20240020108. CLUSTER PARTITION HANDLING DURING UPGRADE OF A HIGHLY AVAILABLE APPLICATION HOSTED IN A DATA CENTER simplified abstract (VMWARE, INC.)

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CLUSTER PARTITION HANDLING DURING UPGRADE OF A HIGHLY AVAILABLE APPLICATION HOSTED IN A DATA CENTER

Organization Name

VMWARE, INC.

Inventor(s)

SANDEEP Sinha of Bangalore (IN)

ANIKET AVINASH Sakhardande of Sunnyvale CA (US)

RAHUL KUMAR Singh of Bangalore (IN)

CHANDRIKA Mutalik of Bangalore (IN)

AKASH Kodenkiri of Bangalore (IN)

VASANTHA KUMARI Tammana of San Jose CA (US)

CLUSTER PARTITION HANDLING DURING UPGRADE OF A HIGHLY AVAILABLE APPLICATION HOSTED IN A DATA CENTER - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20240020108 titled 'CLUSTER PARTITION HANDLING DURING UPGRADE OF A HIGHLY AVAILABLE APPLICATION HOSTED IN A DATA CENTER

Simplified Explanation

The abstract of the patent application describes a method for upgrading an application in a software-defined data center (SDDC). The method involves deploying a second appliance, which runs a newer version of the application, alongside a first appliance that runs an older version. The first appliance has active services while the second appliance has inactive services. The first and second appliances are set as a preemptive pair, with the first appliance protected and the second appliance unprotected by fault domain management (FDM) software. The method includes performing a switchover to stop the services of the first appliance and start the services of the second appliance. The first appliance is then set as unprotected and the second appliance as protected by the FDM software.

  • The method involves deploying two appliances, one running an older version of the application and the other running a newer version.
  • The first appliance has active services while the second appliance has inactive services.
  • The first and second appliances are set as a preemptive pair, with the first appliance protected and the second appliance unprotected by FDM software.
  • A switchover is performed to stop the services of the first appliance and start the services of the second appliance.
  • The first appliance is then set as unprotected and the second appliance as protected by the FDM software.

Potential applications of this technology:

  • Upgrading applications in a software-defined data center.
  • Ensuring uninterrupted service during the upgrade process.
  • Preemptive protection of appliances to minimize downtime.

Problems solved by this technology:

  • Minimizing downtime during application upgrades.
  • Ensuring fault tolerance and protection during the upgrade process.
  • Simplifying the management of application versions in a software-defined data center.

Benefits of this technology:

  • Seamless application upgrades without service interruption.
  • Improved fault tolerance and protection during the upgrade process.
  • Simplified management of application versions in a software-defined data center.


Original Abstract Submitted

an example method of upgrading an application in a software-defined data center (sddc) includes: deploying, by lifecycle management software executing in the sddc, a second appliance, a first appliance executing services of the application at a first version, the second appliance having services of the application at a second version, the services in the first appliance being active and the services in the second appliance being inactive; setting, by the lifecycle management software, the first and second appliances as a preemptive pair, where the first appliance is protected and the second appliance is unprotected by fault domain management (fdm) software executing in the sddc; performing, by the lifecycle management software, a switchover to stop the services of the first appliance and start the services of the second appliance; and setting, by the lifecycle management software, the first appliance as unprotected and the second appliance as protected by the fdm software.

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