 , wherein the single independently deployable serverless function is an authentication function executed for each login to the software application.
16 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12 , wherein the software application is a containerized application configured to execute as an isolated user space within an operating system of a host computer system.