Containerized Cloud Manager Installer for Automated Deployment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing cloud management systems require significant expertise and effort to deploy and manage cloud computing platforms, as they often need custom installers tailored to specific versions, making updates and modifications cumbersome and resource-intensive.
Innovation Solution
The introduction of a containerized cloud manager installer that automates deployment and management tasks by using blueprints to configure and manage virtual environments, allowing for the embedding of the installer within the cloud platform to facilitate lifecycle management and updates without the need for new installers.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If custom installers are created for each cloud platform version, then the cloud management system can be deployed, but the deployment and management process requires significant expertise and effort
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal installer that can deploy multiple cloud platform versions through a single interface. The installer includes a version selection mechanism that allows users to choose from supported versions without requiring separate custom installers for each version, thereby reducing deployment effort while maintaining reliability across versions.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary installation framework that mediates between the user and various cloud platform versions. This framework handles the complexity of version-specific deployment details internally while presenting a simplified interface to users, reducing the expertise required for deployment.
2Adaptability or versatility
If custom installers are created for each cloud platform version, then the cloud management system can be updated, but updates and modifications become cumbersome and resource-intensive
Solution Approach 1:
The universal installer serves multiple functions including initial deployment, version upgrades, and platform modifications. Instead of creating separate update mechanisms for each version, the same installer framework handles all version transitions, significantly improving update efficiency while maintaining support for multiple versions.
Solution Approach 2:
The installer framework is designed in advance to accommodate multiple versions and update scenarios. By pre-configuring the installation mechanism to handle version selection and transitions, the system eliminates the need for ad-hoc custom installer creation for each update, making the update process streamlined and efficient.
3Reliability
If traditional installation methods are used, then cloud computing platforms can be deployed, but significant expertise and effort are required for deployment and management
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary installer framework that absorbs the complexity of deploying and managing multiple cloud platform versions. This framework handles version-specific configurations, dependencies, and installation procedures internally, presenting a simplified uniform interface to users and reducing the perceived system complexity while maintaining deployment reliability.
4Adaptability or versatility
If separate installers are created for each version, then each version can be deployed independently, but the process becomes resource-intensive and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple version-specific installer functions into a single universal installer. This consolidated installer maintains the ability to deploy different versions independently through user selection, while eliminating the time required to create, maintain, and execute separate installer programs for each version.
Data Source
AI summary
Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture are disclosed to improve cloud management. An example apparatus includes at least one processor, and memory including instructions that, when executed, cause the at least one processor to execute a cloud manager installer generated by a container platform manager, the cloud manager installer is to configure a cloud computing environment based on environment information, determine one or more virtual resources based on a blueprint, and deploy a cloud platform manager in the cloud computing environment to manage a lifecycle of an application executing in the cloud computing environment by provisioning the one or more virtual resources to the cloud computing environment, and installing the cloud platform manager in the cloud computing environment by storing the cloud manager installer and the blueprint in the cloud computing environment.