Cloud Region Network Validation for Prefab Factory Deployment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Building new cloud regions with physical resources at data center sites is complex, time-consuming, and error-prone, limiting a cloud service provider's ability to grow computing resources in response to customer needs.
Innovation Solution
A prefab factory is used to configure and build cloud regions, utilizing a manager service to orchestrate the process, a static network fabric for efficient networking, and cable terminal protection apparatuses to manage and protect network connections, enabling automated region builds with reduced complexity and improved efficiency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If cloud regions are built with physical resources at final destination data centers, then regions can be deployed to specific geographic areas, but significant preparation work at data centers complicates logistics and scheduling
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by building and configuring cloud regions in advance at prefab factories before transporting them to destination data centers. Physical resources including computing devices, networking devices, and infrastructure components are provisioned, configured, and tested at the prefab factory location prior to deployment, eliminating the need for complex on-site preparation work at destination data centers.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the region building process into distinct phases: configuration and assembly at the prefab factory, transportation to destination, and final deployment at the data center. This segmentation allows preparation work to be separated from deployment activities, reducing complexity at destination sites while maintaining geographic flexibility.
2Ease of manufacture
If cloud regions are built manually at data center sites, then physical resources can be configured in place, but the process is time-consuming and limits scaling ability
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by completing all configuration, provisioning, and testing of physical resources at the prefab factory before transportation. This advance preparation dramatically reduces on-site build time and enables rapid deployment to multiple destinations, thereby increasing productivity and scaling speed while maintaining ease of configuration.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses copying by creating standardized region templates and configurations at the prefab factory that can be replicated and deployed to multiple destination data centers. This templating approach maintains configuration accuracy while significantly accelerating the deployment process across multiple locations.
3Reliability
If cloud regions are built with extensive on-site preparation, then resources can be properly integrated into the data center infrastructure, but logistics and scheduling become complicated
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by performing all infrastructure integration work, including networking configuration, power setup, and cooling system integration, at the prefab factory before transportation. This ensures reliable integration is achieved in advance, eliminating the need for complex on-site logistics and scheduling while maintaining high integration quality at destination data centers.
4Adaptability or versatility
If cloud service providers expand computing resources at existing data centers, then infrastructure can be utilized efficiently, but the ability to grow in response to customer needs is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments resource allocation into modular prefab regions that can be independently configured, transported, and deployed. This modular approach allows cloud service providers to scale computing resources by adding discrete prefab units to existing data centers or deploying to new locations, thereby increasing the quantity of available resources while maintaining adaptability to customer needs.
Data Source
AI summary
Techniques are disclosed for validating a cloud region built at a prefab factory. A computing device of the cloud region can receive a network configuration from a manager service. The network configuration can correspond to a network topology of physical resources in the cloud region and can include a first identifier associated with a computing device, a second identifier associated with a neighboring computing device, and information associating the computing device with the neighboring computing device. The computing device can be configured for transmitting to a second data center and can boot into a test mode at the second data center and receive a new identifier from a server device. The computing device can verify the new identifier and send a validation request to the neighboring computing device. The computing device can validate a network connection to the neighboring computing device based on a response to the validation request.