IP ADDRESS AND DOMAIN NAME AUTOMATION OF VIRTUAL INFRASTRUCTURE

摘要

Provisioning an Internet Protocol address is disclosed. A request to provision an Internet Protocol address to a virtual resource is received. An Internet Protocol address is automatically determined to allocate to the virtual resource. An Internet Protocol Address Management appliance is used to automatically allocate the determined Internet Protocol address to the virtual resource.

主权项

1. A system for provisioning an Internet Protocol address, comprising:
a communication interface configured to receive a request to provision an Internet Protocol address to a virtual resource; and a processor configured to automatically determine an Internet Protocol address to allocate to the virtual resource, automatically allocate the determined Internet Protocol address to the virtual resource, and automatically register the virtual resource with a Domain Name System using the determined Internet Protocol address, wherein automatically determining the Internet Protocol address includes selecting the determined Internet Protocol address among a group of Internet Protocol addresses potentially available to be assigned to the virtual resource of the received request, the system manages Internet Protocol address provisioning of both virtual resources and physical resources, and automatically registering the virtual resource with the Domain Name System includes registering the determined Internet Protocol address as being associated with a selected domain name;