Cloud Service Instance Auto-Configuration via Hypervisor Injection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current cloud service deployment and configuration processes are manual and time-consuming, requiring users to input deployment and configuration parameters manually, which leads to inefficiencies and degraded user experience, especially when dealing with multiple associated services.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that automates the deployment and configuration of service instances in a cloud environment by using a service manager to inject a hypervisor with configuration information, allowing for auto-configuration and auto-association of services, reducing the time and effort required for users.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If manual deployment and configuration processes are used for cloud services, then users have control over the configuration process, but the deployment time and user effort increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables self-service automation where the service manager automatically performs deployment and configuration tasks without requiring manual user intervention. The automation engine executes pre-defined configuration workflows, allowing the system to configure services autonomously based on service templates and user selections, thereby reducing both user effort and deployment time
Solution Approach 2:
Service templates and configuration parameters are prepared in advance with pre-defined structures and validation rules. The automation engine has pre-configured workflows and scripts ready to execute, allowing rapid deployment without ad-hoc configuration. This preliminary preparation enables the system to quickly instantiate and configure services when users submit deployment requests
2Productivity
If manual configuration processes are used for multiple associated services, then each service can be configured individually, but the overall configuration time and complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple associated services are merged into a single deployment unit through service templates that define relationships between services. The automation engine processes these grouped services together using unified configuration workflows, executing coordinated deployment steps that configure multiple services simultaneously rather than individually, thereby increasing productivity while managing complexity through template-based abstraction
Solution Approach 2:
Service templates provide a universal configuration framework that can handle multiple types of services and their associations through a single standardized interface. The automation engine uses multi-functional workflows that can configure different service types (databases, web servers, application servers) and their relationships using the same template mechanism, reducing the need for service-specific configuration procedures
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AI summary
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method, a device and a computer program product for configuring service instances. The method comprises, at a computing device being used to implement a first service instance in a cloud environment, receiving, from a service manager of the cloud environment, a hypervisor related to a configuration of the first service instance. The method further comprises determining, based on the hypervisor, first configuration information for configuring the first service instance. The method further comprises configuring the first service instance with the first configuration information. With this method, service auto-deployment, auto-configuration and auto-association are realized, thereby improving user efficiency of configuring services and user experience.