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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2022
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Christian Knierim, Munich, DE;
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Abstract
A method and device for the automatic, security-induced relocation of at least one container instance in an orchestrated environment that contains more than one guest computer managed by an orchestration apparatus is provided, including the following steps: the orchestration apparatus launching the container instance on a first guest computer that comprises security functions in accordance with a first security level, receiving a security alarm message including at least one criticality parameter that indicates a security status of the orchestrated environment from a monitoring apparatus in the orchestration apparatus, the orchestration apparatus determining a second security level, different from the first security level, for the container instance based on a relocation policy depending on the criticality parameter, the orchestration apparatus relocating the container instance to a second guest computer in the orchestrated environment that includes security functions in accordance with the second security level.