# US 12,217,098 B2 · Deployment of pod cohorts > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,217,098 B2 - Document ID: US12217098B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/626,203 - Filed: 2024-04-03 - Published: 2024-12-26 - Granted: 2025-02-04 - Earliest claimed: 2023-06-26 - Assignees: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC - Applicants: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC - Inventors: Ajay Punreddy; Piotr Galecki; Dinesh Kumar Ramasamy; Thuy Phuong Fernandes; Huanglin Xiong - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12217098B2 ## CPC - G06F 9/5072: {Grid computing} - G06F 8/60: Software deployment - G06F 8/61: Installation - G06F 9/45558: {Hypervisor-specific management and integration aspects} - G06F 9/5055: {considering software capabilities, i.e. software resources associated or available to the machine} - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) ## Abstract Techniques are described for orchestrating a cohort deployment in a computing network comprising a plurality of computing nodes implementing a virtualized computing network managed by an orchestrator. The cohort deployment is managed by a deployment broker configured to coordinate the cohort deployment. The cohort deployment includes multiple deployments, where the cohort deployment comprises a parent deployment and a spawned deployment that includes a dependency on the parent deployment. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method of orchestrating a cohort deployment in a computing network comprising a plurality of computing nodes implementing a virtualized computing network managed by an orchestrator, the method comprising: receiving a definition indicative of a cohort deployment that requires multiple deployments, wherein the cohort deployment comprises a parent deployment and a spawned deployment that includes a dependency on the parent deployment; receiving an indication of a resource to be shared by the multiple deployments; determining a current state of the computing network; verifying that there are sufficient computing resources available to support the cohort deployment; allocating external dependencies and resources to individual deployments and workloads of the cohort deployment; based on the shared resource, the current state of the computing network, and verification that there are sufficient computing resources, generating a set of operations that are deployable in the computing network, wherein the set of operations configure the computing network to deploy the cohort deployment; and deploying the set of operations in the computing network. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the computing resources comprise memory, CPU, or storage. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising ensuring that individual deployments of the cohort deployment adhere to a lifecycle parameter of the cohort deployment. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising terminating the cohort deployment. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising performing a consistency check of the computing network. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving a change to the definition indicative of the cohort deployment; in response to receiving the change to the definition indicative of the cohort deployment, pausing the deployment of the set of operations in the computing network; based on the change to the definition indicative of the cohort deployment, updating the set of operations to achieve the change to the definition; and deploying the updated set of operations in the computing network. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the generating the set of operations comprises resolving dependencies between the definition and resources in the computing network. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the definition comprises a manifest. ### Claim 9 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, wherein the change is received after some of the set of operations have been executed. ### Claim 10 A system comprising: one or more processors; and a memory in communication with the one or more processors, the memory having computer-readable instructions stored thereupon that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to perform operations comprising: receiving a definition indicative of a cohort deployment that requires multiple deployments including at least a parent deployment and a spawned deployment that includes a dependency on the parent deployment; receiving an indication of a resource that is to be shared for the deployments in the cohort deployment; determining a current state of a computing network where the cohort deployment is to be deployed; verifying that there are sufficient computing resources available to support the cohort deployment; allocating external dependencies and resources to individual deployments and workloads of the cohort deployment; based on the shared resource, a current state of the computing network, and verification that there are sufficient computing resources, generating a set of operations that are deployable in the computing network, wherein the set of operations configure the computing network to deploy the cohort deployment; and deploying the set of operations in the computing network. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The system of claim 10, further comprising computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to perform operations comprising: ensuring that individual deployments of the cohort deployment adhere to a lifecycle parameter of the cohort deployment. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The system of claim 10, further comprising computer-readable instructions stored thereupon that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to perform operations comprising terminating the cohort deployment. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The system of claim 10, further comprising computer-readable instructions stored thereupon that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to perform operations comprising: receiving a change to the definition indicative of the cohort deployment; in response to receiving the change to the definition indicative of the cohort deployment, pausing the deployment of the set of operations in the computing network; based on the change to the definition indicative of the cohort deployment, updating the set of operations to achieve the change to the definition; and deploying the updated set of operations in the computing network. ### Claim 14 (depends on 10) The system of claim 10, wherein the generating the set of operations comprises resolving dependencies between the definition and resources in the computing network. ### Claim 15 (depends on 10) The system of claim 10, wherein the definition comprises a manifest. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The system of claim 13, wherein the change is received after some of the set of operations have been executed. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The system of claim 16, further comprising computer-readable instructions stored thereupon that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to perform operations comprising performing a consistency check of the computing network. ### Claim 18 A computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereupon which, when executed by one or more processors of a system, cause the system to perform operations comprising: receiving a definition indicative of a cohort deployment comprising a parent deployment and a spawned deployment that includes a dependency on the parent deployment; receiving an indication of a resource that is to be shared for the parent deployment and spawned deployment; determining a current state of a computing network where the cohort deployment is to be deployed; verifying that there are sufficient computing resources available to support the cohort deployment; allocating external dependencies and resources to individual deployments and workloads of the cohort deployment; based on the shared resource, a current state of the computing network, and verification that there are sufficient computing resources, generating a set of operations that are deployable in the computing network, wherein the set of operations configure the computing network to deploy the cohort deployment; and deploying the set of operations in the computing network. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The computer-readable storage medium of claim 18, further comprising computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to perform operations comprising: ensuring that individual deployments of the cohort deployment adhere to a lifecycle parameter of the cohort deployment. ### Claim 20 (depends on 18) The computer-readable storage medium of claim 18, further comprising computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to perform operations comprising: receiving a change to the definition indicative of the cohort deployment; in response to receiving the change to the definition indicative of the cohort deployment, pausing the deployment of the set of operations in the computing network; based on the change to the definition indicative of the cohort deployment, updating the set of operations to achieve the change to the definition; and deploying the updated set of operations in the computing network.