20240028370. DIAGNOSING REMOTE SITES OF A DISTRIBUTED CONTAINER ORCHESTRATION SYSTEM simplified abstract (VMware, Inc.)

DIAGNOSING REMOTE SITES OF A DISTRIBUTED CONTAINER ORCHESTRATION SYSTEM

Organization Name

VMware, Inc.

Inventor(s)

Jian Lan of Beijing (CN)

Liang Cui of Beijing (CN)

Qi Wang of Beijing (CN)

Aravind Srinivasan of Sunnyvale CA (US)

Todd Sabin of Morganville NJ (US)

Govind Haridas of San Jose CA (US)

Weiqing Wu of Cupertino CA (US)

Uday Suresh Masurekar of Sunnyvale CA (US)

Wenwu Peng of Beijing (CN)

Ni Lu of Beijing (CN)

DIAGNOSING REMOTE SITES OF A DISTRIBUTED CONTAINER ORCHESTRATION SYSTEM - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20240028370 titled 'DIAGNOSING REMOTE SITES OF A DISTRIBUTED CONTAINER ORCHESTRATION SYSTEM

Simplified Explanation

The abstract of this patent application describes a method for diagnosing remote sites of a distributed container orchestration system. Here is a simplified explanation of the abstract:

• The method involves receiving a definition of a test suite custom resource at a management cluster.
• In response to the test suite custom resource, a first pod is deployed in the management cluster.
• The first pod then deploys a second pod in a server of a remote site.
• The second pod checks the configuration of the server, including an additional pod executing alongside it, a virtual machine (vm) in which both pods execute, a hypervisor supporting the vm, and a hardware platform executing the hypervisor.
• Test data, including the results of the configuration check, is returned from the second pod to the first pod.

Potential applications of this technology:

• Diagnosing and monitoring distributed container orchestration systems.
• Troubleshooting and identifying issues in remote sites of container orchestration systems.
• Testing and validating the configuration of servers and virtual machines in distributed environments.

Problems solved by this technology:

• Simplifying the diagnosis and monitoring of remote sites in distributed container orchestration systems.
• Streamlining the deployment and management of pods and virtual machines in distributed environments.
• Improving the efficiency and reliability of container orchestration systems.

Benefits of this technology:

• Enhanced visibility and control over remote sites in distributed container orchestration systems.
• Faster and more accurate diagnosis of issues in distributed environments.
• Improved performance and stability of container orchestration systems.

Original Abstract Submitted

an example method of diagnosing remote sites of a distributed container orchestration system includes: receiving, at a management cluster, definition of a test suite custom resource; deploying, in response to the test suite custom resource, a first pod in the management cluster; deploying, by the first pod, a second pod in a server of a first remote site of the remote sites; checking, by the second pod, configuration of the server that includes an additional pod executing alongside the second pod, at least one virtual machine (vm) in which the second pod and the additional pod execute, a hypervisor configured to support the at least one vm, and a hardware platform on which the hypervisor executes; and returning test data from the second pod to the first pod, the test data including results of the step of checking the configuration of the server.