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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2010
Bret A. Bailey, Flower Mound, TX (US);
Gary L. Detro, Celina, TX (US);
Leondard S. Hand, Red Creek, NY (US);
Michael S. Jones, Coppell, TX (US);
Bret A. Bailey, Flower Mound, TX (US);
Gary L. Detro, Celina, TX (US);
Leondard S. Hand, Red Creek, NY (US);
Michael S. Jones, Coppell, TX (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Performance of polymorphic IT functions in a cloud computing environment can begin by providing an individualized selection mechanism for initiating polymorphic IT functions upon a node of a cloud computing environment. A polymorphic IT function can represent an IT function where the actions required to perform the IT function vary depending upon a combination of configuration parameters for the node. User-specification of the combination of configuration parameters can be rendered unnecessary by the individualized selection mechanism. A polymorphic IT function framework can receive a request identifying the node and a driver program via the individualized selection mechanism to perform a user-selected polymorphic IT function. The driver program can define actions for performing the polymorphic IT function upon the node for the combination of configuration parameters. The driver program can then be invoked. Upon completion of the driver program, notification can be sent to a designated entity.