Concurrent OS Deployment via Gate Check Provisioning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current OS deployment technologies are cumbersome and complex in large-scale network environments due to their disjointed nature, requiring manual testing and limited automation, especially when deploying multiple OSs from different vendors, which complicates driver injection and multipathing.
Innovation Solution
A communication system that enables concurrent deployment of OSs and updates across multiple domains using a common domain profile and temporal profiles, with a gate check provisioning algorithm to manage deployments and smart driver updates, allowing for agentless deterministic vector-based deployment across various OSs and hardware configurations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If manual testing and limited automation are used for OS deployment, then deployment accuracy can be maintained, but deployment efficiency and productivity deteriorate in large-scale network environments
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements self-service automation where the deployment module automatically discovers network nodes, retrieves hardware profiles, selects appropriate OS images, and executes deployment operations without manual intervention. The gate check provisioning algorithm autonomously manages the deployment queue and coordinates TFTP server operations, enabling high-productivity automated deployment while maintaining accuracy through deterministic vector-based deployment processes.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple OSs from different vendors are deployed simultaneously, then system versatility and adaptability improve, but deployment complexity increases due to driver injection and multipathing requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the deployment process into distinct modular components: hardware profile discovery, OS image selection, driver injection, multipathing configuration, and deployment execution. Each component handles specific vendor-OS combinations independently through the gate check provisioning algorithm, which manages multiple deployment queues separately. This segmentation enables support for multiple OS vendors simultaneously while keeping each deployment pathway manageable and less complex.
3Productivity
If concurrent deployment across multiple domains is implemented, then deployment speed and productivity improve, but coordination complexity and resource management difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The deployment module acts as an intermediary that coordinates concurrent deployment operations across multiple domains. It maintains separate deployment queues for different domains, manages TFTP server resource allocation, and synchronizes deployment operations to prevent conflicts. The gate check provisioning algorithm serves as a mediator that balances the load across domains and ensures proper resource management, enabling high-speed concurrent deployment while controlling coordination complexity through centralized management.
Data Source
AI summary
Particular embodiments described herein provide for a communication system that can be configured to receive a request for an update to a plurality of devices in a system, determine an amount of time to deploy the update, and que a deployment of the update for a least total wait time. In an example, the update is an operating system update.