Environment Framework Controller for Unified Configuration Snapshots
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing computing environments face challenges in efficiently managing and configuring diverse frameworks due to their distinct APIs and configuration formats, leading to inefficiencies and increased Dev/Ops traffic.
Innovation Solution
An environment framework controller that interacts with disparate frameworks to generate a unified snapshot of their configurations, allowing for centralized automation and standardized format conversion, enabling rapid redeployment and resource management.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple disparate frameworks with distinct APIs are used to manage different computing resources, then the system can handle diverse resource types, but the complexity of configuration and management increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal snapshot format that can capture configuration data from multiple different frameworks (Kubernetes, Docker Swarm, Nomad, etc.) through a single standardized interface. This allows the system to manage diverse computing resources uniformly, eliminating the need for framework-specific configuration procedures and reducing management complexity while maintaining adaptability across different resource types
2Reliability
If framework-specific configuration formats are used, then each framework can be optimized for its own resources, but Dev/Ops traffic and configuration errors increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a snapshot as an intermediary representation that captures the essential configuration state of computing resources in a framework-agnostic format. This intermediary layer preserves the necessary configuration information while eliminating framework-specific format differences, thereby reducing configuration errors and Dev/Ops traffic without sacrificing the ability to restore resources accurately
3Ease of operation
If manual configuration management is performed for each framework, then detailed control is maintained, but time and operational efficiency decrease
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements snapshot capture functionality that proactively records the configuration state of computing resources before changes occur or at scheduled intervals. This preliminary action allows the system to preserve configuration details in advance, enabling rapid restoration and reducing the time required for manual reconfiguration while maintaining the ability to control resource states
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AI summary
Some examples of the present disclosure relate to an environment framework controller. In one example, a computer system may transmit a first request to a first application programming interface of a first framework configured to manage a first set of computing resources. The computer system may then transmit a second request to a second application programming interface of a second framework configured to manage a second set of computing resources. In response to the first request and the second request, the computer system can receive a first configuration of the first set of computing resources and a second configuration of the second set of resources from the respective frameworks. The computer system use the first configuration and the second configuration to generate an environment snapshot of the first set of computing resources and the second set of computing resources. The computer system may then store the environment snapshot.