Dedicated Host Placement Service for Virtualized Resources
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users of dedicated hosts in data centers have limited control over the placement of virtualized computing resources, lacking the ability to configure customized placement preferences that are available for non-dedicated systems, which can lead to suboptimal resource utilization, increased licensing costs, and compliance issues.
Innovation Solution
A service provider offers interfaces for users to configure placement preferences for fleets of dedicated physical servers, allowing users to specify preferences based on resource types, software licenses, load distribution, and other criteria, enabling more intelligent placement decisions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Extent of automation
If virtualized computing resources are placed on dedicated hosts without customized placement preferences, then resource placement is simplified and automated, but resource utilization efficiency deteriorates and licensing costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system allows users to pre-configure placement preferences and policies for their dedicated hosts before virtualized resources are deployed. These preferences include resource type specifications, software license requirements, load distribution rules, and compliance constraints. The placement service retrieves and applies these pre-configured preferences automatically during resource placement, eliminating the need for manual intervention while maintaining optimized resource allocation.
2Productivity
If users are given customized placement control for dedicated hosts, then resource utilization and compliance improve, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a placement service as an intermediary component that sits between the user's dedicated hosts and the virtualized computing resources. This service abstracts the complexity of placement management by handling preference configuration, policy enforcement, and placement decision-making automatically. Users interact with a simplified interface to define high-level preferences, while the placement service manages the detailed coordination and constraint satisfaction, thereby reducing perceived complexity for users.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback mechanisms where the placement service continuously monitors resource placement outcomes, licensing compliance status, and host load conditions. This feedback is used to dynamically adjust and optimize future placement decisions, ensuring that resource utilization remains efficient while maintaining compliance with software license agreements and organizational policies.
3Loss of energy
If placement preferences are configured for software license compliance, then licensing costs are reduced, but configuration time and effort increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables users to pre-configure software license preferences and compliance requirements for their dedicated hosts before deployment. These preferences include specifying which software licenses are required, host eligibility criteria, and placement constraints. The placement service automatically retrieves these pre-configured preferences and enforces them during resource placement, eliminating the need for manual license verification and reducing configuration time.
Solution Approach 2:
The placement service implements self-service functionality by automatically querying software license information, evaluating host compliance status, and making placement decisions that satisfy licensing requirements without requiring manual intervention. The system autonomously manages license compliance monitoring and adjustment, reducing the time and effort users would otherwise spend on manual license management.
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AI summary
Techniques are described for enabling users of a service provider to manage placement preferences used to launch virtualized computing resources into a fleet of dedicated physical servers. Users can use one or more service provider interfaces to provide input indicating various placement preferences associated with a fleet of physical servers dedicated for use by a user of the service provider. These placement preferences can be used to determine at which physical server virtualized computing resources—for example, virtual machine (VM) instances, containers, and the like—are launched in response to launch requests. Among other benefits, the ability to configure customized placement preferences enables users to better satisfy various performance, reliability, software licensing, and other considerations users may have with respect to how their resources are placed within physical server fleets.