Patent ID: 9647854
Date: 2017-05-09
CPC Classifications: G06F,G06Q,H04L

Claim:
1. A method for deploying servers in a network, the method comprising: receiving a configuration for a first set of servers from an entity to be deployed on a grid-independent node; identifying a grid identity and a first Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN) identity associated with the entity, wherein the grid identity and the first VLAN identity are used in a first VLAN protocol for communicating within the network including a second set of servers for the entity on a grid-dependent node; identifying a local second VLAN identity associating the entity with the grid-independent node; mapping a combination of the grid identity and the first VLAN identity to the identified local second VLAN identity used in a second VLAN protocol for communicating with the grid-independent node in the network; deploying the first set of servers on the grid-independent node based on the mapping, wherein packets are routed between the first set of servers on the grid-independent node and the second set of servers on the grid-dependent node using the local second VLAN identity; and translating the packets sent between the first set of servers and the second set of servers by replacing the grid identity and the first VLAN identity in headers of the packets with the local second VLAN identity.