System and Method for a Self Service Portal and Automation for Internally Hosted Virtual Server Resources

摘要

A method and apparatus may provision a new computer code file as an update or a new application for end nodes of a cloud computing system. The method and apparatus may receive a computer code file at a repository server via a portal interface to an automation service. The computer code file may include a discrete file or package of files corresponding to a complete application or an update for an application for execution on cloud computing system nodes. The method and apparatus may also receive provisioning conditions at the automation service via the portal interface, send the computer code file to the cloud computing system end nodes based on the received provisioning conditions, and cause the sent computer code file to be installed on each of the plurality of cloud computing system end nodes.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method for provisioning computer code in a cloud computing system, the method comprising:
automatically building a metabase of metadata, wherein the metadata is based upon a computer code file, and the metadata describes one or more dependencies of the computer code file; receiving one or more provisioning conditions at a server; sending the computer code file to a plurality of cloud computing system nodes associated with a cloud computing system based upon the provisioning conditions and the metabase metadata; and updating a system administration database using the received one or more provisioning conditions and the metabase metadata, wherein the system administration database is coupled to a system administration server configured to provide information about the computer code file to the cloud computing system and to automate repetitive network administrative tasks.