Management Computer Automating Integral Apparatus Migration
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Solution Overview
Problem
The challenge lies in managing and upgrading large-scale computer systems composed of integral apparatuses, where the integration of computers, storage apparatuses, and connecting devices complicates connectivity and resource utilization across different types and generations, increasing the burden on system administrators due to the need for complex configuration and management procedures.
Innovation Solution
A computer system with a management computer that oversees integral apparatuses, allowing for the selection and migration of these apparatuses based on internal configuration, lifetime, and connectivity information, enabling automatic selection and migration of integral apparatuses, reducing administrative burden.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If integral apparatuses are used to simplify system construction, then the burden on system administrators is reduced, but complexity arises in managing connectivity and resource utilization across different types and generations of integral apparatuses
Solution Approach 1:
A management computer is introduced as an intermediary between system administrators and multiple integral apparatuses. The management computer automatically manages connectivity information, resource allocation, and inter-apparatus communication, eliminating the need for administrators to manually configure complex connections while maintaining optimal resource utilization across different integral apparatus types and generations.
2Reliability
If manual configuration and management procedures are used for integral apparatuses, then connectivity and resource allocation can be optimized, but the workload and expertise requirements for system administrators increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The management computer implements automated self-service functionality by autonomously collecting connectivity information from integral apparatuses, determining optimal resource allocation, and configuring connections without human intervention. The system automatically monitors resource utilization and dynamically adjusts allocations, maintaining optimization while eliminating the need for specialized administrator expertise and reducing workload.
3Duration of action of stationary object
If different types or generations of integral apparatuses are deployed to extend system lifetime, then system longevity is improved, but difficulty in locating programs, data, and virtual storage apparatuses increases
Solution Approach 1:
The management computer implements feedback mechanisms by continuously collecting connectivity information from integral apparatuses of different types and generations. This feedback enables the management computer to automatically map and track the locations of programs, data, and virtual storage apparatuses across heterogeneous apparatuses, maintaining system longevity while eliminating the difficulty of locating resources through automated information gathering and resource mapping.
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AI summary
A computer system including a management computer for managing the entire system, an integral apparatus, and a high-level connecting device for connecting the management computer and the integral apparatus is designed so that the management computer retains integral apparatus internal configuration information, configuration information about an integral apparatus to be introduced, that indicates the configuration of the integral apparatus that may possibly be introduced to the system, and lifetime information indicating lifetime of the integral apparatus; obtains connectivity guarantee information indicating whether connectivity between the computer and the storage apparatus is guaranteed or not; selects an integral apparatus to be removed from the system by referring to the lifetime information; selects an integral apparatus to be introduced to the system by referring to the integral apparatus internal configuration information, the configuration information about the integral apparatus to be introduced, and the connectivity guarantee information.