Dynamic Context Workflow Automation for Multi-System Data Centers
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional data center automation tools operate in a single context, limiting their ability to access and manage multiple systems autonomously, leading to duplication of data and manual synchronization efforts, as they cannot execute tasks across different platforms or security zones without access to necessary APIs.
Innovation Solution
A system and method for dynamic context automation workflow that allows tasks to be executed across multiple contexts, using a configuration processor to determine and switch execution contexts dynamically, enabling automation across different platforms and security zones.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If tools operate in a single context, then the system structure is simple, but the ability to access and manage multiple systems autonomously is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic context switching where the automation tool can transition between different execution contexts (e.g., local machine context, remote machine context, cloud provider context) during workflow execution. This allows a single tool to adapt to different systems and platforms without requiring separate static tool instances for each context, thereby improving versatility while managing complexity through dynamic rather than static architecture.
Solution Approach 2:
The automation tool is designed as a universal platform that can perform multiple functions across different contexts. A single workflow automation tool can execute tasks in local machine contexts, remote machine contexts, and cloud provider contexts, making it multi-functional and adaptable to various systems without requiring separate specialized tools for each environment.
2Extent of automation
If data is duplicated in multiple systems, then each system can operate independently, but manual synchronization efforts are required
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements feedback mechanisms where the automation tool receives updated machine state information from agents executing tasks in different contexts and automatically updates the centralized machine state representation. This closed-loop feedback system ensures that data across multiple systems remains synchronized without manual intervention, as the system automatically detects changes and updates its state model based on feedback from all contexts.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs self-synchronization by automatically maintaining a centralized machine state representation that is updated in real-time based on feedback from agents in different contexts. The automation tool independently tracks and coordinates state changes across all contexts without requiring external manual synchronization, making the system self-serving in maintaining data consistency.
3Reliability
If workflows execute in security zones with limited access, then security is maintained, but automation capability is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces context agents as intermediary components that operate within security zones with limited access. These agents act as mediators between the centralized automation tool and the restricted environments, executing tasks locally while maintaining secure communication boundaries. The agents receive instructions from the automation tool and return results, enabling automation capability to penetrate security zones without compromising the security restrictions of those zones.
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AI summary
A system for dynamic context automation workflow including a data center which includes an infrastructure and a configuration platform. The infrastructure includes physical resources for implementing at least one machine, and the configuration platform includes a configuration processor that coordinates automatic sequential execution of multiple tasks of a workflow by different agents each running on a different one of multiple contexts for updating a machine state controlled by the configuration processor.