Cloud Service Installation and Registration Automation
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Solution Overview
Problem
The manual process of service onboarding, registration, and management in cloud systems is inconvenient and error-prone, especially for multi-tenant services, requiring separate steps for installation, registration, and updates, and lacks automation for deletion validation.
Innovation Solution
A cloud system that integrates service installation and registration into a single-step process, using a 'Registration Resource Provider' resource to automate service registration, updates, and deletion, ensuring that credentials and resources are updated synchronously and preventing unintended deletions by verifying service usage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If manual service onboarding and registration processes are used, then service installation and registration can be completed, but the process is inconvenient, error-prone, and requires multiple separate manual steps
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines service installation and service registration into a single automated process. When a service is installed, the system automatically registers it with the cloud system, eliminating the need for separate manual registration steps. This merging of operations resolves the contradiction by making the process easier to operate while reducing the complexity of manual procedures.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements self-service automation where the cloud system automatically performs registration, credential management, and update synchronization without requiring manual intervention. The service installs itself and automatically registers with the cloud, and updates are automatically synchronized across all components, eliminating error-prone manual operations.
2Productivity
If separate manual steps are used for service installation and registration, then each step can be controlled individually, but the process is time-consuming and labor-intensive
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs registration actions automatically during the service installation process itself, rather than requiring a separate subsequent registration step. The credential management and service registration are prepared and executed as part of the initial installation, eliminating delays and reducing the overall time required for service onboarding.
Solution Approach 2:
The automated registration process ensures continuous operation without interruption between installation and registration steps. The system maintains a continuous workflow where service installation seamlessly transitions into automatic registration and credential management, eliminating idle time and manual intervention gaps.
3Reliability
If manual updates are performed for service credentials and configuration, then individual updates can be made, but errors are more likely and consistency is harder to maintain
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements automatic feedback mechanisms that monitor service credentials and configuration across all components. When updates are required, the system automatically detects changes, synchronizes them across all services and resources, and verifies consistency. This feedback loop ensures configuration reliability while maintaining high levels of automation.
Solution Approach 2:
The automated update system serves multiple functions simultaneously: it manages credentials, updates configuration, synchronizes across distributed services, and verifies consistency. This universal update mechanism handles all credential and configuration management tasks through a single automated process, improving reliability while maintaining automation.
4Ease of operation
If service deletion is allowed without validation, then deletion is simple and fast, but unintended deletions can occur when services are still in use
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies preliminary anti-action by automatically validating service usage status before allowing deletion. The cloud system checks whether any tenants are using the service before permitting deletion, and prevents deletion if the service is still in use. This preemptive validation protects against unintended deletions while maintaining an easy deletion process for valid cases.
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AI summary
Embodiments of the invention provide the capability to combine service installation and service registration in a cloud system. This process reduces the installation of a multi-tenant service into a single-step process. For example, a cloud system admin may simply install the new service and registration is accomplished automatically as part of the installation.