System and method for detection and deployment of virtualization capable assets in a managed datacenter

1. A datacenter management server, comprising:

a memory device including processor-executable code; and

a processor operable to execute code to implement:

a datacenter operations manager that compiles datacenter hierarchy information for a datacenter, the datacenter hierarchy information including:

first identity information for a first virtualized environment of the datacenter;

first resource information for a first resource of the first virtualized environment;

second identity information for a second virtualized environment of the data center;

second resource information for a second resource of the second virtualized environment; and

third identity information for a virtualization capable system of the datacenter, wherein the virtualization capable system is deployed as a stand-alone system of the datacenter, wherein the first, second, and third identity information, and the first and second resource information is arranged according to a hierarchy of elements of the data center; and

a datacenter infrastructure manager including an infrastructure viewer and an asset deployment tool, wherein the datacenter infrastructure manager:

receives the datacenter hierarchy information from the datacenter operations manager;

directs the infrastructure viewer to display a hierarchical overview of the datacenter, wherein the hierarchical overview includes a first depiction of the first virtualized environment including the first resource, a second depiction of the second virtualized environment including the second resource, and a third depiction of the virtualization capable system, and the hierarchical overview is based on the first, second, and third identity information;

receives a first selection of one of the first and second depictions;

receives a second selection of the third depiction;

receives a third selection of one of the first and second resources; and

in response to receiving the first, second, and third selections, directs the asset deployment tool to deploy the virtualization capable system to the selected virtualized environment and to deploy the selected resource to the selected virtualized environment.

2. The datacenter management server of claim 1 , wherein in deploying the virtualization capable system to the virtualized environment, the asset deployment tool further:

prepares the virtualization capable system for deployment to the virtualized environment by setting the virtualization capable system to a virtualization capable operating state; and

provides updated datacenter hierarchy information to the infrastructure viewer.

3. The datacenter management server of claim 2 , wherein in response to receiving the updated datacenter hierarchy information, the infrastructure viewer displays an updated hierarchical overview of the datacenter, wherein the updated hierarchical overview includes a fourth depiction of the virtualization capable system as being deployed on the selected virtualized environment.

4. The datacenter management server of claim 1 , wherein the datacenter hierarchy information further includes:

first inventory information for the first virtualized environment; and

second inventory information for the virtualization capable system.

5. The datacenter management server of claim 4 , wherein the second inventory information includes a virtualization capable operating state for the virtualization capable system.

6. The datacenter management server of claim 1 , wherein compiling the datacenter hierarchy information is in response to receiving at the datacenter infrastructure manager a request to discover the first virtualized environment and the virtualization capable system.

7. The datacenter management server of claim 1 , wherein the virtualization capable system includes an operating system that is capable of operating in the virtualized environment.

8. The datacenter management server of claim 1 , wherein, when the virtualization capable system is deployed as a stand-alone system of the datacenter, the virtualization capable system is operating as at least one of a web server, database server, and electronic mail server, and a chat server.

9. A method of detecting and deploying virtualization capable assets in a datacenter, the method comprising:

determining by a datacenter operations server a datacenter hierarchy information, the datacenter hierarchy information including:

first identity information for a first virtualized environment of the datacenter;

first resource information for a first resource of the first virtualized environment;

second identity information for a second virtualized environment of the data center;

second resource information for a second resource of the second virtualized environment; and

third identity information for a virtualization capable system of the datacenter, wherein the virtualization capable system is deployed as a stand-alone system of the datacenter, wherein the first, second, and third identity information, and the first and second resource information is arranged according to a hierarchy of elements of the data center; and

receiving at a datacenter infrastructure manager the datacenter hierarchy information from the datacenter operations server;

directing an infrastructure viewer to display a hierarchical overview of the datacenter, wherein the hierarchical overview includes a first depiction of the first virtualized environment including the first resource, a second depiction of the second virtualized environment including the second resource, and a third depiction of the virtualization capable system, and the hierarchical overview is based on the first, second, and third identity information;

receiving at the datacenter infrastructure manager a first selection of one of the first and second depictions;

receiving a second selection of the third depiction;

receiving a third selection of one of the first and second resources; and

in response to receiving the first and second selections, deploying the virtualization capable system to the selected virtualized environment and deploying the selected resource to the selected virtualized environment.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein in deploying the virtualization capable system to the virtualized environment, the method further comprises:

preparing by the asset deployment tool the virtualization capable system for deployment to the virtualized environment by setting the virtualization capable system to a virtualization capable operating state; and

providing updated datacenter hierarchy information to the infrastructure viewer.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein in response to receiving the updated datacenter hierarchy information, the method further comprises displaying an updated hierarchical overview of the datacenter, wherein the updated hierarchical overview includes a fourth depiction of the virtualization capable system as being deployed on the selected virtualized environment.

12. The method of claim 9 , wherein the datacenter hierarchy information further includes:

first inventory information for the first virtualized environment; and

second inventory information for the virtualization capable system.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the second inventory information includes a virtualization capable operating state for the virtualization capable system.

14. The method of claim 9 , wherein compiling the datacenter hierarchy information is in response to receiving at the datacenter infrastructure manager a request to discover the first virtualized environment and the virtualization capable system.

15. A non-transitory storage medium having code for carrying out a method, the method comprising:

compiling, by a datacenter operations server, datacenter hierarchy information, the data center hierarchy information includes:

first identity information for a first virtualized environment of a datacenter;

first resource information for a first resource of the first virtualized environment;

second identity information for a second virtualized environment of the data center;

second resource information for a second resource of the second virtualized environment; and

third identity information for a virtualization capable system of the datacenter, wherein the virtualization capable system is deployed as a stand-alone system of the datacenter, wherein the first, second, and third identity information, and the first and second resource information is arranged according to a hierarchy of elements of the data center; and

receiving the datacenter hierarchy information;

directing an infrastructure viewer to display a hierarchical overview of the datacenter, wherein the hierarchical overview includes a first depiction of the first virtualized environment including the first resource, a second depiction of the second virtualized environment including the second resource, and a third depiction of the virtualization capable system, and the hierarchical overview is based on the first, second, and third identity information;

receiving a first selection of one of the first and second depictions;

receiving a second selection of the third depiction;

receiving a third selection of one of the first and second resources; and

in response to receiving the first and second selections, deploying the virtualization capable system to the selected virtualized environment and deploying the selected resource to the selected virtualized environment.

16. The storage medium of claim 15 , wherein in deploying the virtualization capable system to the virtualized environment, the method further comprises:

preparing by the asset deployment tool the virtualization capable system for deployment to the virtualized environment by setting the virtualization capable system to a virtualization capable operating state; and

providing updated datacenter hierarchy information to the infrastructure viewer.

17. The storage medium of claim 16 , wherein in response to receiving the updated datacenter hierarchy information, the method further comprises displaying an updated hierarchical overview of the datacenter, wherein the updated hierarchical overview includes a fourth depiction of the virtualization capable system as being deployed on the selected virtualized environment.

18. The storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the datacenter hierarchy information further includes:

first inventory information for the first virtualized environment; and

second inventory information for the virtualization capable system.

19. The storage medium of claim 18 , wherein the second inventory information includes a virtualization capable operating state for the virtualization capable system.

20. The storage medium of claim 15 , wherein compiling the datacenter hierarchy information is in response to receiving at the datacenter infrastructure manager a request to discover the first virtualized environment and the virtualization capable system.