Computer network systems to manage computer network virtualization environments

摘要

Automatic configuration management of a network is provided by determining an inventory of resources at a virtualization layer of a node of the network, assigning prioritization to members of a set of network configuration elements, allocating virtual resources among the set of network configuration elements, establishing a network configuration. The configuration is managed by determining real time performance metrics for the configuration, producing a reallocation of the virtual resources based on the performance metrics that are estimated to change the established configuration, change the performance metrics, and initiating the reallocation of the virtual resources. This Abstract is provided for the sole purpose of complying with the Abstract requirement that allows a reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the disclosure contained herein. This Abstract is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or to limit the scope or the meaning of the claims.

主权项

1. A method for automatic management of a virtualization environment in a computer network, the method comprising:
providing a virtualization environment that has physical resources, virtual assets and a virtualization layer running on a specific physical resource that manages the virtual assets, each virtual asset being a software instantiation of a computer system and one or more virtual assets managed by the virtualization layer running on the specific physical resource; providing a physical controller coupled to the virtualization environment over a network that communicates with the virtualization layer; determining, using the controller that communicates with the virtualization layer, an inventory of network resources and virtual assets available to the virtualization environment; provisioning, by the controller that communicates with the virtualization layer, the virtual assets from among the available inventory, thereby establishing a provisioned virtualization environment; determining, at the controller, a metric for the provisioned virtualization environment; receiving user input that specifies Knowledge Block parameters to be considered in producing the reallocation of assets; automatically determining at the controller, for the provisioned virtualization environment under control of the controller, a reallocation of the virtual assets based on the metric and the user input parameters; and initiating, by the controller that communicates with the virtualization layer, the reallocation of the virtual assets in the provisioned virtualization environment.