KR102437052B1 - Apparatus and method for applying environment of computing infrastructure based on reorganizing markup language according to cloud service provider - Google Patents

Abstract

A computing infrastructure environment support apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a provisioning database for storing specification information including specifications for factors constituting a computing infrastructure environment for a plurality of CSPs and specification information including CSP function call API specifications; a CSP selection unit that determines a CSP in which a computing infrastructure environment composed of a markup language operates; a parsing unit that parses a factor to be converted among the markup language based on the determined standard information of the CSP; a conversion unit that determines conversion information to be converted so that the parsed factor conforms to the determined standard information of the CSP, and reconstructs the markup language based on the conversion information; and an application unit for requesting a computing infrastructure environment from the determined CSP using the reconfigured markup language.

Description

Apparatus and method for supporting computing infrastructure environment based on markup language reconstruction according to CSP

The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for supporting a computing infrastructure environment based on a markup language reconfiguration according to a Cloud Service Provider (CSP).

Cloud computing is a computing service that provides the resources necessary to build a computing infrastructure environment (server, memory, CPU, storage, etc.) over the Internet by computing nodes located in physically different locations using virtualization and distributed processing technology. .

Accordingly, if an Internet connection is provided, the user's own computing environment can be used regardless of time and place, and all services such as hardware/software after-sales service can be provided in the cloud computing environment. Hardware/software purchase costs and energy savings can be expected.

As these cloud computing services begin to be in the spotlight, CSPs (Cloud Service Providers) such as Google, Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, Alibaba, and Tencent each have their own cloud computing services (ex. Google cloud, AWS, iCloud, Azure, Aliyun, Tengxunyun, etc.), ushering in the era of cloud computing.

However, as various cloud computing services are released as described above, there is a problem caused by the fact that the functions and charges provided by each cloud computing service are different, and the cloud computing services mainly used in each country are different. In this case, the user wants to use other cloud computing services to expand new functions in the existing computing infrastructure environment, or use other cloud computing services to enter the computing infrastructure environment already built in one country into another country. When you want to (ex. When you want to provide a service that is being provided using AWS in the US and Aliyun in China), there is a huge amount for replacement because the specifications required for each cloud computing service are different to build a new computing infrastructure environment. There is a problem in that time and money are incurred.

Korean Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-2013-0046155: Access control system in cloud computing service

The problem to be solved in the embodiment of the present invention is automatically performed from design to construction of a cloud-based computing infrastructure environment according to the user's selection of a desired CSP (Cloud Service Provider), We want to provide the technology to request the necessary resources for deployment.

However, the technical tasks to be achieved by the embodiments of the present invention are not limited to the tasks mentioned above, and various technical tasks may be derived from the content to be described below within the scope obvious to those skilled in the art.

A computing infrastructure environment support device according to an embodiment of the present invention is a provisioning database for storing specification information including specifications for factors constituting a computing infrastructure environment for a plurality of Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) and specification information including CSP function call API specifications. ; a CSP selection unit that determines a CSP in which a computing infrastructure environment composed of a markup language operates; a parsing unit that parses a factor to be converted in the markup language based on the determined standard information of the CSP; a conversion unit that determines conversion information to be converted so that the parsed factor conforms to the determined standard information of the CSP, and reconstructs the markup language based on the conversion information; and an application unit for requesting a computing infrastructure environment from the determined CSP using the reconfigured markup language.

In addition, the device may further include a markup language generating unit for configuring information on the computing infrastructure environment in a markup language.

Also, the conversion unit may determine an API to request a resource for a computing infrastructure environment included in the markup language, based on the determined standard information of the CSP.

Also, the conversion unit may generate the conversion information by determining an arrangement order of factors configured in the markup language and an API call order based on the determined standard information of the CSP.

In addition, the conversion unit may convert the factor according to the conversion information, and reconstruct the markup language according to the arrangement order of the factors and the calling order of the API.

Also, the conversion unit may perform debugging on the reconstructed markup language based on the determined standard information of the CSP.

Also, the factor may include a resource, an attribute, an attribute value, or a factor value of a computing infrastructure environment.

Also, the markup language may include XML or JSON.

A method for supporting a computing infrastructure environment according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: storing specification information including specifications for factors constituting a computing infrastructure environment for a plurality of Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) and CSP function call API specifications; determining a CSP in which a computing infrastructure environment configured in a markup language will operate; parsing a factor to be converted in the markup language based on the determined standard information of the CSP; determining conversion information to be converted so that the parsed factor conforms to the determined standard information of the CSP, and reconstructing the markup language based on the conversion information; and requesting a computing infrastructure environment to the determined CSP using the reconfigured markup language.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is no need to invest additional development time or resources even when initially building a computing infrastructure environment in a CSP (Cloud Service Provider) or replacing a CSP, and according to the user's choice of the desired CSP, the computing infrastructure environment By reconfiguring the markup language constituting the CSP according to the specification information of each CSP, it is possible to easily request the CSP for the resources required to build the computing infrastructure environment.

In addition, various effects directly or indirectly identified through this document may be provided.

1 is a functional block diagram of an apparatus for supporting a computing infrastructure environment according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is an exemplary diagram of information on a cloud-based computing infrastructure environment according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is an exemplary diagram of agreement information stored in a provisioning database according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is an exemplary diagram illustrating a dependency relationship between resources provided by CSP of Google Cloud.
5 is an exemplary diagram illustrating a dependency relationship between resources provided by CSP of Amazon AWS.
6 is a flowchart of a method for supporting a computing infrastructure environment according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Advantages and features of the present invention, and a method of achieving them will become apparent with reference to the embodiments described below in detail in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below, but can be implemented in various forms, only these embodiments make the disclosure of the present invention complete, and 　 with ordinary knowledge in the art to which the present invention belongs It is provided to fully inform the person of the scope of the invention, and the scope of the present invention is only defined by the claims.

In describing the embodiments of the present invention, a detailed description of a well-known function or configuration will be omitted unless it is actually necessary. In addition, the terms to be described later are terms defined in consideration of functions in an embodiment of the present invention, which may vary according to intentions or customs of users and operators. Therefore, the definition should be made based on the content throughout this specification.

The functional blocks shown in the drawings and described below are merely examples of possible implementations. Other functional blocks may be used in other implementations without departing from the spirit and scope of the detailed description. Also, although one or more functional blocks of the present invention are represented as separate blocks, one or more of the functional blocks of the present invention may be combinations of various hardware and software configurations that perform the same function.

In addition, the expression including certain components is an open expression and merely refers to the existence of the corresponding components, and should not be construed as excluding additional components.

Furthermore, when it is said that a component is connected or connected to another component, it may be directly connected or connected to the other component, but it should be understood that another component may exist in the middle.

In addition, expressions such as 'first, second', etc. are used only for distinguishing a plurality of components, and do not limit the order or other characteristics between the components.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

1 is a functional block diagram of an apparatus 100 for supporting a computing infrastructure environment according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1 , an apparatus 100 for supporting a computing infrastructure environment according to an embodiment of the present invention receives information about a computing infrastructure environment required by a user, and receives a plurality of Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) ), it automatically reconfigures the information on the computing infrastructure environment input by the user according to the standards supported by the CSP decided to use, and provides the CSP with the technology to request the resources required for the computing infrastructure environment that the user wants.

The computing infrastructure environment referred to in the description of the present invention is cloud-based computing resources (ex. server, memory, CPU, storage, etc.) can mean

CSP refers to a service server that provides cloud-based computing resources. For example, the CSP may include various service servers such as Google's Google cloud, Amazon's AWS, Apple's iCloud, Microsoft's Azure, Alibaba's Aliyun, Tencent's Tengxunyun, etc.

In order to provide the above-described technology, the apparatus 100 for supporting a computing infrastructure environment according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a markup language generation unit 110 , a provisioning database 120 , a CSP selection unit 130 , a parsing unit ( 140), the conversion unit 150, and the configuration of the application unit 160, the role of each component will be described below.

The markup language generating unit 110 may convert information on a computing infrastructure environment required by a user into a markup language and store the converted markup language. A markup language is a language in which text rules are defined to express the format in which documents or images are displayed or to specify the logical structure of data.

2 is an exemplary diagram of information on a cloud-based computing infrastructure environment according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2 , information on a computing infrastructure environment required by a user may be input in the form of a system architecture. The system architecture of FIG. 2 shows the components to be included in the computing infrastructure environment (eg, instance1, blockstorage1, securitygroup1, securitygroup2 in FIG. 2), the connection relationship between the components (ex. the connection line between the components in FIG. 2), and the group relationship between the components ( ex. The rectangle surrounding the components of FIG. 2), the dependencies of the components, and information about various other factors, etc. may be included.

The markup language generating unit 110 converts information about the components to be included in the computing infrastructure environment, the connection relationship between the components, the group relationship between the components, the dependency relationship between the components, and various other factors into a markup language, You can create a markup language that expresses the information of the system architecture entered by the user as text. A technology for converting the system architecture into a markup language may use various algorithms, such as a JQuery/Javascript data conversion algorithm, and the markup language may include XML, JSON, HTML, and the like.

The provisioning database 120 may store standard information including a standard (or format) for factors constituting a computing infrastructure environment for a plurality of CSPs and a CSP function call API standard (or format).

Here, the factor may include all information on objects specified in the CSP to configure the computing infrastructure environment, properties of objects, relationships between objects, and the like. For example, the factor may include a resource, a dependency relationship between resources, a group relationship between resources, an attribute, an attribute value, a factor value, and the like. In addition, the standard information may include information including a name for specifying a factor provided by each CSP, a method for requesting a factor, a dependency relationship between factors, a standard used for setting for parameter use, and the like.

As various cloud computing services are released, language standards, APIs, etc. that a user needs to request for a CSP in order to request factors for a computing infrastructure environment desired by a user for each CSP may all be different. In order to unify these standards, the provisioning database 120 maps and stores information indicating a predetermined factor in the markup language and specification information for the corresponding factor in each CSP, and each CSP for using the corresponding factor. You can save by matching API.

Hereinafter, a method in which the provisioning database 120 stores standard information about resources, attributes, and attribute values/factor values among various factors is exemplified.

Resource means product unit provided by CSP. For example, a function for processing security management may be provided by various CSPs, but the name and creation method of each specifying security management, the dependency relationship in which the resource is configured, etc. may be different, so the provisioning database 120 can match and store the markup language meaning security management and standard information on the name, creation method, dependency, etc. that specify the resource to request security management from each CSP.

Attributes mean detailed functions that CSP can provide for each resource. For example, various CSPs may provide a setting for a network band attribute among resources called a virtual network, but since their names and creation methods may be different, the provisioning database 120 is a virtual network network. It is possible to match and store the markup language meaning information on the properties of the band and the standard information on the name, generation method, command, etc. for specifying the setting of the network band in each CSP.

The attribute value/argument value means the detailed setting value of the attribute provided by CSP. For example, for a resource called a security group, AWS allows information to allow a specific IP through an attribute value of allow and an argument value for IP information, but Aliyun sets an attribute value of accept and an argument value for IP information. to be entered through Accordingly, the provisioning database 120 includes a markup language meaning information on attribute value/factor value of allowing a specific IP of the security group, and a name, creation method, and attribute for setting a specific IP permission of the security group in each CSP. A command indicating a value/argument value may be matched and stored as shown in FIG. 3 .

In addition, when a predetermined factor is requested from a specific CSP, the order of the factors to be requested and the order of the API to be called may be determined according to the dependency relationship between the factors predetermined in the corresponding CSP. However, in each CSP, a dependency relationship for each resource is set differently as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 . As described above, the order of resources to be requested and the order of APIs to be called may be determined according to different dependencies for each CSP. Provisioning database 120, based on the dependency relationship between the factors of each CSP, the markup language, which means information about the factors, and the arrangement order between the factors to be requested in the markup language according to the dependency relationship between the factors in each CSP and an API call order for requesting an argument may be mapped and stored.

The CSP selection unit 130 may receive a markup language directly from the user, or obtain the markup language generated by the markup language generation unit 110, and determine the CSP in which the computing infrastructure environment composed of the markup language will operate. have. The CSP may be determined by the user's selection, or may be determined based on the performance and price of the environment in which the corresponding markup language will be implemented according to the CSP. For example, the CSP selector 130 may determine the optimal value based on the priority item set by the user among items such as quality standards (SLA) such as performance, cost, and availability when the computing infrastructure environment operates in each CSP. CSP can be determined. To this end, the CSP selector 130 may store RULE information capable of evaluating a quality standard (SLA) such as performance, cost, and availability when a specific computing infrastructure environment operates in each CSP. The parsing unit 140 may parse a factor to be converted to fit the CSP selected among the markup languages based on the CSP determined by the CSP selection unit 130 and the standard information stored in the provisioning database 120 . The parsing unit 140 may parse factors including resources, attributes, attribute values, factor values, etc. included in the markup language, and search the provisioning database 120 for CSP specification information mapped to the corresponding factors. . At this time, when the service supporting the parsed factor is absent from the determined CSP, the parsing unit 140 cannot recommend a similar service based on the standard information stored in the provisioning database 120. It can notify the user that there is no service that supports the specified argument.

The conversion unit 150 may determine conversion information to be converted so that the parsed factor conforms to the determined standard information of the CSP. For example, if the argument parsed in the markup language is an attribute value meaning "allow a specific IP in the security group", and the determined CSP is AWS, the conversion unit 150 allows a specific IP in the security group of various CSPs Among the specification information (ex. argument: allow specific IP <-> AWS: allow, Aliyun: accept, ...), AWS "allow" can be determined as conversion information.

Also, the conversion unit 150 may determine an API to request a factor for the computing infrastructure environment included in the markup language based on the standard information. For example, if the argument parsed in the markup language is an attribute value that means "allow a specific IP from the security group", and the determined CSP is AWS, AWS loads an API that can request the creation of a security group resource. Conversion information can be generated to reflect the attribute value. At this time, if there are a plurality of resources and APIs to be requested, the conversion unit 150 may generate conversion information by determining the arrangement order of the factors configured in the markup language and the calling order of the API, based on the determined standard information of the CSP. .

Accordingly, the conversion unit 150 may convert the factors included in the markup language according to the conversion information, and reconstruct the markup language according to the arrangement order of the factors included in the conversion information and the calling order of the API. . In addition, the conversion unit 150 performs debugging in advance based on the standard information of the CSP determined for the reconstructed markup language, and when there is an error, newly receives the standard information provided by the CSP, and After updating the specification information, the above-described parsing, conversion, and debugging processes may be re-performed.

The application unit 160 may request to configure the cloud-based computing infrastructure environment input by the user to the determined CSP using the markup language reconstructed by the conversion unit 150 .

In addition, the computing infrastructure environment support apparatus 100 may further include a processor (not shown), an input/output interface (not shown), and/or a memory (not shown). The processor, including a central processing unit (CPU), and the like, may perform processing and operation of various data. For example, based on the control of the processor, components of the computing infrastructure environment support apparatus 100 , for example, the markup language generation unit 110 , the provisioning database 120 , and the CSP selection unit 130 . , the parsing unit 140 , the converting unit 150 , and the applying unit 160 may be controlled.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the markup language generating unit 110 , the provisioning database 120 , the CSP selection unit 130 , the parsing unit 140 , the transforming unit 150 and the applying unit 160 are may be included in the processor. For example, the operations of the markup language generating unit 110 , the provisioning database 120 , the CSP selection unit 130 , the parsing unit 140 , the converting unit 150 , and the applying unit 160 are performed by the processor. It can be understood as an action.

6 is a flowchart of a method for supporting a computing infrastructure environment according to an embodiment of the present invention. Each step of the computing infrastructure environment support method according to FIG. 6 may be performed by the computing infrastructure environment support apparatus 100 described with reference to FIG. 1 , and each step is described as follows.

In operation S510 , the provisioning database 120 may store standard information including standards for factors constituting a computing infrastructure environment for a plurality of Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) and CSP function call API standards.

In operation S520, the CSP determining unit may determine the CSP in which the computing infrastructure environment configured in the markup language will operate.

In operation S530, the parsing unit 140 may parse a factor to be converted among markup languages based on the determined standard information of the CSP.

In operation S540, the conversion unit 150 may determine conversion information to be converted so that the parsed factor conforms to the determined standard information of the CSP, and reconstruct the markup language based on the conversion information.

In operation S550, the application unit 160 may request the computing infrastructure environment from the determined CSP using the reconfigured markup language.

Meanwhile, since the detailed process for the subject of each of the above-described steps to perform the corresponding step has been described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5 , a redundant description will be omitted.

When using the same method as in the above-described embodiment, the computing infrastructure environment is configured according to the user's choice of the CSP without the need to invest additional development time or resources even when the computing infrastructure environment is first built in the CSP or the CSP is replaced. By reconfiguring the markup language to be used according to the specification information of each CSP, it is possible to easily request the CSP for the resources required to build the computing infrastructure environment.

The above-described embodiments of the present invention may be implemented through various means. For example, embodiments of the present invention may be implemented by hardware, firmware, software, or a combination thereof.

In the case of implementation by hardware, the method according to embodiments of the present invention may include one or more Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs), Digital Signal Processors (DSPs), Digital Signal Processing Devices (DSPDs), and Programmable Logic Devices (PLDs). , FPGAs (Field Programmable Gate Arrays), processors, controllers, microcontrollers, microprocessors, and the like.

In the case of implementation by firmware or software, the method according to the embodiments of the present invention may be implemented in the form of a module, procedure, or function that performs the functions or operations described above. A computer program in which a software code or the like is recorded may be stored in a computer-readable recording medium or a memory unit and driven by a processor. The memory unit may be located inside or outside the processor, and may exchange data with the processor by various known means.

Also, combinations of each block in the block diagram attached to the present invention and each step in the flowchart may be performed by computer program instructions. These computer program instructions may be embodied in an encoding processor of a general purpose computer, special purpose computer, or other programmable data processing equipment, such that the instructions executed by the encoding processor of the computer or other programmable data processing equipment may correspond to each block of the block diagram or Each step of the flowchart creates a means for performing the functions described. These computer program instructions may also be stored in a computer-usable or computer-readable memory that may direct a computer or other programmable data processing equipment to implement a function in a particular way, and thus the computer-usable or computer-readable memory. It is also possible for the instructions stored in the block diagram to produce an article of manufacture containing instruction means for performing a function described in each block of the block diagram or each step of the flowchart. The computer program instructions may also be mounted on a computer or other programmable data processing equipment, such that a series of operational steps are performed on the computer or other programmable data processing equipment to create a computer-executed process to create a computer or other programmable data processing equipment. It is also possible that instructions for performing the processing equipment provide steps for performing the functions described in each block of the block diagram and each step of the flowchart.

In addition, each block or each step may represent a module, segment, or part of code including one or more executable instructions for executing a specified logical function. It should also be noted that it is also possible for the functions recited in blocks or steps to occur out of order in some alternative embodiments. For example, it is possible that two blocks or steps shown one after another may in fact be performed substantially simultaneously, or that the blocks or steps may sometimes be performed in the reverse order according to the corresponding function.

As such, those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains will understand that the present invention may be embodied in other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential characteristics thereof. Therefore, it should be understood that the embodiments described above are illustrative in all respects and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is indicated by the following claims rather than the detailed description, and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalent concepts should be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention. .

Claims (10)

Provisioning database for storing specification information including specifications and CSP function call API specifications for factors constituting a computing infrastructure environment for a plurality of CSPs (Cloud Service Providers);
a markup language generating unit configured to configure information about a configuration to be included in a first computing infrastructure environment to be used by a user, a connection relationship between the configurations, a group relationship between the configurations, and a dependency relationship between the configurations in a markup language;
a CSP selection unit for determining a CSP in which the first computing infrastructure environment will operate among the plurality of CSPs;
a parsing unit that parses a factor to be converted in order to request a resource from the determined CSP among the markup languages, based on the plurality of CSP-specific standard information stored in the provisioning database;
The factor for the first computing infrastructure environment determines conversion information to be input to the parsed factor based on standard information referred to in the determined CSP, and converts the parsed factor into the conversion information to markup a conversion unit for reconstructing a language; and
Using the reconstructed markup language, comprising an application unit for requesting the first computing infrastructure environment to the determined CSP,
Computing infrastructure environment support devices.
delete According to claim 1,
The conversion unit,
Based on the determined standard information of the CSP, determining an API to request a resource for the computing infrastructure environment included in the markup language,
Computing infrastructure environment support devices.
4. The method of claim 3,
The conversion unit,
Based on the determined standard information of the CSP, determining the arrangement order of the arguments configured in the markup language and the calling order of the API to generate the conversion information,
Computing infrastructure environment support devices.
5. The method of claim 4,
The conversion unit,
converting the argument according to the conversion information, and reconstructing the markup language according to the arrangement order of the argument and the call order of the API,
Computing infrastructure environment support devices.
6. The method of claim 5,
The conversion unit,
Debugging is performed on the reconstructed markup language based on the determined standard information of the CSP,
Computing infrastructure environment support devices.
7. The method according to any one of claims 3 to 6,
The factor is
Resources, properties, property values or argument values of the computing infrastructure environment.
Computing infrastructure environment support devices.
According to claim 1,
The markup language is
containing XML or JSON;
Computing infrastructure environment support devices.
In the computing infrastructure environment support method performed by the computing infrastructure environment support device,
Storing standard information including standards for factors constituting a computing infrastructure environment and CSP function call API standards for a plurality of CSPs (Cloud Service Providers);
composing information about a configuration to be included in a first computing infrastructure environment to be used by a user, a connection relationship between the configurations, a group relationship between the configurations, and a dependency relationship between the configurations in a markup language;
determining a CSP in which the first computing infrastructure environment will operate among the plurality of CSPs;
parsing a factor to be converted in order to request a resource from the determined CSP among the markup languages based on the stored standard information for each CSP;
The factor for the first computing infrastructure environment determines conversion information to be input to the parsed factor based on standard information referred to in the determined CSP, and converts the parsed factor into the conversion information to markup reconstructing the language; and
requesting the first computing infrastructure environment to the determined CSP using the reconstructed markup language;
How to support your computing infrastructure environment.
A computer program stored in a computer-readable recording medium for causing a processor to perform the method of claim 9 .

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