Dynamic CLI mapping for clustered software entities

摘要

Techniques for mapping availability management (AM) functions to software installation locations are described. An availability management function (AMF) can look-up a component type and determine software associated with that component. For a selected AMF node, the AMF software entity can then determine a pathname prefix associated with that software. The pathname prefix can then be used for various AM functions, e.g., instantiation of a new component or service unit.

主权项

1. A method for instantiating from a local node a component, on a remote node included in a cluster of different types of remote nodes having different node-specific component installation locations, comprising the steps of:
obtaining at the local node, a type identifier of the component to be instantiated; determining, from the type identifier, at the local node, a software identifier that corresponds to the component; determining, at the local node, a plurality of remote nodes on which a software corresponding to the software identifier is installed; selecting, at the local node, a remote node from the plurality of remote nodes on which the component is to be instantiated; determining, at the local node, a node-specific installation location on the selected remote node in accordance with the type identifier and the software identifier; and instantiating the component at the node-specific installation location on the selected remote node;
wherein the component is a smallest logical entity associated with a service on which an Availability Management Framework (AMF) entity performs error detection and isolation, recovery and repair.