Patent ID: 8935701
Filing Date: 2015-01-13
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for unified management in a virtualized computer network, the method comprising: initializing a unified management platform (UMP) on at least one computer comprising a processor and memory; initializing, by the at least one computer, a database; determining, by the at least one computer, utilization information relating to at least one resource in a virtual computing environment, wherein the at least one resource comprises a virtual resource associated with at least one of CPU, memory, storage, and network input/output; storing, by the at least one computer, the utilization information in the database; determining, by the at least one computer, two or more active applets provided by the UMP; wherein the UMP comprises at least one internal management function common to the two or more active applets; wherein the two or more active applets each comprise an application that focuses on at least one issue related to managing the at least one resource; wherein the database is shared among the two or more active applets; processing, by the at least one computer, at least one function associated with at least one of the two or more active applets; generating, by the at least one computer, information relating to the at least one resource, upon processing of the at least one function; storing in the database, by the at least one computer, the generated information relating to the at least one resource; selectively providing, via the database, the utilization information and the generated information to the two or more active applets for at least one of: initializing, by the at least one computer, a new applet provided by the UMP, the new applet focusing on an issue related to managing the at least one resource; and providing the new applet with access to the database responsive to the initializing.