Blueprint-Driven Virtual Environment Template Creation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Large organizations face challenges in designing and scaling complex software systems, requiring extensive hardware and software infrastructure, which is time-consuming and prone to troubleshooting issues due to variability in hardware configurations and lack of standardization.

Innovation Solution

The implementation of a blueprint-driven environment template creation in a virtual infrastructure, where a processor receives a blueprint and environment template configuration to build a consistent virtual environment, automating the provisioning and deployment of applications across heterogeneous environments, ensuring identical infrastructure setups across multiple sites.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If manual infrastructure design and setup is performed for each system, then the system can be customized to meet specific organizational needs, but the time and effort required to build and test new systems increases significantly

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesystem customizationVSAvoidsystem build and test time

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary action by pre-configuring infrastructure blueprints that define hardware specifications, software configurations, and system architectures before actual system deployment. These blueprints are created in advance and stored for reuse, allowing rapid instantiation of standardized systems while maintaining customization capabilities through blueprint selection and modification.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent implements copying by creating reusable infrastructure blueprints that can be replicated across multiple systems. Once a blueprint is validated and optimized, it can be copied and instantiated repeatedly to deploy identical or modified systems, eliminating the need to manually design each system from scratch and significantly reducing build and test time.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #26Copying

2Reliability

If standardized environment templates are implemented, then infrastructure consistency and troubleshooting efficiency improve, but the ability to accommodate unique organizational requirements may be reduced

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveinfrastructure consistencyVSAvoidorganizational requirement accommodation

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies segmentation by dividing infrastructure configurations into modular blueprints that can be independently selected, combined, and customized. Each blueprint represents a discrete, standardized component (e.g., database server, web server, network configuration) that maintains consistency while allowing flexible assembly to meet unique organizational requirements through blueprint composition.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

3Adaptability or versatility

If extensive hardware and software infrastructure is deployed to meet complex organizational needs, then system functionality is enhanced, but the complexity of designing and maintaining the infrastructure increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesystem functionalityVSAvoidinfrastructure design complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements universality by designing blueprints that can serve multiple functions and be applied across different organizational contexts. A single blueprint can be used to deploy development, testing, and production environments with consistent configurations, reducing design complexity while maintaining the ability to support diverse functional requirements through blueprint parameterization and instantiation.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

4Adaptability or versatility

If manual system deployment is performed across multiple sites, then site-specific customization is possible, but setup and maintenance costs increase significantly

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesite-specific customizationVSAvoidsetup and maintenance cost

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies copying by enabling the replication of validated blueprints across multiple geographic sites. Once a blueprint is successfully configured and tested at one location, it can be copied and deployed to other sites with minimal additional configuration, reducing setup costs and standardizing maintenance procedures while still allowing site-specific parameters to be adjusted.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #26Copying

Data Source

PatentUS10430247B2Blueprint-driven environment template creation in a virtual infrastructure

Publication Date: 2019.10.01 DELL EMC

AI summary

A system for blueprint-driven environment template creation in a virtual infrastructure comprises a processor and a memory. The processor is configured to receive a blueprint, receive an environment template configuration, and build an environment template using the blueprint and the environment template configuration. The environment template is for provisioning an environment. The environment is for deploying an application. The memory is coupled to the processor and is configured to provide the processor with instructions.