Automatically generating configuration images and deploying computer components in a computing environment that comprises a shared pool of configurable computing resources

A system of generating configuration images and deploying computer components in a computing environment that comprises a shared pool of configurable computing resources, comprising:

• one or more hardware processors operable to automatically mine repositories for configuration templates, the configuration templates comprising executable commands that configure computer hardware and software resources on the computing environment,
• one or more of the hardware processors further operable to classify the configuration templates into classes of different service configurations,
• one or more of the hardware processors further operable to create base templates representing the different service configurations based on the configuration templates classified into classes of different service configurations;
• a storage device operable to store the base templates,
• one or more of the hardware processors further operable to receive a deployment request with specified requirements for deploying computer resources for a requested service on the shared pool of configurable computing resources,
• one or more of the hardware processors further operable to search the configuration templates for configurations that meet the specified requirements for the requested service,
• one or more of the hardware processors further operable to create a plurality of candidate templates based on the base templates that represent configurations for the requested service and the configurations that meet the specified requirements, the base templates augmented with additional configurations that address the specified requirements,
• one or more of the hardware processors further operable to select a target template from the plurality of candidate templates that meets the specified requirements with least risk impact,
• one or more of the hardware processors further operable to deploy the computer resources for the requested service by executing the target template.

A computer readable storage device storing a program of instructions executable by a machine to perform a method of generating configuration images and deploying computer components in a computing environment that comprises a shared pool of configurable computing resources, the method comprising:

• automatically mining by one or more hardware processors repositories for configuration templates, the configuration templates comprising executable commands that configure computer hardware and software resources on the computing environment;
• classifying by one or more of the hardware processors the configuration templates into classes of different service configurations;
• creating base templates representing the different service configurations based on the configuration templates classified into classes of different service configurations;
• receiving a deployment request with specified requirements for deploying computer resources for a requested service on the shared pool of configurable computing resources;
• searching the configuration templates for configurations that meet the specified requirements for the requested service;
• creating a plurality of candidate templates based on the base templates that represent configurations for the requested service and the configurations that meet the specified requirements;
• selecting a target template from the plurality of candidate templates that most meets the specified requirements;
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• deploying the computer resources for the requested service by executing the target template.