Master image for deploying workloads in a heterogeneous computing environment

A computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having a computer readable program stored therein to deploy workloads in a heterogenous computing environment having a plurality of hosts of a plurality of different types and/or a plurality of monitors of a plurality of different types, wherein the computer readable program, when executed on a computing device, specifically configures the computing device, and causes the computing device to:

• select a master image for deployment of a workload, wherein a plurality of subimages are associated with the master image, and the plurality of subimages correspond to at least two of the plurality of different types of hosts and/or the plurality of different types of monitors such that the master image is usable to deploy the workload on at least one of the plurality of hosts, wherein the master image includes a separate address for each of the plurality of subimages;
• determine a first host on which to deploy the workload using the master image;
• determine a first monitor of the first host to manage the workload;
• determine a first monitor type of the first monitor;
• determine, based on the first monitor type, a first subimage of the plurality of subimages that supports the first monitor;
• retrieve code for cloning for the first subimage using the separate address for the first subimage;
• and
• clone resources associated with the first subimage to the first host to initiate the workload thereon;
• wherein the plurality of different types is a plurality of different kernel types.

A heterogenous computing environment comprising:

• an orchestration engine;
• a first host of a first type that is associated with the orchestration engine;
• a second host of a second type that is associated with the orchestration engine, wherein the second type is different from the first type;
• a first monitor of a third type that is associated with the first host;
• a second monitor of a fourth type that is associated with one of the first host and the second host, wherein the fourth type is different from the third type;
• and
• a master image associated with the orchestration engine for deploying a workload onto the first monitor or the second monitor, wherein a first subimage is associated with the master image and is compatible with the third type but not the fourth type, and wherein a second subimage is associated with the master image and is compatible with the fourth type of the second monitor but not the third type of the first monitor, wherein the master image includes a separate address for each of the first subimage and the second subimage;
• wherein the first type, the second type, the third type, and the fourth type are each different virtualization software types;
• and
• wherein the separate addresses are used to retrieve code for cloning the first subimage and the second subimage, respectively.