Methods and apparatus for composite node creation and management through sdi partitions

A computer-implemented method, comprising:

• creating one or more partitions using the one or more resources, the one or more partitions each including a plurality of nodes of a similar resource type;
• generating an update to a pre-composed partition table, stored within a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, including the created one or more partitions;
• receiving a request from an orchestrator for a node;
• selecting one of the created one or more partitions to the orchestrator based upon the pre-composed partition table;
• and
• identifying the selected partition to the orchestrator.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium that stores instructions for execution by processing circuitry of a software-defined infrastructure (SDI) system, the instructions to cause a SDI manager component of the SDI system to:

• create one or more partitions using the one or more resources, the one or more partitions each including a plurality of nodes of a similar resource type;
• generate an update to a pre-composed partition table, stored within a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, including the created one or more partitions;
• receive a request from an orchestrator for a node;
• select one of the created one or more partitions to the orchestrator based upon the pre-composed partition table;
• and
• identify the selected partition to the orchestrator.

A software-defined infrastructure (SDI) system, comprising:

• means for creating one or more partitions using the one or more resources, the one or more partitions each including a plurality of nodes of a similar resource type;
• means for generating an update to a pre-composed partition table, stored within a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, including the created one or more partitions;
• means for receiving a request from an orchestrator for a node;
• means for selecting one of the created one or more partitions to the orchestrator based upon the pre-composed partition table;
• and
• means for identifying the selected partition to the orchestrator.