Data Center Asset Bridging via Passthrough Device
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Solution Overview
Problem
Cloud-based data center management systems face challenges due to one-way communication channels hindered by firewalls, proxies, and complex network setups, necessitating an always-connected, bidirectional connection for real-time management of data center assets.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a connectivity management system with an embedded data center asset client module and a passthrough device to establish a secure communication channel for exchanging information, including an operating system image, and provisioning the operating system to data center assets.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If cloud-based management systems use traditional one-way communication channels, then system security is maintained through firewalls and proxies, but real-time bidirectional connectivity for asset management is hindered
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a connectivity management system acting as an intermediary between cloud-based management systems and data center assets. This intermediary establishes persistent bidirectional communication channels that bypass traditional firewall restrictions while maintaining security through controlled access protocols, enabling real-time asset provisioning and management operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-establishing persistent communication channels and authentication mechanisms before actual asset management operations. The connectivity management system proactively sets up secure bidirectional connections and maintains them continuously, eliminating the need for repeated connection requests and firewall negotiations during asset provisioning.
2Reliability
If manual operating system installation processes are used on data center assets, then system compatibility can be verified, but deployment time and labor requirements increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements self-service capabilities where data center assets automatically receive and install operating system images through the connectivity management system. The assets autonomously execute installation procedures, perform compatibility verification, and configure themselves without manual intervention, dramatically accelerating deployment while maintaining reliability through automated validation protocols.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary compatibility verification and validation operations before actual operating system deployment. The connectivity management system pre-checks asset specifications, validates OS image compatibility, and prepares installation environments in advance, ensuring reliable deployments while reducing actual installation time through pre-configured automation scripts.
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AI summary
A system, method, and computer-readable medium for performing a data center connectivity management operation. The connectivity management operation includes: providing a data center asset with an embedded data center asset client module and a passthrough device; establishing a secure communication channel between the embedded data center asset client module and a connectivity management system; exchanging information between the embedded data center asset client module and the connectivity management system via the secure communication channel between the connectivity management system client and the connectivity management system, the information including an operating system image; and, provisioning an operating system to the data center asset via the embedded data center asset client module and the passthrough device.