Virtual Machine Resource Allocation for Seamless Cloud Transition
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Solution Overview
Problem
In cloud computing environments, resizing virtual machines from a development to a production environment requires testing with the same physical resources, leading to inefficient utilization of hardware resources, as substantial resources are consumed during the testing process, which could be allocated to other services.
Innovation Solution
Creating a virtual machine in the development environment with a virtualized environment equivalent to the production environment but using fewer physical resources, allowing for efficient resource allocation and testing on the same cloud computing node as the production environment, and then transitioning resources smoothly to the new virtual machine.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the new virtual machine is tested in the development environment with the same number of physical resources as used in the production environment, then the testing accuracy and reliability are improved, but the hardware resource consumption increases substantially
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a virtual copy of the production environment in the development environment. Instead of allocating full physical resources for testing, a virtual machine is created that replicates the production environment's configuration and behavior. This virtual copy allows comprehensive testing while consuming fewer physical hardware resources, as multiple virtual machines can share the same physical infrastructure.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent makes the physical hardware resources universal by allowing them to serve multiple purposes. The same physical cloud computing node hosts both the production environment and the development testing environment through virtualization. This multi-functionality enables the hardware resources to be dynamically allocated between production and testing needs, reducing overall resource consumption while maintaining testing reliability.
2Manufacturing precision
If substantial hardware resources are allocated for testing in the development environment, then the testing completeness is improved, but the resource availability for other services decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic resource allocation through virtualization. The physical hardware resources are not statically assigned to testing purposes but are dynamically managed by the virtualization layer. This allows the system to adjust resource allocation between the development environment and other services based on current needs, ensuring testing completeness while maintaining resource availability for other purposes.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the parameters of resource allocation by introducing virtualization abstraction. Instead of allocating fixed physical resources for testing, the system uses virtual resources that can be scaled and adjusted. This parameter change allows comprehensive testing to be performed with flexible resource consumption, preserving hardware availability for other services while maintaining testing completeness.
3Productivity
If the virtual machine size is upgraded from small to extra large, then the production capacity is improved, but the testing resource requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a virtual replica of the upgraded production environment for testing purposes. Even when the production virtual machine is upgraded to extra large size with more processor cores and memory, the testing environment uses a virtual copy that replicates the same configuration. This allows comprehensive testing of the upgraded system while the actual physical resource consumption remains manageable through virtualization efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the relationship between production capacity and testing resource requirements by introducing virtualization. The testing environment parameters are decoupled from physical resource allocation through virtual abstraction. This allows the system to test upgraded production configurations (extra large virtual machine) without proportionally increasing physical hardware consumption, as the virtualization layer optimizes resource utilization.
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AI summary
A method, system and computer program product for providing a seamless transition for resizing virtual machines from a development environment to a production environment. An administrative server receives an instruction from a customer to resize a virtual machine running on a cloud computing node, where the resized virtual machine requires physical resources (e.g., twenty physical processor cores) to be utilized in the production environment. Instead of the administrative server utilizing the same number of physical resources in the development environment that need to be utilized in the production environment, the administrative server utilizes a fewer number of physical resources by also utilizing virtual resources (e.g., twenty virtual processor cores and only two physical processor cores) so as to provide a development environment with the same resource capacity as the production environment but with fewer physical resources thereby more efficiently utilizing the physical resources on the cloud computing node.