System for dynamic provisioning of secure, scalable, and extensible networked computer environments

A system for provisioning a virtual network including a virtual subnet, the system comprising:

• a first switch;
• a first software process associated with the first switch;
• a second switch;
• a second software process associated with the second switch;
• and
• a network connection that connects the first switch and the second switch,
• wherein the first software process communicates with the second software process through the network connection to provision the virtual subnet out of the first and second switches.

A system for provisioning a “dynamic computing environment” (DCE), the DCE comprising one or more virtual computing devices and one or more virtual subnets that connect the one or more virtual computing devices, the system comprising:

• one or more switches connected through a network connection;
• one or more physical computing devices connected to the switches;
• and
• one or more software processes associated with the switches for provisioning the one or more virtual subnets, wherein the one or more virtual subnets include the one or more virtual computing devices for the one or more physical computing devices.

A method for creating a virtual network, the virtual network comprising a first virtual subnet and a second virtual subnet, the method comprising:

• receiving a request to create the virtual network;
• in response to receiving the request, causing a first software process to provision the first virtual subnet out of a first switch;
• in response to receiving the request, causing a second software process to provision the second virtual subnet out of a second switch;
• and
• in response to receiving the request, causing the first virtual subnet and the second virtual subnet to be part of the virtual network.

A method for creating a virtual network, the virtual network comprising a first virtual subnet and a second virtual subnet, the method comprising:

• receiving a request to create the virtual network;
• in response to receiving the request, causing a software process to provision the first virtual subnet out of a first switch;
• in response to receiving the request, causing the software process to provision the second virtual subnet out of the first switch;
• and
• in response to receiving the request, causing the first virtual subnet and the second virtual subnet to be part of the virtual network.