Hot Spare Pool for Rapid Cloud Capacity Expansion
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Solution Overview
Problem
In cloud computing, expanding computing capacity by adding new nodes can be delayed due to the time-consuming process of installing and configuring them, which can lead to a significant delay in utilizing additional capacity when increased traffic is needed.
Innovation Solution
The creation of a hot spare pool, where unallocated nodes are pre-configured and maintained in a standby state, allowing for rapid deployment of these nodes into a live cloud instance, thereby reducing the time required to expand capacity.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If new nodes are added to expand computing capacity, then the computing capacity increases, but the time required to install and configure the nodes causes significant delay in utilizing the additional capacity
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-configuring nodes as hot spares before they are needed. The system maintains a pool of pre-configured standby nodes that have already undergone installation and configuration processes, so when capacity expansion is needed, these pre-prepared nodes can be rapidly deployed without undergoing the time-consuming configuration process again.
2Speed
If a hot spare pool is created with pre-configured nodes, then the deployment speed increases, but the system requires additional resources to maintain the standby nodes
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies parameter changes by dynamically adjusting the state of nodes between active and standby configurations. The hot spare nodes maintain a reduced operational state that consumes fewer resources compared to fully active nodes, while still being prepared for rapid deployment. This allows the system to optimize the balance between deployment speed and resource consumption.
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AI summary
Systems and methods for providing hot spare nodes are disclosed. For example, one disclosed method for providing hot spare nodes comprises receiving an indication of a first quantity of unallocated nodes, the first quantity greater than or equal to one; receiving a command configured to create a hot spare pool and causing the first quantity of unallocated nodes to be configured as a first quantity of configured nodes; and generating the hot spare pool, the hot spare pool comprising the first quantity of configured nodes.