Node controller for an endpoint in a cloud computing environment

摘要

Embodiments of the present invention provide an intelligent node controller (e.g., for an endpoint/node such as a cloud node) to process requests. Specifically, (among other things) the node controller will read a request message from a cloud node queue that is associated with the endpoint. The request message typically includes details related to a request for cloud resources and/or services received from a consumer. The node controller executes program code in an attempt to process the request. As the request is being processed, the node controller can place state messages indicating a state of fulfillment of the request on a cloud manager queue that is associated with a cloud manager from which the request message was received. In addition, the node controller can update an audit via an audit queue with the state messages. When a request cannot be processed, the node controller can place a failure message in a triage queue or the like.

主权项

1. An intelligent node controller method for an endpoint in a cloud computing environment, comprising:
receiving, from a consumer, a request message in a cloud manager queue, the request message comprising a request for at least one of cloud resources and cloud services; determining, by a cloud manager, a node controller for processing the request message, the node controller being contained within a hypervisor of an endpoint comprising a set of virtual machines, wherein the node controller provides execution logic on the endpoint; placing the request message in a cloud node queue for the determined node controller; reading, by the node controller, the request message in the cloud node queue; selecting, by the node controller, at least one of the set of virtual machines to process a request associated with the request message; executing, by the node controller, program code via the execution logic to process the request at the endpoint via the at least one of the set of virtual machines, the processing the request comprising provisioning the at least one of cloud resources and cloud services; placing, by the node controller, a state message indicating a state of fulfillment of the request on the cloud manager queue; and placing, by the node controller, a failure message in a triage queue if the request cannot be processed by the node controller; wherein the cloud node queue, the cloud manager queue, and the triage queue are contained within separate entities; wherein the node controller comprises at least one computing device.