Composite Virtual Machine Template Deployment

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Solution Overview

Problem

In virtualized computing environments, the manual specification of deployment attributes for virtual machines is time-consuming and error-prone, and conventional templates often fail to cover all necessary attributes, leading to labor-intensive management and potential sub-optimal operations.

Innovation Solution

The use of composite virtual machine templates that reference multiple virtual machine templates, allowing for the incorporation of various deployment attributes and reducing the need for complex user input, thereby simplifying the virtual machine deployment process and minimizing errors.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If manual specification of deployment attributes is used for virtual machine deployment, then flexibility and control over individual attributes are improved, but time consumption and error rate increase significantly

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedeployment controlVSAvoiddeployment time

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary action by pre-configuring deployment attributes in template files before virtual machine deployment. The system retrieves deployment attributes from pre-defined templates, which eliminates the need for manual specification during deployment. This resolves the contradiction by maintaining deployment control through pre-configured templates while dramatically reducing deployment time through automated retrieval.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent uses copying by creating template files that contain reusable deployment attributes. These templates can be copied and reused across multiple virtual machine deployments, ensuring consistency while reducing repetitive manual input. The system copies attributes from template files to deployment configurations, resolving the contradiction between control and time efficiency.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #26Copying

2Adaptability or versatility

If conventional single templates are used for virtual machine deployment, then template management is simpler, but coverage of all necessary deployment attributes is insufficient

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveattribute coverageVSAvoidtemplate structure

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies segmentation by dividing deployment attributes into separate, modular template files. Each template file can contain specific deployment attributes, and multiple templates can be combined during deployment. This resolves the contradiction by improving attribute coverage through specialized templates while keeping each individual template simple and manageable.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent uses merging by combining multiple template files to form a complete deployment configuration. The system retrieves and integrates attributes from multiple templates, ensuring all necessary deployment attributes are covered. This resolves the contradiction by achieving comprehensive attribute coverage through template combination while maintaining simplicity at the individual template level.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

3Adaptability or versatility

If multiple separate templates are used to cover all deployment attributes, then attribute coverage is improved, but template management complexity and overhead increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveattribute coverageVSAvoidtemplate management

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies universality by designing a standardized template file format and retrieval mechanism that can handle multiple template types uniformly. The system uses a universal approach to retrieve, validate, and combine attributes from different templates, reducing management complexity. This resolves the contradiction by maintaining comprehensive attribute coverage while simplifying template management through standardized processes.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

4Manufacturing precision

If manual specification of deployment attributes is used, then accuracy and precision of attribute configuration can be controlled, but error rate and labor intensity increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveattribute configuration accuracyVSAvoiddeployment efficiency

Core Design Contradiction:

Manufacturing precisionVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies feedback by implementing validation mechanisms that check deployment attributes against template definitions. The system validates retrieved attributes to ensure accuracy and consistency, providing feedback when attributes are missing or incorrect. This resolves the contradiction by maintaining high configuration accuracy through validation while improving productivity through automated retrieval and error reduction.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS9898323B2Composite virtual machine template for virtualized computing environment

Publication Date: 2018.02.20 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINE CORPORATION

AI summary

Composite virtual machine templates may be used in the deployment of virtual machines into virtualized computing environments. A composite virtual machine template may define a plurality of deployment attributes for use in a virtual machine deployment, and at least some of these deployment attributes may be determined through references to other virtual machine templates and included in the composite virtual machine template.