US 12,137,149 B2
System and method for migrating groups of containers
Parminder Singh Sethi, Punjab (IN); and Lakshmi Saroja Nalam, Bangalore (IN)
Assigned to Dell Products, L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed by Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed on Jan. 25, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/159,268.
Prior Publication US 2024/0251021 A1, Jul. 25, 2024
Int. Cl. H04L 67/00 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 67/34 (2013.01) 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for migrating containers, the method comprising:
identifying relationships between containers on a first device, wherein each container of the containers comprises at least one relationship, wherein the relationship comprises a HAS-A relationship or an IS-A relationship;
receiving a request to migrate at least a portion of the containers;
identifying a second device and a third device suitable for migration based on the request;
splitting the portion of the containers into a first group and a second group based on identifying the second device and the third device;
identifying the second device as a first target device to migrate the first group of containers based on the relationships, wherein the first group comprises a first container having the HAS-A relationship and a second container having the IS-A relationship;
identifying the third device as a second target device to migrate the second group of containers based on the relationships, wherein the second group comprises a third container having the HAS-A relationship;
migrating the first group to the second device by:
migrating the first container to the second device;
migrating, after migrating the first container, the second container to the second device; and
migrating the second group to the third device by migrating the third container to the third device.