System and method for initializing and maintaining a series of virtual local area networks contained in a clustered computer system

摘要

A system and method for sharing network resources; the system comprising at least one network switch, at least one computing device comprising at least one network connection and at least one storage device containing software capable of initializing and maintaining: (i) a management local area network (MLAN) comprising a virtual or physical firewall; and (ii) a plurality of client virtual local area networks (VLANs), wherein each client VLAN comprises a virtual firewall and a plurality of network resources.

主权项

1. A method performed by a management local area network (MLAN), comprising:
receiving indications from a plurality of processing nodes that the plurality of processing nodes are ready to host a number of virtual machines; assigning the plurality of processing nodes into groups based on each processing node's capabilities and architecture; receiving a list of virtual machines in need of startup from a data source; and creating a client virtual local access network (VLAN) for a client, comprising:
mapping a physical server associated with one of the processing nodes to a virtual device, giving a virtual machine operating on the physical server access to a network outside of a network that the physical server is operating on;starting a number of virtual machines in accordance with the list of virtual machines on at least some of the processing nodes;connecting to at least one client firewall; andadding a rule to at least one of the virtual machines to provide the client associated with the client firewall access to a Web interface to the MLAN.