Multi-Image Migration System for Cloud Application Standardization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods lack a systematic approach for migrating enterprise applications to multi-image work sets, which are beneficial for simplified management, cost reduction, and risk minimization in cloud environments, as they do not account for preconfigured dependencies and standardized installations.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that match the infrastructure of a source application with multi-image work sets from a catalog, selecting appropriate components to migrate the application to a target environment using processor and memory, enabling the use of multi-image work sets for migration planning and execution.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If traditional single-server migration methods are used, then compatibility between source and target systems can be managed, but deployment time is extended and standardization benefits are lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-configuring multi-image work sets with complete application stacks (web server, application server, database server) before migration. The source infrastructure is analyzed and matched against cataloged multi-image templates in advance, so that when migration occurs, the target environment is already prepared and standardized, eliminating deployment delays and reducing migration planning complexity.
2Ease of operation
If multi-image work sets with preconfigured dependencies are used, then deployment speed and standardization improve, but migration planning complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements self-service through automated analysis tools that scan the source infrastructure, automatically identify component relationships and dependencies, and perform matching against the multi-image work set catalog without manual intervention. This automation handles the complexity of infrastructure matching while delivering standardized installations, making the process easier to operate despite the underlying complexity.
3Measurement precision
If comprehensive infrastructure analysis is performed to match source with multi-image work sets, then migration accuracy improves, but analysis time and computational resources increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies segmentation by breaking down the comprehensive infrastructure analysis into discrete component levels (web server, application server, database server) and their relationships. Each component is analyzed and matched independently against corresponding images in the multi-image work set catalog, enabling precise matching while reducing overall analysis time through parallel processing of segmented components.
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AI summary
A system and method for application migration include matching an infrastructure of a source application with a plurality of multi-image work sets from a catalog by selecting a mapping of components of the infrastructure with components in the multi-image work sets to provide one or more selected multi-images. The source application is migrated to a target environment using the one or more selected multi-images.