Disk image selection in virtualized network environments
AssigneeAT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
InventorJulius Mueller
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Abstract
A prioritized list of recommended disk images is created by providing software artifacts associated with a virtual network function that has access to a set of system libraries. Validation tests for the software artifacts are provided in the virtual network function is instantiated. The validation tests are run in the call invocations from the virtual network function to the set of system libraries is monitored. The system call invocations generated by the validation tests are analyzed and a list of required libraries based on system call invocations generated by the validation test is created. A list of recommended disk images with performance metrics are created and communicated to a developer.
Claims1
A method comprising:
- receiving a software artifact associated with a virtual network function having access to a set of disk images;
- receiving a validation test for the software artifact together with a list of expected results;
- instantiating the virtual network function;
- running the validation test on the software artifact for each disk image in the set of disk images;
- measuring a performance metric for each disk image in the set of disk images;
- and
- creating a list of disk images with associated performance metrics.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.