Hybrid Cloud Configuration Management via Automated Synchronization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional configuration management systems for hybrid cloud platforms face inefficiencies due to outdated or incompatible configuration information and manual errors in network and subnet configurations, leading to service interruptions and bottlenecks.
Innovation Solution
A configuration system that acquires and synchronizes network and subnet planning information across underlying cloud platforms, automatically creating networks and subnets as needed, and implements centralized authentication management to streamline access requests.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If manual configuration management is used for hybrid cloud platforms, then flexibility in customization is improved, but configuration accuracy and reliability deteriorate due to manual errors
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables automated self-service configuration management through the configuration system that automatically acquires, synchronizes, and creates network and subnet configurations without manual intervention, eliminating human errors while maintaining operational flexibility
Solution Approach 2:
Manual mechanical configuration processes are replaced with an automated configuration system that uses programmatic methods to acquire configuration information, synchronize data across platforms, and create network resources, thereby improving both accuracy and reliability
2Device complexity
If configuration information is not synchronized across underlying cloud platforms, then system complexity is reduced, but configuration consistency and reliability deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The configuration system serves multiple underlying cloud platforms simultaneously with a unified configuration management approach, acquiring and synchronizing configuration information across all platforms to ensure consistency while managing complexity through a single multi-functional system
Solution Approach 2:
The configuration system acts as an intermediary between multiple underlying cloud platforms, centralizing configuration management and synchronization operations to ensure consistency across all platforms without requiring each platform to independently manage its own configuration
3Productivity
If automated network and subnet creation is implemented, then productivity is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by acquiring configuration information including network and subnet planning information before actual deployment, preparing all necessary configuration data in advance to enable rapid automated creation without increasing operational complexity
Solution Approach 2:
Manual network and subnet creation processes are replaced with automated programmatic operations that use pre-acquired configuration information to create resources efficiently, improving productivity while managing complexity through standardized automation protocols
Data Source
AI summary
A configuration system may acquire updated configuration information corresponding to an underlying cloud platform affiliated with a hybrid cloud platform, the hybrid cloud platform being in communication with the underlying cloud platform. The updated configuration information may include network planning information and subnet planning information of the hybrid cloud platform. The configuration system may update previous configuration information corresponding to the underlying cloud platform with incremental data included in the updated configuration information. The configuration system may provision, based on the network planning information, a network for the underlying cloud platform. The configuration system may provision, based on the subnet planning information, a subnet for the underlying cloud platform. The configuration system may respond to an access request that is forwarded by an authentication service end from an authentication client and send generated response information to the authentication service end after the network and the subnet are provisioned.