Converged Infrastructure Component Update Automation
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Solution Overview
Problem
The process of updating converged infrastructure system components is time-consuming and labor-intensive, requiring significant manual effort and documentation navigation to migrate to new firmware and software versions, spanning several weeks.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that utilize a CIS management module to identify and remediate components, retrieve necessary updates from a repository, and automate the update process, reducing the need for user interaction and manual effort.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If manual update process is used with documentation navigation, then update accuracy can be maintained, but update time and labor effort increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs self-diagnosis and self-update by automatically identifying components requiring remediation, retrieving appropriate remediation content from repositories, and applying updates without requiring manual intervention. The management module autonomously manages the entire update lifecycle, eliminating the need for operators to manually navigate documentation while maintaining update accuracy through automated compliance checking.
Solution Approach 2:
A management module acts as an intermediary between the converged infrastructure components and the update repositories. This intermediary automatically retrieves component information, identifies remediation needs, selects appropriate remediation content from repositories, and coordinates the update process, thereby eliminating manual documentation navigation while ensuring accurate updates.
2Productivity
If automated update process is implemented, then update speed and productivity improve, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The management module performs multiple functions within a single integrated system: it identifies components requiring remediation, retrieves remediation content from repositories, validates compliance with converged infrastructure configurations, and applies updates. This multi-functional approach automates the update process improving productivity while consolidating complexity into a single manageable module rather than distributing it across multiple separate systems.
3Reliability
If manual component identification and remediation is performed, then update reliability can be verified, but labor effort and operational complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The management module continuously monitors component compliance status against defined converged infrastructure configurations, automatically identifies components requiring remediation, and verifies update success. This feedback mechanism ensures update reliability by systematically checking compliance before and after updates while eliminating manual verification efforts, thereby maintaining reliability while improving ease of operation.
Data Source
AI summary
Methods, systems, and computer readable mediums for updating components in a converged infrastructure system are disclosed. According to one method, the method includes identifying components in a converged infrastructure system that require remediation in order to comply with a defined converged infrastructure configuration and determining remediation content to enable each of the identified components to be compliant with the defined converged infrastructure configuration. The method further includes retrieving the remediation content for the identified components from a repository and utilizing the remediation content to update the identified components on the converged infrastructure system in accordance with the defined converged infrastructure configuration.