Mixed Virtual Physical Server Network Configuration Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing technologies do not provide a method for managing network resources when both non-virtual and virtual servers coexist on the same tenant, which hinders optimized performance and security.
Innovation Solution
A management computer system that connects physical and virtual servers through switches, using virtual and physical switch management information to configure networks, allowing virtual and non-virtual servers to share resources while maintaining security and performance independence.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If virtual servers are used to aggregate multiple tenants on a single platform, then resource utilization efficiency increases, but guaranteeing processing performance becomes a problem
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the network configuration management into separate management domains: virtual server network configuration managed by the virtualization system and physical server network configuration managed by the bare metal system. This segmentation allows independent optimization of each domain while maintaining overall system efficiency and performance guarantees.
2Reliability
If non-virtual servers are used to obtain stable computer processing performance, then processing stability improves, but flexibility of system construction decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary management computer that coordinates between virtual servers and non-virtual servers through standardized network configuration interfaces. This intermediary enables non-virtual servers to maintain their stability while allowing flexible system construction through centralized management and coordination.
3Adaptability or versatility
If a mixture of virtual and physical servers coexist in the same tenant environment, then both performance and flexibility requirements can be met, but network configuration management becomes complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal network configuration management approach where the management computer handles both virtual server network configurations and physical server network configurations through unified processes and interfaces. This multi-functional management system simplifies the complexity of managing mixed server environments by applying consistent management principles across different server types.
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AI summary
A non-virtual server and a virtual server make up the same tenant in an environment, in which virtual servers created by dividing a single physical server into a plurality of computer environments coexist with a non-virtual server that directly uses a single physical server as a computer environment without using server virtualization. A management computer is provided with virtual switch management information that shows a correlation between the virtual servers and an internal network to which a relevant virtual server connects, and physical switch management information that shows a correlation between the non-virtual server and an internal network to which the non-virtual server connects. The management computer creates a virtual server that belongs to the same tenant as a physical instance, identifies a first internal network to which the non-virtual server connects, and configures the tenant so that the relevant virtual server is connected to the first internal network.