Remote Orchestration of Virtual Machine Updates

摘要

Virtual machines can be remotely configured on distributed host devices by communicating management instructions over remote access tunnels. The management instructions prompt virtual remote agents on instantiated on the distributed host devices to configure virtual machines on the distributed host devices. The management instruction may prompt the virtual remote agents to instantiate a new virtual machine, to re-configure an existing virtual machine, or to create, remove, and/or modify virtual paths between two or more virtual machines on the distributed host device. Management signaling can be broadcast over multiple management tunnels to coordinate the configuration of multiple virtual machines at different distributed host devices based on a single virtual machine installation instance in an MSP server.

主权项

1. A method for remotely managing distributed hosts of a virtual edge router, the method comprising:
establishing a management tunnel between a wide area network (WAN) interface of a management server and a wide area network (WAN) interface of a distributed host device, wherein the management tunnel extends through a public internet; and sending, by a management server, a management instruction over the management tunnel to a virtual remote agent instantiated on the distributed host device, wherein the management instruction prompts the virtual remote agent to autonomously configure at least one virtual machine on the distributed host device without direct interaction between a user and the distributed host device.