Reconfiguring reserved instance marketplace offerings for requested reserved instance configurations

摘要

A virtual computing resource provider may implement reconfiguration of reserved compute instance marketplace offerings for requested reserved compute instance configurations. A request for listings of reserved compute instances available for resale according to a specified instance configuration may be received. Reserved compute instances may be identified that are reconfigurable to satisfy the specified configuration (e.g., a particular type, location, or reservation term length). Listing may be provided for reservation by a client that include modified listings that describe a configuration for the reconfigurable reserved compute instances that satisfies the specified configuration. In some embodiments, a reservation request for a modified listing may be received, and in response the reserved compute instance associated with the modified listing may be reconfigured (e.g., modified, upgraded, downgraded, or term adjusted) as described in the modified listing. Access to the reconfigured reserved compute instance may then be provided to the reserving client.

主权项

1. A system, comprising:
a plurality of computing devices implementing reserved compute instances for clients of a virtual computing resource provider; a resource manager, implemented on one or more computing devices, for the virtual computing resource provider, configured to:
reserve at least one compute instance for each of a plurality of current owners for a specified length of time;receive a request for respective listings of different ones of a plurality of reserved compute instances that satisfy a specified instance configuration from a computing device of a client, wherein each of the different ones of the plurality of reserved compute instances are reserved to a corresponding owner of the plurality of current owners for corresponding specified lengths of time;based, at least in part, on respective current configurations for each of the plurality of reserved compute instances, identify one or more reserved compute instances that are reconfigurable to satisfy the specified instance configuration;provide, to the computing device of the client, the listings for the different ones of the plurality of reserved compute instances that satisfy the specified instance configuration including one or more modified listings for the identified one or more reserved compute instances that are reconfigurable to satisfy the specified instance configuration, wherein the one or more modified listings each describe a configuration that satisfies the specified instance configuration;receive, from the computing device of the client, a reservation request for one of the one or more modified listings;in response to receiving the reservation request from the computing device of the client:
reconfigure at least one of the identified one or more reserved compute instance in order to satisfy the specified instance configuration as described in the requested modified listing; andprovide access to the reconfigured at least one reserved compute instance to the computing device of the client.