Abstract: A system and method can deploy and manage software services in virtualized and non-virtualized environments. The system provides an enterprise application virtualization solution that allows for centralized governance and control over software and Java applications. The system includes a plurality of resource broker agents. Each resource broker agent resides on one of the plurality of virtualized and non-virtualized machines in the computing environment and can be used to manage the software processes and compute resources running in the computing environment. Each resource broker agent is responsible for starting a set of Virtual Machines running on a specific compute resource and performing resource metering control. The system also includes a virtual machine pool that communicates with the plurality of resource broker agents to create and manage the set of virtual machines for each resource broker agent and collect data.

Abstract: A system and method can manage software services in virtualized and non-virtualized environments. A plurality of data collection components in a computing environment can include a plurality of virtual machines running on the one or more microprocessors, wherein the plurality of virtual machines are adapted to be deployed with services and applications. Each data collection component operates to use one or more data structures to communicate with a data consumer, wherein each data structure describes metrics to be collected by said data collection component and is capable of containing collected metric values.

Abstract: A system and method can support security management in a computing environment that includes one or more virtualized machines to which one or more applications can be deployed. The system can include a plurality of agents, wherein each agent resides on one of a plurality of machines in the computing environment and operates to manage software processes and resources running in the computing environment. The system also includes a controller that collects data from the plurality of agents about current operating performance of the computing environment, and uses the data gathered to enforce policies and to deploy services in a way that honors one or more service level agreements of the deployed services. Furthermore, the communication between each of the plurality of agents and the controller can be secured with a mutual authentication method, and the communication between an agent and an application is secured with a one-way authentication method.

Abstract: A system and method can deploy and manage software services in virtualized and non-virtualized environments. The system provides an enterprise application virtualization solution that allows for centralized governance and control over software and Java applications. Operations teams can define policies, based on application-level service level agreements (SLA) that govern the allocation of hardware and software resources to ensure that quality of service (QoS) goals are met across virtual and non-virtualized platforms. The system use a rules engine that can compare administrator defined constraints with runtime metrics; generate events when a constraint is violated by a metric of the runtime metrics and generate events when a constraint is violated by a metric of the runtime metrics.

Abstract: A system and method can deploy and manage software services in virtualized and non-virtualized environments. The system provides an enterprise application virtualization solution that allows for centralized governance and control over software and Java applications. Operations teams can define policies, based on application-level service level agreements (SLA) that govern the allocation of hardware and software resources to ensure that quality of service (QoS) goals are met across virtual and non-virtualized platforms. The system use a rules engine that can compare administrator defined constraints with runtime metrics; generate events when a constraint is violated by a metric of the runtime metrics and generate events when a constraint is violated by a metric of the runtime metrics.

Abstract: A system and method can deploy and manage software services in virtualized and non-virtualized environments. The system provides an enterprise application virtualization solution that allows for centralized governance and control over software and Java applications. Operations teams can define policies, based on application-level service level agreements (SLA) that govern the allocation of hardware and software resources to ensure that quality of service (QoS) goals are met across virtual and non-virtualized platforms. The system use a rules engine that can compare administrator defined constraints with runtime metrics; generate events when a constraint is violated by a metric of the runtime metrics and generate events when a constraint is violated by a metric of the runtime metrics.

Abstract: A system and method can manage software services in virtualized and non-virtualized environments. A plurality of data collection components in a computing environment can include a plurality of virtual machines running on the one or more microprocessors, wherein the plurality of virtual machines are adapted to be deployed with services and applications. Each data collection component operates to use one or more data structures to communicate with a data consumer, wherein each data structure describes metrics to be collected by said data collection component and is capable of containing collected metric values.

Abstract: A system and method can support security management in a computing environment that includes one or more virtualized machines to which one or more applications can be deployed. The system can include a plurality of agents, wherein each agent resides on one of a plurality of machines in the computing environment and operates to manage software processes and resources running in the computing environment. The system also includes a controller that collects data from the plurality of agents about current operating performance of the computing environment, and uses the data gathered to enforce policies and to deploy services in a way that honors one or more service level agreements of the deployed services. Furthermore, the communication between each of the plurality of agents and the controller can be secured with a mutual authentication method, and the communication between an agent and an application is secured with a one-way authentication method.

Abstract: A system and method can manage software services in virtualized and non-virtualized environments. A plurality of data collection components in a computing environment can include a plurality of virtual machines running on the one or more microprocessors, wherein the plurality of virtual machines are adapted to be deployed with services and applications. Each data collection component operates to use one or more data structures to communicate with a data consumer, wherein each data structure describes metrics to be collected by said data collection component and is capable of containing collected metric values.

Abstract: A system and method can deploy and manage software services in virtualized and non-virtualized environments. The system provides an enterprise application virtualization solution that allows for centralized governance and control over software and Java applications. The system uses a plurality of agents to manage the software processes and resources running in the computing environment. The system also uses a controller to collect data from the agents about the current operating performance of the computing environment and to deploy the services in a way that best honors the service level agreements of all deployed services. The communication between each of the plurality of agents and the controller is secured with a mutual authentication method.

Abstract: A system and method can manage software services in virtualized and non-virtualized environments. A plurality of data collection components in a computing environment can include a plurality of virtual machines running on the one or more microprocessors, wherein the plurality of virtual machines are adapted to be deployed with services and applications. Each data collection component operates to use one or more data structures to communicate with a data consumer, wherein each data structure describes metrics to be collected by said data collection component and is capable of containing collected metric values.

Abstract: A system and method can deploy and manage software services in virtualized and non-virtualized environments. The system provides a data consumer that manages a plurality of data collectors, wherein each data collector resides on one of the plurality of virtualized and non-virtualized machines in the computing environment and extracts performance data from a set of Virtual Machines running on a specific compute resource using an operating contract. The operating contract includes one or more metric descriptors, wherein each metric descriptor specifies one or more resources associated with the set of Virtual Machines. In addition, a push manager allows the data consumer to register performance data items that need to be handled, wherein the push manager calls the data consumer to process the performance data items at each time the periodic interval elapse.

Abstract: A system and method can deploy and manage software services in virtualized and non-virtualized environments. The system provides a data consumer that manages a plurality of data collectors, wherein each data collector resides on one of the plurality of virtualized and non-virtualized machines in the computing environment and extracts performance data from a set of Virtual Machines running on a specific compute resource using an operating contract. The operating contract includes one or more metric descriptors, wherein each metric descriptor specifies one or more resources associated with the set of Virtual Machines. In addition, a push manager allows the data consumer to register performance data items that need to be handled, wherein the push manager calls the data consumer to process the performance data items at each time the periodic interval elapse.

Abstract: A system and method can deploy and manage software services in virtualized and non-virtualized environments. The system provides an enterprise application virtualization solution that allows for centralized governance and control over software and Java applications. Operations teams can define policies, based on application-level service level agreements (SLA) that govern the allocation of hardware and software resources to ensure that quality of service (QoS) goals are met across virtual and non-virtualized platforms. The system use a rules engine that can compare administrator defined constraints with runtime metrics; generate events when a constraint is violated by a metric of the runtime metrics and generate events when a constraint is violated by a metric of the runtime metrics.

Abstract: A system and method can deploy and manage software services in virtualized and non-virtualized environments. The system provides an enterprise application virtualization solution that allows for centralized governance and control over software and Java applications. The system uses a plurality of agents to manage the software processes and resources running in the computing environment. The system also uses a controller to collect data from the agents about the current operating performance of the computing environment and to deploy the services in a way that best honors the service level agreements of all deployed services. The communication between each of the plurality of agents and the controller is secured with a mutual authentication method.

Abstract: A system and method can deploy and manage software services in virtualized and non-virtualized environments. The system provides an enterprise application virtualization solution that allows for centralized governance and control over software and Java applications. The system includes a plurality of resource broker agents. Each resource broker agent resides on one of the plurality of virtualized and non-virtualized machines in the computing environment and can be used to manage the software processes and compute resources running in the computing environment. Each resource broker agent is responsible for starting a set of Virtual Machines running on a specific compute resource and performing resource metering control. The system also includes a virtual machine pool that communicates with the plurality of resource broker agents to create and manage the set of virtual machines for each resource broker agent and collect data.