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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2015
Emc Corporation, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Layne Lin Peng, Shanghai, CN;
Jie Bao, Shanghai, CN;
Grissom Tianqing Wang, Shanghai, CN;
Vivian Yun Zhang, Shanghai, CN;
Roby Qiyan Chen, Shanghai, CN;
Feng Golfen Guo, Shanghai, CN;
Kay Kai Yan, Shanghai, CN;
Yicang Wu, Shanghai, CN;
EMC IP Holding Company LLC, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and apparatus for performing cross-layer orchestration of resources in a data center having a multi-layer architecture. The method comprises: performing unified control of all resources in all layers of the data center; performing unified storage of all topologies and machine-generated data of all layers of the data center; and orchestrating the resources of the data center based on the unified control and the unified storage. Embodiments of the present invention provide a higher level orchestration than methods in the prior art, and employ some functions provided by methods in the prior art to provide a unified manner when the demand changes for orchestrating a layered cloud data center, in order to immediately provide a suitable capability.