Patent ID: 8978011
Filing Date: 2015-03-10
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for producing test results in a data center resource, the method comprising: receiving a subscription request for a service, the subscription request having a deployment template, a test case and at least one variable setting, wherein the at least one variable setting is a time schedule that specifies a future point in time as to when resources are to be provisioned; provisioning at least two resources for the data center resource at the future point in time based on the subscription request and on the time schedule, wherein the at least two resources are selected from a pool of resources; executing at least one test case using the at least two resources to produce at least one test result and storing the at least one test result having a unique identifier; and releasing the at least two resources, wherein the deployment template comprises interconnect parameters that define an external network connection between the at least two resources selected from the pool of resources, wherein a certain one of the interconnect parameters is not specified in the deployment template when received in the subscription request but is instead subsequently resolved prior to the provisioning.