Cluster Configuration Controller Orchestration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Managing a computing cluster in cloud-computing environments is challenging due to the need for synchronizing individual machine configurations across a network, where changes in one machine impact others, and existing methods lack efficient orchestration and real-time control.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that utilize a configuration controller to store and manage machine states, determine new machine states based on cluster-wide changes, and update machines accordingly, employing a publishing and subscribing model for real-time control and orchestration, with optional content delivery network communication for state sharing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If individual machine configurations are set independently in a computing cluster, then each machine can be configured and managed separately, but synchronization of configurations across the cluster becomes difficult and error-prone
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a configuration management system that continuously monitors machine states and automatically propagates configuration changes across the cluster. When a configuration change is made to one machine, the system detects this change and automatically updates other machines to maintain consistency, resolving the contradiction between individual configuration ease and cluster-wide synchronization stability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a central configuration management server as an intermediary between individual machines. This mediator collects configuration data from all machines, processes changes, and distributes updated configurations throughout the cluster, enabling both independent machine operation and coordinated configuration management without direct machine-to-machine communication complexity.
2Ease of operation
If configuration changes are propagated manually across machines, then control over each machine is maintained, but the time and complexity of synthesizing cluster-wide configuration changes increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a configuration template system where cluster-wide configuration changes are predefined and prepared in advance. When a configuration change is needed, the pre-prepared configuration package is automatically distributed to all machines simultaneously, eliminating the time-consuming process of manual configuration synthesis and propagation while maintaining centralized control.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual configuration propagation mechanisms with automated electronic distribution systems. Configuration changes are transmitted electronically across the network to all machines simultaneously, substituting the slow, manual process of configuration synthesis and distribution with rapid automated electronic updates, thereby reducing configuration synthesis time while maintaining control.
3Productivity
If a centralized configuration management system is implemented, then cluster-wide orchestration is improved, but the complexity of the management system increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a configuration management system that performs multiple functions through a single unified platform: configuration collection, change detection, validation, propagation, and verification. By consolidating these diverse functions into one multi-functional system, the patent improves cluster orchestration efficiency while minimizing the increase in overall system complexity compared to having separate systems for each function.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent divides the configuration management system into modular functional components that can operate independently but coordinate through standardized interfaces. This segmentation allows each component to be developed and maintained separately, reducing the perceived complexity of the overall system while enabling efficient cluster-wide orchestration through the coordinated operation of these modular segments.
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AI summary
A system and method that includes managing a computer cluster with a plurality of machines of a first version in an active configuration; adding at least one machine of a second version to the computer cluster; monitoring the operational status of the machine of a second version; and transitioning the computer cluster to use the machine of a second version in an active configuration.