Cloud Service Composition Lifecycle Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
In cloud service management, the integration of multiple services with inconsistent lifecycles poses challenges, leading to resource waste and inefficiencies due to differing expiration times and the need for customized integration services.
Innovation Solution
A service management method that publishes a composition service with associated cloud services, obtaining a management policy including association and lifecycle policies, allowing for convenient management without complex integration, and providing a framework for efficient service composition.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If multiple cloud services are integrated via an integration service, then they can be managed as one service, but the lifecycles of different cloud services become inconsistent and complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the management of multiple cloud services by introducing a composition service that groups multiple cloud services under a unified management structure. Each cloud service maintains its independent lifecycle, but they are collectively managed through the composition service's lifecycle policy, which segments the management complexity from individual service operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The composition service acts as a universal management layer that handles multiple cloud services with different lifecycles. It provides a unified interface for management operations while internally managing the diverse lifecycles of constituent services through inheritance and policy application, making the system multi-functional in handling heterogeneous service lifecycles.
2Adaptability or versatility
If cloud services are managed independently, then each service maintains its own lifecycle, but integration and unified management become complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a nested structure where cloud services are nested within a composition service. The composition service contains multiple cloud services as its components, allowing each service to maintain its independent lifecycle while being nested under a unified management structure that handles integration automatically through inheritance mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The composition service serves as an intermediary between the management system and multiple cloud services. It mediates management operations by translating unified management actions into service-specific operations, allowing independent service lifecycles to be managed through a single interface without direct integration complexity.
3Adaptability or versatility
If service integration is performed scenario by scenario, then specific integration needs are met, but service composition efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-defining the composition service structure and lifecycle management policies before actual service integration. The framework establishes inheritance relationships and management policies in advance, so that when services are composed, the integration is automatically handled according to pre-configured rules rather than requiring scenario-by-scenario customization.
Solution Approach 2:
The composition service framework provides dynamic adaptability through inheritance mechanisms. The lifecycle management policy is designed to dynamically adapt to different service compositions by inheriting and applying appropriate policies based on the specific services involved, allowing flexible composition without sacrificing efficiency through automated policy application.
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AI summary
Embodiments of this application relate to the field of cloud computing technologies, and provide a service management method and an apparatus, to manage a service more conveniently. The method includes: publishing a composition service from a cloud management platform, where the composition service includes at least two associated cloud services; obtaining a management policy of the composition service from the cloud management platform, where the management policy of the composition service includes an association relationship between the at least two associated cloud services and/or a lifecycle policy of the at least two associated cloud services; and providing the composition service for a tenant, and managing the composition service based on the management policy of the composition service when the tenant performs an operation on the composition service.