Dependency Relation Grasping for Virtual and Physical Elements
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing technologies struggle to manage dependency relations for booting and shutdown processes in complex computer systems that include both virtual and physical elements, making manual control time-consuming and prone to errors.
Innovation Solution
A dependency relation grasping system that collects and manages information about the correlation between physical and virtual elements in a computer system, identifying and storing dependency relations for booting and shutdown processes to facilitate appropriate management.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If manual control is used to manage dependency relations among system elements, then flexibility and adaptability are maintained, but time consumption and operational complexity increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an automated dependency management system that acts as an intermediary between system elements and operators. This system automatically detects, analyzes, and manages dependency relations among virtual and physical elements, reducing the need for manual intervention while maintaining operational flexibility. The intermediary system handles the complex task of tracking dependencies and determining shutdown/boot sequences, thereby reducing time consumption without sacrificing adaptability.
2Productivity
If existing technologies are used to determine processing order for virtual servers only, then virtual server management is improved, but physical elements are not considered leading to incomplete dependency management
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the management of virtual and physical elements into a unified dependency management framework. The system simultaneously tracks dependency relations among virtual servers, physical servers, storage devices, and network devices, creating a comprehensive view of the entire system architecture. This integrated approach ensures that both virtual and physical elements are considered when determining shutdown and boot sequences, thereby improving the completeness and reliability of dependency management while maintaining virtual server processing efficiency.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the system complexity increases due to multiple virtual and physical elements, then system functionality is enhanced, but manual control becomes difficult and error-prone
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a self-service automated dependency management system that autonomously handles the complex task of managing dependency relations among multiple virtual and physical elements. The system automatically discovers system architecture, identifies dependency relations, determines optimal shutdown and boot sequences, and executes management operations without requiring manual intervention. This self-service approach maintains the enhanced functionality of complex systems while eliminating the associated control complexity and reducing errors.
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure enables appropriate collection and management of dependency relations regarding booting and/or shutdown of virtual elements and physical elements in a computer system. A dependency relation grasping system collecting and managing information in a computer system that has a plurality of servers and makes up a virtual machine by the plurality of servers, includes a processor. The processor is configured to acquire correlative relation information between a physical element and the virtual machine in the computer system, and identify dependency relations for booting and/or shutdown, between the virtual machine and the physical element, on the basis of the correlative relation information, and store, in a database, relationship information indicating the dependency relation.