Lifecycle Management Exclusion of Inconsistent Objects
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Solution Overview
Problem
Lifecycle management processes in computing systems are often hindered by inconsistent objects, leading to errors, downtime, and increased costs due to the need to pause and analyze issues during execution, which can violate service level agreements and require significant administrative time.
Innovation Solution
A method that identifies inconsistent objects before executing lifecycle management processes, allowing consistent objects to be processed while skipping or ignoring inconsistent ones, and logging errors for post-processing, thereby reducing downtime and administrative burdens.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If lifecycle management processes process all objects in the system, then completeness of processing is improved, but error rate and downtime increase due to inconsistent objects
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs a preliminary consistency check on all objects before initiating the lifecycle management process. This advance verification identifies inconsistent objects that would cause errors, allowing them to be excluded from processing. The consistency check evaluates whether objects meet required criteria (e.g., proper configuration, data integrity) before the main processing begins, preventing downstream errors and downtime.
Solution Approach 2:
The system extracts and isolates inconsistent objects from the processing queue by identifying them through the preliminary consistency check. These problematic objects are separated into a distinct group that is excluded from the lifecycle management process, while consistent objects proceed with normal processing. This extraction prevents inconsistent objects from causing errors and downtime during execution.
2Measurement precision
If lifecycle management processes stop to analyze errors, then error detection precision is improved, but productivity decreases due to process interruptions
Solution Approach 1:
Error detection is performed in advance through the consistency check mechanism before the lifecycle management process begins. By evaluating object consistency criteria beforehand, the system identifies potential errors with high precision without interrupting the main processing flow. This preliminary detection eliminates the need for mid-process error analysis and interruptions.
Solution Approach 2:
The system skips the error analysis and correction steps during the lifecycle management process by having already identified and excluded inconsistent objects beforehand. The consistency check results guide the processing engine to bypass problematic objects entirely, allowing the main process to rush through without interruptions for error detection and correction, thereby maintaining high productivity.
3Reliability
If administrative personnel correct errors during process execution, then system reliability is improved, but loss of time and cost increase due to administrative intervention
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary identification and exclusion of inconsistent objects before administrative personnel would need to intervene. By automatically detecting consistency issues through predefined criteria and removing problematic objects from the processing queue in advance, the system maintains reliability without requiring administrative time for error correction during execution.
Solution Approach 2:
The system serves itself by automatically detecting, identifying, and excluding inconsistent objects through the consistency check mechanism without requiring administrative personnel intervention. The automated consistency evaluation and exclusion process handles what would otherwise require manual administrative attention, eliminating the trade-off between reliability and administrative time investment.
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure involves systems, products, and methods for excluding inconsistent objects from lifecycle management processing. One method includes operations for identifying a set of objects in a system, at least a subset of the set of objects associated with a lifecycle management process; prior to performing the lifecycle management process, determining a consistency status for each object in the subset of objects associated with the lifecycle management process; and performing the lifecycle management process, wherein performing the lifecycle management process includes executing at least one lifecycle management operation on each object in the set of objects determined to be consistent within the system prior to performing the lifecycle management process. In some instances, performing the lifecycle management process may include skipping the execution of the at least one lifecycle management operation for each inconsistent object during the lifecycle management process.