Automated Cloud Provider Synchronization in Embedded Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing computing systems lack automated methods for creating and synchronizing cloud providers in an embedded container architecture, leading to potential inconsistencies and user burdens in managing cloud storage configurations.
Innovation Solution
A storage system management application with control logic that automates the creation of cloud providers by instructing a cloud tethering subsystem to establish connections and install cloud providers in the embedded operating system, and implements a synchronization verification process to ensure consistency between the cloud tethering subsystem and the storage system's embedded operating system.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If automated cloud provider creation is implemented, then user burden and manual configuration effort are reduced, but system complexity and automation control requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs self-service by automatically creating cloud providers without requiring user input. The storage system management application autonomously executes the creation process, including establishing connections with cloud repositories and configuring cloud providers in the embedded operating system, thereby eliminating manual user configuration efforts while managing system complexity through automated workflows
2Reliability
If cloud provider synchronization verification is implemented, then consistency between subsystems is ensured, but processing time and computational resources increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements feedback through a synchronization verification process that compares the list of cloud providers in the embedded operating system with those in the cloud tethering subsystem. This feedback mechanism detects inconsistencies and triggers automatic corrections, ensuring reliability while managing processing time through targeted verification rather than continuous full-system synchronization
3Manufacturing precision
If automated installation in embedded operating system is implemented, then configuration accuracy is improved, but automation control requirements and system complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by automatically installing cloud providers in the embedded operating system immediately after creation, before any potential inconsistencies can arise. The storage system management application pre-configures the cloud provider information in both the cloud tethering subsystem and the embedded operating system, ensuring configuration accuracy while managing automation complexity through sequential automated workflows
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AI summary
A SSMA (Storage System Management Application) automates creation of a cloud provider on a cloud repository. The SSMA instructs a CTS (Cloud Tethering Subsystem) to create the cloud provider, which causes the CTS to establish a secure connection to the cloud repository. The cloud repository creates the cloud provider and returns identifying information. The CTS then tests the connection to verify that the cloud provider is reachable at the cloud repository. The SSMA also instruct a solution enabler to install the cloud provider in the storage system embedded operating system. The SSMA also implements a cloud provider synchronization verification process, which enables the SSMA to determine if there are any differences between lists of cloud providers maintained by the CTS and the embedded operating system. If any differences are detected, the SSMA automates the process of installing the correct set of cloud providers in the storage system embedded operating system.