Abstraction Layer for Platform-Independent Remote Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing remote management technologies for processing systems, such as storage servers, are often customized and expensive to port between different host processing system designs, making them difficult and costly to upgrade or adapt, and limit their platform independence, especially when managing multiple devices over a network.
Innovation Solution
A processing system with a remote management module and an agent that implements an abstraction layer for communication, allowing the agent and remote management module to operate independently and communicate event data through a command packet protocol, enabling platform-independent remote management across various host processing system designs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If remote management module is customized for a particular host processing system design, then management functionality is achieved, but portability to different platforms becomes difficult and expensive
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an abstraction layer as an intermediary between the remote management module and the host processing system. This abstraction layer provides standardized interfaces that decouple the management module from hardware-specific details, enabling the same management module to operate across different platforms without customization. The abstraction layer translates generic management commands into platform-specific operations.
2Ease of manufacture
If remote management module is customized for each host processing system design, then specific hardware knowledge is gained, but upgrade and adaptation costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the remote management system into distinct layers: an abstraction layer that handles platform-independent operations and a hardware interface layer that deals with platform-specific details. This segmentation allows the abstraction layer to be upgraded independently without affecting hardware integration, while maintaining reliable communication through standardized interfaces.
3Adaptability or versatility
If direct communication between administrative console and processing system is used, then simple implementation is achieved, but remote management capability is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The abstraction layer provides universal communication capabilities that enable the administrative console to manage multiple different processing systems through a single standardized interface. The same abstraction layer can communicate with various host processing system designs, making the administrative console multi-functional and platform-agnostic.
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AI summary
A processing system includes control circuitry to control the processing system, a remote management module to enable remote management of the processing system via a network, and an agent to operate as an intermediary between the remote management module and the control circuitry. The agent and the remote management module are configured to cooperatively implement an abstraction layer through which the agent and the remote management module communicate.