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- the present invention is based on the priority claim of Japanese Patent Application No. 2017-073037 (filed on Mar. 31, 2017), the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. Shall.
- the present invention relates to a virtual network function management apparatus, a virtual infrastructure management apparatus, a virtual network function providing system, a virtual network function construction method, and a program, and in particular, a virtual network function management apparatus that constructs a virtual network function using a virtual machine,
- the present invention relates to a virtual infrastructure management apparatus, a virtual network function providing system, a virtual network function construction method, and a program.
- Non-Patent Document 1 discloses a network function virtualization (hereinafter referred to as “NFV”) that realizes functions of various communication devices on a network on a virtualized operating system (OS) of a general-purpose server by using a virtualization technique. ) Is disclosed.
- the NFV is realized based on, for example, a MANO (Management & Orchestration) architecture.
- FIG. 11 is a diagram taken from FIG. 5.1 (The NFV-MANO architectural framework with reference points) on page 23 of Non-Patent Document 1.
- Patent Document 1 discloses a virtualization infrastructure selection device that selects a physical server on which a VM, which is a virtualized network function, is placed from NFVI (Network Functions Virtualization Infrastructure).
- this virtualization platform selection device includes a physical resource conversion unit 1 that converts an application request that is a logical request into a physical resource request, and a physical server after conversion from a physical server in NFVI.
- a server extraction unit 2 that extracts a physical server that satisfies a request for a particular resource, and an optimum server selection unit 3 that selects an optimum physical server from the extracted physical servers.
- Patent Document 2 discloses a device selection method in which an optimum execution device for executing predetermined signal processing can be selected from a plurality of signal processing devices.
- the vector calculation unit 1042 represents the usable amount of processing resources in each of a plurality of servers as a plurality of device vectors with each processing resource as a coordinate axis, and represents the usage amount of processing resources necessary for signal processing. This is expressed as a processing load vector with processing resources as coordinate axes. It is described that the device selection unit 1044 selects, as an execution device, a signal processing device corresponding to the device vector having the smallest angle with the processing load vector among a plurality of device vectors.
- VNFM virtual network function management device
- NFVI Network Functions Virtualization Infrastructure
- the virtualization infrastructure selection device disclosed in Patent Document 1 converts an application request input from a system administrator into a physical resource request and selects an NFVI, and the VM is not arranged on the intended physical machine as viewed from the VNFM. There is no change in that there is a possibility. Further, the method of Patent Document 2 also presents a method for selecting a signal processing device by expressing the usable amount of processing resources in the signal processing device as a device vector and using the amount of processing resources required for signal processing as a processing load vector. It has stopped.
- the present invention relates to a virtual network function management apparatus, a virtual infrastructure management apparatus, a virtual network function providing system, and a virtual network that can contribute to the enrichment of a configuration for selecting a physical machine that operates a VM (virtual machine) that configures a virtual network function It is an object to provide a function construction method and program.
- a virtual machine that configures a virtual network function with respect to a virtual infrastructure management apparatus that manages a virtual infrastructure configured using two or more types of physical machines when creating a virtual network function
- a physical machine candidate inquiry unit that inquires for a candidate of a physical machine that can be placed, and physical that can satisfy the performance required by the virtual network function from among the physical machine candidates received from the virtual infrastructure management apparatus
- a physical machine selection unit that selects a machine
- a virtual machine creation instruction unit that instructs the virtual infrastructure management apparatus to create a virtual machine that configures the virtual network function by designating the selected physical machine
- a virtual network function management apparatus comprising:
- a physical machine capable of arranging a virtual machine constituting a virtual network function from two or more kinds of physical machines constituting a virtual infrastructure in response to an inquiry from the virtual network function management apparatus.
- a virtual infrastructure management device includes a physical machine candidate response unit that responds to a candidate and a virtual machine creation unit that creates a virtual machine using a physical machine specified by the virtual network function management device. .
- a virtual network function providing system including the above-described virtual network function management apparatus and a virtual infrastructure management apparatus is provided.
- the virtual network function management apparatus included in the virtual network function providing system manages a virtual infrastructure configured using two or more types of physical machines when creating the virtual network function.
- a virtual network including Click function construction method is provided. This method is linked to a specific machine called a virtual network function management apparatus that manages virtual network functions.
- the virtual infrastructure management device included in the virtual network function providing system is selected from among two or more types of physical machines constituting the virtual infrastructure in response to an inquiry from the virtual network function management device. Responding with a candidate for a physical machine on which a virtual machine constituting a virtual network function can be arranged, and creating a virtual machine using a physical machine designated by the virtual network function management device.
- a network function construction method is provided. The method is tied to a specific machine, a virtual infrastructure management device that manages the virtual infrastructure.
- a computer program for realizing the functions of the virtual network function management device or the virtual infrastructure management device described above is provided.
- This program can be recorded on a computer-readable (non-transient) storage medium. That is, the present invention can be embodied as a computer program product.
- connection lines between blocks such as drawings referred to in the following description include both bidirectional and unidirectional directions.
- the unidirectional arrow schematically shows the main signal (data) flow and does not exclude bidirectionality.
- the virtual network function management apparatus 10A and a virtual infrastructure management apparatus 20A for managing a virtual infrastructure composed of two or more types of physical servers having different performances are provided.
- the virtual network function management apparatus 10A includes a physical machine candidate inquiry unit 11A, a physical machine selection unit 12A, and a virtual machine creation instruction unit 13A.
- an apparatus called an orchestraiter that manages and controls the resource allocation status of the entire system is omitted.
- the physical machine candidate inquiry unit 11A inquires of the virtual infrastructure management apparatus 20A for a candidate for a physical machine that can place a virtual machine constituting the virtual network function when the virtual network function is created.
- the physical machine selection unit 12A selects a physical machine that satisfies the criteria required for the virtual network function from the physical machine candidates received from the virtual infrastructure management apparatus 20A. That is, the physical machine selection unit 12A selects a physical machine that can satisfy the performance required by the virtual network function.
- the virtual machine creation instruction unit 13A instructs the virtual infrastructure management apparatus 20A to create a virtual machine that configures the virtual network function by designating the selected physical machine.
- the virtual infrastructure management apparatus 20A operating in cooperation with the virtual network function management apparatus 10A includes a physical machine candidate response unit 21A and a virtual machine creation unit 22A.
- the physical machine candidate response unit 21A responds with a candidate for a physical machine that can place a virtual machine that constitutes a virtual network function from two or more types of physical machines that constitute the virtual infrastructure. This response includes information on the performance and specifications of each physical machine.
- the virtual machine creation unit 22A creates a virtual machine using the physical machine designated from the virtual network function management apparatus 10A.
- VNF A virtual network function
- the virtual network function management apparatus 10A that starts creation of the virtual network function inquires the virtual infrastructure management apparatus 20A about assignable physical machine candidates. Shall. On the other hand, it is assumed that the virtual infrastructure management apparatus 20A responds with the presence of two physical machines A and B and the number of CPUs (Central Processing Unit) as shown in FIG.
- CPUs Central Processing Unit
- the virtual network function management apparatus 10A receives the response from the virtual infrastructure management apparatus 20A as described above, and the physical machine B as the placement destination of the VMa that is a component of the virtual network function (VNF A). Is selected.
- the virtual network function management apparatus 10A designates the physical machine B (1.8 GHz) to the virtual infrastructure management apparatus 20A, and creates the virtual machine VMa constituting the virtual network function (VNF A). Instruct.
- information regarding a candidate for a physical machine is provided to the virtual network function management apparatus 10A side.
- the virtual network function management apparatus 10A can determine the placement destination of the virtual machine (VMa) using the provided physical machine candidate information.
- VNF virtual network function
- the virtual network function (VNF) may be a maintenance operation function that does not require high response performance.
- the virtual network function management apparatus 10A allocates a physical machine with relatively low performance among the physical machines that are responding from the virtual infrastructure management apparatus 20A. As a result, it is possible to prevent a VM that does not require such performance from being placed on a relatively high-performance physical machine.
- the virtual network function may be a user data processing system function that requires high response performance.
- the virtual network function management apparatus 10A may allocate a physical machine with relatively high performance among the physical machines that are responding from the virtual infrastructure management apparatus 20A.
- VNFc VNF Component
- a set of physical machines is selected so that these VNFc are arranged in equivalent physical machines. You may do it. By doing so, it is possible to avoid a situation where the active and standby VMs are arranged in physical machines having different performance.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of the virtual network function providing system according to the first embodiment of this invention.
- VIM virtualized infrastructure manager
- NFVI virtual infrastructure
- VNFM 200 that manages a VNF operating on NFVI
- NFV Orchestrator 300 that manages orchestration and services of the entire system.
- a configuration in which and are connected is shown.
- the VIM 100 corresponds to the virtual infrastructure management apparatus described above, and is mainly responsible for management of NFVI composed of physical machines, storage, network resources, etc. in the MANO architecture that controls VNFs.
- the resources managed by the VIM 100 there are a plurality of physical servers that are VM placement destinations (Servers A to Z), and at least one performance value such as a CPU or a memory compared to other physical servers.
- VM placement destinations Server A to Z
- performance value such as a CPU or a memory compared to other physical servers.
- the VNFM 200 corresponds to the above-described virtual network function management apparatus, and requests the VIM 100 for information on at least a physical server among resources managed by the VIM. Then, the VNFM 200 refers to the content of the information obtained from the VIM 100, requests the designated physical server to arrange the VNFc (VM) as a component of the VNF, and configures the VNF. Further, the VNFM 200 provides resources and constraint information necessary for the VNF to the NFV Orchestrator 300.
- VM VNFc
- the NFV Orchestrator 300 performs the entire orchestration based on a service request from a user (OSS / BSS in FIG. 11) and information provided from the VNFM 200.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating the configuration of the VNFM according to the first embodiment of this invention.
- an Or-Vnfm communication unit 201 a rule storage unit 202, a Vnf-Vnfm communication unit 203, an NFVI performance inquiry unit 204, an NFVI selection unit 205, a Vi-Vnfm communication unit 206, and a VM A configuration including a creation instruction unit 207 is shown.
- the Or-Vnfm communication unit 201 is used to receive a VNF creation request from the NFV Orchestrator 300 and provide information to the NFV Orchestrator 300.
- the Vnf-Vnfm communication unit 203 is used for VNF control.
- the NFVI performance inquiry unit 204 Upon receiving a VNF creation request from the outside such as the NFV Orchestrator 300, the NFVI performance inquiry unit 204 requests the NFVI information from the VIM 100 via the Vi-Vnfm communication unit 206 or a dedicated application programming interface (API). The NFVI information sent from the VIM 100 is sent to the NFVI selection unit 205.
- API application programming interface
- the NFVI selection unit 205 refers to the NFVI information sent from the VIM 100 and selects a physical server that satisfies a VNF request indicating a requirement required for the VNF. Further, when the creation target VNF indicated in the VNF request is a rule application target VNF defined in the rule storage unit 202, the NFVI selection unit 205 selects a physical server according to a rule corresponding to the VNF. The NFVI selection unit 205 sends the selected physical server and a set of VNF requests to the VM creation instruction unit 207.
- VNF requests include VNF Flavor information (number of vCPUs, amount of memory, number of VMs, etc.), network information such as the number of vNICs, data transfer rate of NIC, VM configuration (duplication, N + 1 redundancy), etc. Received from NFV Orchestrator 300 and VNF.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a physical server selection rule preset in the rule storage unit 202.
- the NFVI selection unit 205 follows the first rule in FIG. 6 and the physical server group A having a performance value lower than that of the physical server group B. Select.
- the NFVI selection unit 205 follows the second rule in FIG. Select B.
- the creation target VNF indicated in the VNF request includes a VNFc pair having a redundant configuration
- the NFVI selection unit 205 has the same format, that is, the performance is equivalent according to the third rule of FIG.
- a set of physical servers It should be left to the VIM 100 which physical server in the physical server group A and physical server group B is selected.
- a specific physical server may be specified without specifying a group of physical servers, or a selection order of physical servers may be specified.
- the third rule from the top in FIG. 6 is “select two from physical server group C”. It can also be described.
- the Vi-Vnfm communication unit 206 is used for information exchange between the VNFM and the VIM such as transmission of a VM creation instruction of the VIM 100 and reception of the result.
- the VM creation instruction unit 207 designates the selected physical server and instructs the VIM 100 to create a VM corresponding to the VNFc.
- FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating the configuration of the VIM according to the first embodiment of this invention. Referring to FIG. 7, Vi-Vnfm communication unit 101, Or-Vi communication unit 102, VM creation unit 103, NFVI performance response unit 104, Nf-Vi communication unit 105, NFVI information management unit 106, A configuration including an NFVI information storage unit 107 is shown.
- the Vi-Vnfm communication unit 101 is used for receiving a VM creation request from the VNFM and providing information to the VNFM.
- the Or-Vi communication unit 102 is used to receive a VM creation request from the NFV Orchestrator 300 and to provide information to the NFV Orchestrator 300.
- the VM creation unit 103 creates a VM corresponding to the VNFc on the designated physical server.
- the NFVI performance response unit 104 reads physical server information from the NFVI information storage unit 107 via the NFVI information management unit 106 in response to a request from the VNFM 200 and responds to the VNFM 200.
- FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of NFVI information provided from the VIM 100 to the VNFM 200 side.
- the number of CPUs, clocks, memory size, disk size, IO performance (Input / Output performance), NIC (Network Interface Card) number, data transfer rate of NIC, etc. of the physical server (Server A) are registered. Has been.
- the Nf-Vi communication unit 105 is used for a VM creation instruction to NFVI, status exchange, and the like.
- the NFVI information management unit 106 collects NFVI information and registers it in the NFVI information storage unit 107.
- the NFVI information management unit 106 extracts NFVI information from the NFVI information storage unit 107 and transmits it in response to a request from the NFVI performance response unit 104 or the like.
- the NFVI information stored in the NFVI information storage unit 107 in addition to the specification information of each server shown in FIG. 8, the status information of each server may be stored and provided to the VNFM 200.
- the units (processing means) of VNFM to VIM shown in FIGS. 5 and 7 may be realized by a computer program that causes a computer constituting these devices to execute the above-described processes using the hardware. it can.
- FIG. 9 is a sequence diagram showing an operation of the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
- the VNFM 200 requests NFVI information from the VIM 100 (step S001).
- the VIM 100 that has received the request transmits NFVI information to the VNFM 200 (step S002).
- the VNFM 200 selects a physical server that can satisfy the VNF request based on the NFVI information received from the VIM 100 (step S003).
- the VNFM 200 designates the selected physical server and instructs the VIM 100 to create a VNFc (VM) (step S004).
- FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the physical server selection operation in step S003 of FIG.
- the VNFM 200 selects one piece of physical server information included in the NFVI information received from the VIM 100 (step S101).
- the VNFM 200 confirms whether or not the selected physical server satisfies the VNF request (step S102). If the physical server does not satisfy the VNF request, the VNFM 200 returns to step S101 and selects another physical server (No in step S102).
- the VNFM 200 checks whether or not the selected physical server conforms to the rules defined in the rule storage unit 202 (step S103).
- the VNFM 200 determines the physical server as the placement destination of the VNFc (step S104).
- step S101 determines whether all physical servers have been confirmed. If all the physical servers have not been confirmed as a result of the confirmation, the VNFM 200 returns to step S101 and selects another physical server (No in step S105).
- the VNFM 200 requests the NFV Orchestrator 300 to take measures such as adding resources and relaxing the VNF request.
- VNFc VNFc
- the VNFM 200 has been described as transmitting a VNFc (VM) creation instruction directly to the VIM 100.
- the VNFM 200 sends a VNFc (VM) creation instruction to the VIM 100 via the NFV Orchestrator 300. It is also applicable when performing the above.
- the VIM 100 has been described as responding to the VNFM 200 with the physical server information illustrated in FIG. 8, but the physical server information is not limited to the form illustrated in FIG. For example, what is necessary is just to be able to select an appropriate physical server when the VNFM 200 selects a physical server on which a VM is arranged.
- the physical server model number and product name may be returned.
- the VIM 100 may respond with server rank information obtained by classifying the various performance values of the physical server shown in FIG. 8 into ranks, instead of the various performance values of the physical server shown in FIG.
- the VIM 100 may respond with server rank information such as AAA for a high performance physical server and CCC for a low performance physical server.
- the physical machine selection unit of the virtual network function management device described above is At least for a predetermined virtual network function that requires lower performance than other virtual network functions, a physical machine with lower performance can be selected from physical machines that satisfy the required performance.
- a rule storage unit that stores a selection rule of a physical machine assigned to the virtual network function
- the physical machine selection unit can be configured to select a physical machine that meets the criteria required for the virtual network function with reference to the selection rule.
- a predetermined virtual network function having a redundant configuration with a plurality of virtual machines may be configured to include a selection rule for selecting a set of physical machines of the same type as a placement destination of the virtual machine having the redundant configuration. it can.
- the physical machine candidate inquiry unit of the virtual network function management device described above is A configuration can be adopted in which candidates for the physical machine are inquired via an orchestraiter that controls the entire virtual network function infrastructure constituted by the physical machines.
- VIM Virtualized Infrastructure Manager
- Vi-Vnfm communication unit 102
- Or-Vi communication unit 103
- VM creation unit 104
- NFVI performance response unit 105
- Nf-Vi communication unit 106
- NFVI information storage unit 200
- VNFM 201
- Or-Vnfm communication unit 202
- Rule storage unit 203
- Vnf-Vnfm communication unit 204
- 205 NFVI selection unit
- Vi-Vnfm communication unit 207
- VM creation instruction unit 300
- NFV Orchestrator 203
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本発明は、日本国特許出願:特願2017-073037号(2017年3月31日出願)の優先権主張に基づくものであり、同出願の全記載内容は引用をもって本書に組み込み記載されているものとする。
本発明は、仮想ネットワーク機能管理装置、仮想インフラストラクチャ管理装置、仮想ネットワーク機能提供システム、仮想ネットワーク機能構築方法及びプログラムに関し、特に、仮想マシンを用いて仮想ネットワーク機能を構築する仮想ネットワーク機能管理装置、仮想インフラストラクチャ管理装置、仮想ネットワーク機能提供システム、仮想ネットワーク機能構築方法及びプログラムに関する。
続いて、非特許文献1のMANO(Management & Orchestration)アーキテクチャに、本発明を適用した第1の実施形態について図面を参照して詳細に説明する。図4は、本発明の第1の実施形態の仮想ネットワーク機能提供システムの構成を示す図である。
[第1の形態]
(上記第1の視点による仮想ネットワーク機能管理装置参照)
[第2の形態]
上記した仮想ネットワーク機能管理装置の物理マシン選択部は、
少なくとも、他の仮想ネットワーク機能よりも必要とする性能が低い所定の仮想ネットワーク機能に対し、前記必要とする性能を満たす物理マシンのうち、性能の低い物理マシンを選択するよう構成することができる。
[第3の形態]
上記した仮想ネットワーク機能管理装置において、
さらに、仮想ネットワーク機能の種類に応じて、仮想ネットワーク機能に割り当てる物理マシンの選択ルールを格納するルール記憶部を備え、
前記物理マシン選択部は、前記選択ルールを参照して、仮想ネットワーク機能に求められている基準を満たす物理マシンを選択するよう構成することができる。
[第4の形態]
上記した仮想ネットワーク機能管理装置において、
前記選択ルールとして、
複数の仮想マシンにより冗長化構成を採る所定の仮想ネットワーク機能に対し、前記冗長化構成を採る仮想マシンの配置先として同一種類の物理マシンの組を選択する選択ルールが含まれるよう構成することができる。
[第5の形態]
上記した仮想ネットワーク機能管理装置の物理マシン候補照会部は、
前記物理マシンによって構成される仮想ネットワーク機能インフラストラクチャ全体を制御するオーケストレイター経由で、前記物理マシンの候補を照会する構成を採ることができる。
[第6の形態]
(上記第2の視点による仮想インフラストラクチャ管理装置参照)
[第7の形態]
(上記第3の視点による仮想ネットワーク機能提供システム参照)
[第8の形態]
(上記第4の視点による仮想ネットワーク機能構築方法参照)
[第9の形態]
(上記第5の視点による仮想ネットワーク機能構築方法参照)
[第10の形態]
(上記第6の視点によるプログラム参照)
なお、上記第6~第10の形態は、第1の形態と同様に、第2~第5の形態に展開することが可能である。
11A 物理マシン候補照会部
12A 物理マシン選択部
13A 仮想マシン作成指示部
20A 仮想インフラストラクチャ管理装置
21A 物理マシン候補応答部
22A 仮想マシン作成部
100 VIM(Virtualized Infrastructure Manager)
101 Vi-Vnfm通信部
102 Or-Vi通信部
103 VM作成部
104 NFVI性能応答部
105 Nf-Vi通信部
106 NFVI情報管理部
107 NFVI情報記憶部
200 VNFM
201 Or-Vnfm通信部
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- 仮想ネットワーク機能の作成時に、2種以上の物理マシンを用いて構成される仮想インフラストラクチャを管理する仮想インフラストラクチャ管理装置に対して、仮想ネットワーク機能を構成する仮想マシンを配置可能な物理マシンの候補を照会する物理マシン候補照会部と、
前記仮想インフラストラクチャ管理装置から受信した物理マシンの候補の中から、前記仮想ネットワーク機能が必要とする性能を満たすことができる物理マシンを選択する物理マシン選択部と、
前記仮想インフラストラクチャ管理装置に対して、前記選択した物理マシンを指定して前記仮想ネットワーク機能を構成する仮想マシンの作成を指示する仮想マシン作成指示部と、
を備えた仮想ネットワーク機能管理装置。 - 前記物理マシン選択部は
少なくとも、他の仮想ネットワーク機能よりも必要とする性能が低い所定の仮想ネットワーク機能に対し、前記必要とする性能を満たす物理マシンのうち、性能の低い物理マシンを選択する請求項1の仮想ネットワーク機能管理装置。 - さらに、仮想ネットワーク機能の種類に応じて、仮想ネットワーク機能に割り当てる物理マシンの選択ルールを格納するルール記憶部を備え、
物理マシン選択部は、前記選択ルールを参照して、仮想ネットワーク機能に求められている基準を満たす物理マシンを選択する請求項1又は2の仮想ネットワーク機能管理装置。 - 前記選択ルールとして、
複数の仮想マシンにより冗長化構成を採る所定の仮想ネットワーク機能に対し、前記冗長化構成を採る仮想マシンの配置先として同一種類の物理マシンの組を選択する選択ルールが含まれる請求項3の仮想ネットワーク機能管理装置。 - 前記物理マシン候補照会部は、
前記物理マシンによって構成される仮想ネットワーク機能インフラストラクチャ全体を制御するオーケストレイター経由で、前記物理マシンの候補を照会する請求項1から4いずれか一の仮想ネットワーク機能管理装置。 - 仮想ネットワーク機能管理装置からの照会に応じて、仮想インフラストラクチャを構成する2種以上の物理マシンの中から、仮想ネットワーク機能を構成する仮想マシンを配置可能な物理マシンの候補を応答する物理マシン候補応答部と、
前記仮想ネットワーク機能管理装置から指定された物理マシンを用いて、仮想マシンを作成する仮想マシン作成部と、
を含む仮想インフラストラクチャ管理装置。 - 仮想ネットワーク機能の作成時に、2種以上の物理マシンを用いて構成される仮想インフラストラクチャを管理する仮想インフラストラクチャ管理装置に対して、仮想ネットワーク機能を構成する仮想マシンを配置可能な物理マシンの候補を照会する物理マシン候補照会部と、
前記仮想インフラストラクチャ管理装置から受信した物理マシンの候補の中から、前記仮想ネットワーク機能が必要とする性能を満たすことができる物理マシンを選択する物理マシン選択部と、
前記仮想インフラストラクチャ管理装置に対して、前記選択した物理マシンを指定して前記仮想ネットワーク機能を構成する仮想マシンの作成を指示する仮想マシン作成指示部と、
を備えた仮想ネットワーク機能管理装置と、
前記仮想ネットワーク機能管理装置からの照会に応じて、仮想ネットワーク機能を構成する仮想マシンを配置可能な物理マシンの候補を応答する物理マシン候補応答部と、
前記仮想ネットワーク機能管理装置から指定された物理マシンを用いて、仮想マシンを作成する仮想マシン作成部と、
を含む仮想インフラストラクチャ管理装置と、
を含む仮想ネットワーク機能提供システム。 - 仮想ネットワーク機能提供システムに含まれる仮想ネットワーク機能管理装置が、
仮想ネットワーク機能の作成時に、2種以上の物理マシンを用いて構成される仮想インフラストラクチャを管理する仮想インフラストラクチャ管理装置に対して、仮想ネットワーク機能を構成する仮想マシンを配置可能な物理マシンの候補を照会するステップと、
前記仮想インフラストラクチャ管理装置から受信した物理マシンの候補の中から、前記仮想ネットワーク機能が必要とする性能を満たすことができる物理マシンを選択するステップと、
前記仮想インフラストラクチャ管理装置に対して、前記選択した物理マシンを指定して前記仮想ネットワーク機能を構成する仮想マシンの作成を指示するステップと、
を含む仮想ネットワーク機能構築方法。 - 仮想ネットワーク機能提供システムに含まれる仮想インフラストラクチャ管理装置が、
仮想ネットワーク機能管理装置からの照会に応じて、仮想インフラストラクチャを構成する2種以上の物理マシンの中から、仮想ネットワーク機能を構成する仮想マシンを配置可能な物理マシンの候補を応答するステップと、
前記仮想ネットワーク機能管理装置から指定された物理マシンを用いて、仮想マシンを作成するステップと、
を含む仮想ネットワーク機能構築方法。 - 仮想ネットワーク機能提供システムに含まれる仮想ネットワーク機能管理装置を構成するコンピュータに、
仮想ネットワーク機能の作成時に、2種以上の物理マシンを用いて構成される仮想インフラストラクチャを管理する仮想インフラストラクチャ管理装置に対して、仮想ネットワーク機能を構成する仮想マシンを配置可能な物理マシンの候補を照会する処理と、
前記仮想インフラストラクチャ管理装置から受信した物理マシンの候補の中から、前記仮想ネットワーク機能が必要とする性能を満たすことができる物理マシンを選択する処理と、
前記仮想インフラストラクチャ管理装置に対して、前記選択した物理マシンを指定して前記仮想ネットワーク機能を構成する仮想マシンの作成を指示する処理と、
を実行させるプログラム。 - 仮想ネットワーク機能提供システムに含まれる仮想インフラストラクチャ管理装置を構成するコンピュータに、
仮想ネットワーク機能管理装置からの照会に応じて、仮想インフラストラクチャを構成する2種以上の物理マシンの中から、仮想ネットワーク機能を構成する仮想マシンを配置可能な物理マシンの候補を応答する処理と、
前記仮想ネットワーク機能管理装置から指定された物理マシンを用いて、仮想マシンを作成する処理と、
を実行させるプログラム。
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