Model-based provisioning of test environments

One or more computer readable storage media having stored thereon a plurality of instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to:

• parse a model of an application;
• automatically determine, based on the model of the application, components of a virtual machine in which the application defined by the model would run;
• generate the virtual machine based on the determining;
• run the virtual machine on a computing device;
• install the application on the virtual machine
• run the application on the virtual machine;
• monitor the performance of the application while running on the virtual machine;
• adjust a parameter of the virtual machine to effectuate enhanced run-time performance of the application when it is run on the virtual machine;
• and
• generate a specification for a deployment machine on which to deploy the application;
• and
• generate an installation specificationfor the application, wherein the installation specification is based at least in part on the generated specification for a deployment machine.

A computing device comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory, coupled to the processor, to store instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
• parse a model of an application;
• automatically determine, based on the model of the application, components of a virtual machine in which the application defined by the model would run;
• generate the virtual machine based on the determining;
• run the virtual machine on a computing device;
• install the application on the virtual machine;
• run the application on the virtual machine;
• monitor the performance of the application while running on the virtual machine;
• adjust a parameter of the virtual machine to effectuate enhanced run-time performance of the application when it is run on the virtual machine;
• generate a specification for a deployment machine on which to deploy the application;
• and
• generate an installation specification for the application, wherein the installation specification is based at least in part on the generated specification for a deployment machine.