System and method for embedding external infrastructure services into management nodes

A system comprising:

• a management node executing a centralized management service, wherein the centralized management service is a centralized management application to centrally manage virtual machines and physical servers in a cloud computing environment;
• an infrastructure node externally connected to the management node, the infrastructure node executing an external first infrastructure service that handles at least one infrastructure security function for the centralized management service;
• and
• a convergence appliance connected to the management node and the infrastructure node, wherein the convergence appliance comprises a processor and memory coupled to the processor, and wherein the memory comprises a convergence utility to:
• receive a request to convert the management node with the external first infrastructure service to the management node with an embedded infrastructure service;
• in response to receiving the request, identify the management node and the associated infrastructure node external to the management node;
• deploy a second infrastructure service on the management node;
• replicate data in the external first infrastructure service to the second infrastructure service;
• and
• convert the management node into an embedded node with the embedded infrastructure service by repointing the centralized management service in the management node to the second infrastructure service such that the second infrastructure service is to operate within the management node.

A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium encoded with instructions that, when executed by a processor of a computing system, cause the processor to:

• receive a request to convert a management node with an external first infrastructure service to the management node with an embedded infrastructure service;
• in response to receiving the request, identify the management node and an infrastructure node external to the management node in a cloud computing environment, wherein the management node is to execute a centralized management service, wherein the centralized management service is a centralized management application to centrally manage virtual machines and physical servers in the cloud computing environment, and wherein the external infrastructure node is to execute the external first infrastructure service that handles at least one infrastructure security function for the centralized management service;
• deploy a second infrastructure service on the management node;
• replicate data in the external first infrastructure service to the second infrastructure service;
• and
• convert the management node into an embedded node with the embedded infrastructure service by repointing the centralized management service in the management node to the second infrastructure service such that the second infrastructure service is to operate within the management node.