Patent ID: 7373399
Filing Date: 2008-05-13
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for comparing configurations of two or more virtual networks, in a utility data center, said method comprising: retrieving configuration data for a first virtual network in the two or more virtual networks controlled by a control plane cluster in a data center, wherein each virtual network is associated with a respective enterprise having an enterprise type and comprises a respective plurality of components; selecting a second virtual network associated with a respective enterprise based on the criteria of having the same enterprise type as the enterprise associated with the first virtual network; retrieving configuration data for the second virtual network, wherein the second virtual network comprises a respective plurality of components; retrieving user feedback data for the enterprise type, wherein the user feedback data comprises performance feedback data for the enterprise type based on user experience with the enterprise type; retrieving measured performance data associated with the enterprise type; comparing the retrieved configuration data for the first and second virtual networks, the retrieved user feedback data and the retrieved measured performance data; and determining an optimal configuration model for at least one of the first and second virtual networks based on the comparison of the retrieved configuration data for the first and second virtual networks, the retrieved user feedback data and the retrieved measured performance data.