Local Provisioning Agents With Version-Controlled State Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing IT infrastructure systems lack efficient methods for version-control based provisioning and resource management, leading to issues with redundancy, system resilience, and compliance with data storage regulations across different jurisdictions.
Innovation Solution
A backend IT infrastructure system is networked with a local system, utilizing a local provisioning agent and version-control system to manage configuration files, allowing for automated updates and storage of state files locally, ensuring compliance and redundancy even in case of backend system downtime.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If state files are stored only in the backend system database, then centralized management is achieved, but system resilience and access availability during backend downtime deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates local copies of state files on user devices and local copies on edge servers, mirroring the centralized backend data. This copying approach enables access to infrastructure state information even when the backend is unavailable, resolving the contradiction between centralized management and system resilience.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the data storage architecture into multiple independent components: backend system database, local user device storage, and local edge server storage. This segmentation allows each component to function independently, improving system resilience while maintaining manageable complexity through clear separation of responsibilities.
2Adaptability or versatility
If data is stored locally in different jurisdictions, then compliance with local data regulations is improved, but data consistency and centralized control worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements local quality by storing data in specific geographic locations (user's local jurisdiction, edge server location) to comply with local data sovereignty regulations. Each location maintains appropriate data for its jurisdiction while the version control system ensures overall consistency, resolving the contradiction between local compliance and global consistency.
Solution Approach 2:
The version control system provides continuous feedback mechanisms that track and synchronize state files across distributed locations. This feedback ensures that despite local storage for compliance reasons, all locations maintain consistent views of the infrastructure state through version tracking and conflict resolution.
3Productivity
If configuration file changes trigger automatic runs, then infrastructure update speed is improved, but system resource consumption and potential instability worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary action by having the monitoring system detect configuration changes and prepare for automatic runs before actual infrastructure changes are needed. The system pre-processes configuration files, validates changes, and queues appropriate runs, enabling fast infrastructure updates while maintaining stability through controlled execution timing.
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AI summary
Methods and systems for version-control based provisioning and utilizing local agents in an information technology (IT) infrastructure system are disclosed. In embodiments a backend IT infrastructure system and a local system are provided and networked together. In embodiments the local provisioning system includes one or more of a local database, a local provisioning agent, and a version-control system. In embodiments, the backend IT infrastructure system is configured to receive a request to execute a run based on a configuration file including infrastructure as code instructions. In embodiments, the backend system is configured to submit one or more run tasks to the local provisioning agent. In embodiments the backend system is configured to output state files to the local database. In embodiments the version-control system is configured to manage the configuration file while the backend system is configured to monitor the file via the version-control system over a network tunnel.