Edge Management Module Data Replication in Rugged Environments
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current technologies for managing IT equipment in rugged environments primarily focus on hardware-level solutions, which are insufficient in responding to abnormal climate conditions, leading to potential data loss and disruption of edge services.
Innovation Solution
A data replication processing method between edge management modules that collects and synchronizes environmental information and management data in real-time between active and passive modules, ensuring continuous edge service operation by mirroring data across repositories.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If hardware-level reinforcement is used to protect IT equipment in rugged environments, then device strength is improved, but reliability under abnormal climate conditions deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a backup copy of the management module and replicates management data in real-time. When the primary management module fails due to rugged environment conditions, the backup module can immediately take over, ensuring continuous operation. This copying approach addresses the reliability issue by providing redundancy without requiring hardware changes.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-configuring backup management modules and establishing real-time data replication mechanisms before failures occur. Environmental information is continuously monitored and backup modules are prepared in advance, enabling rapid response when abnormal climate conditions cause primary module failure.
2Reliability
If real-time data replication is implemented between management modules, then reliability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the primary and backup management modules into a unified system where both modules share the same management functionality. The modules work together through real-time data replication, combining their capabilities to provide high reliability while maintaining a standardized, manageable architecture rather than adding separate complex systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary mechanism for synchronous data replication that mediates between the primary and backup modules. This intermediary layer handles the complexity of real-time data synchronization, allowing the individual modules to remain relatively simple while achieving high system reliability through coordinated operation.
3Loss of information
If management data is continuously replicated in real-time, then loss of information is reduced, but use of energy increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements continuous real-time data replication to ensure that management data is constantly synchronized between primary and backup modules. This continuous action prevents any information loss during failures while the system operates. The energy consumption is justified by the critical need to maintain uninterrupted management functionality in rugged environments where data loss would be catastrophic.
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates continuous copies of management data in real-time from the primary module to the backup module. This copying process ensures no information is lost during module failures. The energy required for continuous copying is acceptable given the critical importance of preventing any data loss in environments where recovery may be difficult or impossible.
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AI summary
There is provided a method of data replication between management modules in a rugged environment. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, an edge server management module replication method includes: a step of collecting, by a first management module, environment information of an edge server; a step of managing, by the first management module, the edge server, based on the collected environmental information; a first storage step of storing, by the first management module, management data related to the edge server in a repository of the first management module; and a second storage step of storing, by a second management module, the management data stored at the first storage step in a repository of the second management module. Accordingly, the time required to respond to an error occurring in a severe industrial site can be minimized through data replication processing between replicated edge management modules in a rugged environment, so that a continuous edge service can be provided without interruption.