Cluster OS Centralizing Resource Management for Cloud Deployment
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Solution Overview
Problem
The increasing complexity of dependencies in cloud computing networks leads to inefficiencies and reduced efficiency in deploying new applications, as existing systems struggle to manage the intricate arrangements of resources and services across multiple servers and processors.
Innovation Solution
A distributed or cluster operating system is implemented, where a cluster OS runs across multiple computing systems, managing hardware and software resources as a single entity, providing a common set of dependencies and simplifying the deployment of applications by centralizing resource tracking and utilization planning, and decoupling functionality from hypervisors to perform tasks like load balancing and failure management.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If applications use multiple servers and processors to maintain consistency and functionality, then application reliability is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the management of multiple dependencies and resources into a unified cluster operating system that treats the distributed system as a single cohesive entity. The cluster OS consolidates resource tracking, dependency management, and service coordination across all nodes, transforming the complex distributed architecture into a manageable unified system while maintaining application reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The cluster operating system provides universal functionality across all cluster nodes, handling diverse resource types (computing, storage, networking) and service dependencies through a single unified interface. This multi-functional approach allows the system to manage complex dependency arrangements without requiring node-specific management mechanisms.
2Adaptability or versatility
If more dependencies are provided to applications, then application functionality is improved, but deployment efficiency deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The cluster operating system performs preliminary actions by pre-resolving dependencies and pre-allocating resources before application deployment. The system proactively manages service discovery, dependency resolution, and resource provisioning, allowing applications to be deployed without manual configuration of complex dependency arrangements, thus maintaining functionality while improving deployment efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The cluster OS enables self-service deployment where applications automatically discover required services and dependencies, and the system autonomously provisions necessary resources. This eliminates the need for manual dependency configuration and accelerates deployment while maintaining full application functionality through automated service resolution.
3Adaptability or versatility
If resource management is decentralized across multiple servers, then system flexibility is improved, but management complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments resource management into two distinct layers: a centralized cluster operating system that performs coordination and policy management, and decentralized local nodes that execute tasks autonomously. This segmentation allows the system to maintain flexibility through distributed execution while reducing management complexity by centralizing the coordination function.
Solution Approach 2:
The cluster operating system acts as an intermediary between application developers and the underlying distributed infrastructure. It provides a simplified unified interface for resource management while handling the complex distributed coordination internally, thus maintaining system flexibility without exposing management complexity to users.
Data Source
AI summary
Apparatuses, systems, and techniques to implement a cluster operating system that may control at least a portion of functionality provided by local operating systems executing on one or more computing systems within a distributed computing system. At least one embodiment pertains to methods of the distributed system operating system receiving a service request from an application and providing the service or causing the service to be provided to the application according to various novel techniques described herein.