Deployment pattern monitoring
A computer system can detect a request for status information relating to a particular deployment pattern; query, in response to the request, a deployment pattern registry for deployment configuration information about the particular deployment pattern; test deployment capabilities for the particular deployment pattern by: verifying installation files for the particular deployment pattern are accessible; identifying one or more candidate deployment components for a hypothetical deployment of the particular deployment pattern; installing, on the one or more candidate deployment components, a virtual machine that is configured to test computing resources of the one or more candidate deployment components; and deleting the virtual machine in response to receiving test results regarding the resources of the one or more candidate deployment components. The system can generate a notification in response to detecting a failure in the testing.
1. A computer-implemented method for monitoring candidate deployment components, the computer-implemented method comprising:
detecting a request for status information relating to a particular deployment pattern;
querying, in response to the request for status information, a deployment pattern registry for deployment configuration information about the particular deployment pattern;
testing deployment capabilities for the particular deployment pattern by:
verifying that installation files for the particular deployment pattern are accessible;
identifying one or more candidate deployment components for a hypothetical deployment of the particular deployment pattern;
installing, on the one or more candidate deployment components, a virtual machine that is configured to test computing resources of the one or more candidate deployment components; and
deleting the virtual machine in response to receiving test results regarding the computing resources of the one or more candidate deployment components; and
generating a notification in response to detecting a failure in the test results.
2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:
periodically generating the request for status information;
generating log files that include the test results; and
including data from the log files in the notification.
3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein installing the virtual machine includes running scripts that test connections to computer resources identified in the deployment configuration information.
4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising verifying that an owner of the particular deployment pattern has access rights for deployment of the particular deployment pattern.
5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising setting a trigger event that is based upon parameters of deployed instances of the particular deployment pattern.
6. The computer-implemented method of claim 5 , wherein the parameters include usage of computing resources by the deployed instances of the particular deployment pattern.
7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the notification includes a visual indicator on a graphical user interface that allows users to manage deployment patterns.
8. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the notification includes setting an error flag that is accessed in response to queries for the particular deployment pattern.
9. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the notification includes sending an error code to a remote notification tool.