Granted Patent B1

US 11,126,448 · App. 16/744,092 · Granted Sep 21, 2021

Inventor: Aaron Christensen (Apple Valley, MN)

Assignee: Veritas Technologies LLC

G06F9/455G06F8/60G06F9/44505G06F9/50

Abstract

Claims (85)

1. A computer-implemented method, at least a portion of the method being performed by a computing device comprising at least one processor, the method comprising:

identifying a first application for deployment in a first container and a second application for deployment in a second container, the first application and the second application being included in a user space of a host system comprising the user space and a kernel space;

identifying at least one variable parameter for use by the first application and the second application;

creating a first dynamic template comprising a function for calculating a value for the at least one variable parameter;

deploying the first application in the first container by:

calculating the value of the at least one variable parameter using the function; and

processing, subsequent to calculating the value, the first dynamic template, by creating a first configuration file comprising the value of the at least one variable parameter;

creating a second dynamic template comprising the function for calculating the value for the at least one variable parameter; and

deploying the second application in the second container by:

calculating the value of the at least one variable parameter using the function; and

processing, subsequent to calculating the value, the second dynamic template by creating a second configuration file comprising the value of the at least one variable parameter.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein

deploying the first application in the first container by calculating the value of the at least one variable parameter using the function comprises determining a path of an external resource on the host system based at least in part on data about the external resource stored in the first dynamic template.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein deploying the first application in the first container further comprises receiving external input about the at least one variable parameter during the deployment of the first application.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 3 , wherein calculating the value of the at least one variable parameter using the function is based at least in part on the external input.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the first configuration file further comprises at least one static parameter.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:

identifying an additional application included in the user space for deployment in an additional container;

deploying the additional application in the additional container by:

calculating a new value of the at least one variable parameter using the function;

processing, subsequent to calculating the new value, the first dynamic template by creating an additional configuration file comprising the new value of the at least one variable parameter; and

triggering a container initialization system to create, based on the additional configuration file, the additional container for executing the additional application such that the additional container isolates the user space of the additional application from other software on the host system while sharing the kernel space of the host system with the other software.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein:

creating the second configuration file comprises launching a resource;

deploying the first application in the first container further comprises triggering a container initialization system to create, based on the first configuration file, the first container for executing the first application;

deploying the second application in the second container further comprises triggering the container initialization system to create, based on the second configuration file, the second container for executing the second application; and

the method further comprises enabling the first container and the second container to access the resource that is external to the first container and the second container.

8. A system comprising:

an identification module, stored in memory, that:

identifies a first application for deployment in a first container and a second application for deployment in a second container, the first application and the second application included in a user space of a host system comprising the user space and a kernel space; and

identifies at least one variable parameter for use by the first application and the second application;

a creation module, stored in memory, that:

creates a first dynamic template comprising a function for calculating a value for the at least one variable parameter; and

creates a second dynamic template comprising the function for calculating the value for the at least one variable parameter;

a generation module, stored in memory, that:

calculates, during a deployment of the first application in the first container, the value of the at least one variable parameter using the function; and

calculates, during a deployment of the second application in the second container, the value of the at least one variable parameter using the function;

a processing module, stored in memory, that:

processes, during the deployment of the first application in the first container, the first dynamic template to create a first configuration file comprising the value of the at least one variable parameter; and

processes, during the deployment of the second application in the second container, the second dynamic template to create a second configuration file comprising the value of the at least one variable parameter; and

at least one physical processor configured to execute the identification module, the creation module, the generation module, and the processing module.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the creation module determines a path of an external resource on the host system based at least in part on data about the external resource stored in the first dynamic template.

10. The system of claim 8 , wherein the generation module during the deployment of the first application in the first container:

receives external input about the at least one variable parameter; and

calculates the value of the at least one variable parameter using the function based at least in part on the external input.

11. The system of claim 8 , wherein the first configuration file further comprises at least one static parameter.

12. The system of claim 8 , wherein:

the identification module identifies an additional application included in the user space for deployment in an additional container;

the generation module calculates, during a deployment of the additional application in the additional container, a new value of the at least one variable parameter using the function;

the processing module, processes, during the deployment of the additional application in the additional container, the first dynamic template to create an additional configuration file comprising the new value of the at least one variable parameter;

the system further comprises a triggering module, stored in memory, that triggers, during the deployment of the additional application in the additional container, a container initialization system to create, based on the additional configuration file, the additional container for executing the additional application such that the additional container isolates the user space of the additional application from other software on the host system while sharing the kernel space of the host system with the other software; and

the at least one physical processor is further configured to execute the triggering module.

13. The system of claim 8 , wherein:

creating the second configuration file comprises launching a resource;

the system further comprises a triggering module, stored in memory, that:

triggers, during the deployment of the first application in the first container, a container initialization system to create, based on the first configuration file, the first container for executing the first application;

triggers, during the deployment of the second application in the second container, the container initialization system to create, based on the second configuration file, the second container for executing the second application; and

enables the first container and the second container to access the resource that is external to the first container and the second container; and

the at least one physical processor is further configured to execute the triggering module.

14. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising one or more computer-readable instructions that, when executed by at least one processor of a computing device, cause the computing device to:

identify a first application for deployment in a first container and a second application for deployment in a second container, the first application and the second application included in a user space of a host system comprising the user space and a kernel space;

identify at least one variable parameter for use by the first application and the second application;

create a first dynamic template comprising a function for calculating a value for the at least one variable parameter; and

deploy the first application in the first container by:

calculating the value of the at least one variable parameter using the function; and

processing, subsequent to calculating the value, the first dynamic template by creating a first configuration file comprising the value of the at least one variable parameter;

create a second dynamic template comprising the function for calculating the value for the at least one variable parameter; and

deploy the second application in the second container by:

calculating the value of the at least one variable parameter using the function; and

processing, subsequent to calculating the value, the second dynamic template by creating a second configuration file comprising the value of the at least one variable parameter.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14 , wherein deploying the first application in the first container by calculating the value of the at least one variable parameter using the function comprises determining a path of an external resource on the host system based at least in part on data about the external resource stored in the first dynamic template.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14 , wherein deploying the first application in the first container further comprises receiving external input about the at least one variable parameter during the deployment of the first application.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16 , wherein calculating the value of the at least one variable parameter using the function is based at least in part on the external input.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14 , wherein the first configuration file further comprises at least one static parameter.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14 , wherein the one or more computer-readable instructions further cause the computing device to:

identify an additional application included in the user space for deployment in an additional container;

deploy the additional application in the additional container by:

calculating a new value of the at least one variable parameter using the function;

processing, subsequent to calculating the new value, the first dynamic template by creating an additional configuration file comprising the new value of the at least one variable parameter; and

triggering a container initialization system to create, based on the additional configuration file, the additional container for executing the additional application such that the additional container isolates the user space of the additional application from other software on the host system while sharing the kernel space of the host system with the other software.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14 , wherein:

creating the second configuration file comprises launching a resource;

deploying the first application in the first container further comprises triggering a container initialization system to create, based on the first configuration file, the first container for executing the first application;

deploying the second application in the second container further comprises triggering the container initialization system to create, based on the second configuration file, the second container for executing the second application; and

the one or more computer-readable instructions further cause the computing device to enable the first container and the second container to access the resource that is external to the first container and the second container.

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