Node Grouping System for Automated Cloud Migration Planning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current systems lack the ability to automate the review and grouping of machines and applications in a computer system based on common attributes, leading to inefficient and error-prone manual processes during infrastructure changes, such as cloud migration, which can result in unforeseen incompatibilities.
Innovation Solution
A node grouping system that includes a node aggregator component to receive characteristics and grouping criteria, automatically grouping nodes and generating a migration plan, utilizing a recommendation engine to determine optimal groupings and criteria for efficient migration planning.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If manual review and comparison of machines and cloud services is performed, then understanding of system requirements is achieved, but the process is time-consuming, complex, and error-prone
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the manual mechanical process of reviewing and comparing system requirements with an automated computer-based analysis system. The system automatically collects data from multiple sources, analyzes compatibility requirements, and generates migration plans without human intervention in the analysis process, thereby eliminating time consumption and human error while maintaining high accuracy.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service migration planning by automatically performing the entire analysis process without requiring manual input from users. The system autonomously collects system data, compares it against cloud service offerings, identifies compatibility issues, and generates migration recommendations, allowing the migration planning process to serve itself without external human assistance.
2Reliability
If manual comparison of system aspects with cloud service features is performed, then migration compatibility is assessed, but unforeseen incompatibilities may occur
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the complex migration planning process into distinct automated components: data collection from multiple sources, compatibility rule definition, automatic comparison analysis, and migration plan generation. Each segment handles a specific aspect of compatibility assessment, ensuring thorough analysis while reducing overall process complexity through structured automation.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces an automated compatibility analysis intermediary that mediates between the existing system configuration and cloud service offerings. This intermediary automatically applies compatibility rules and constraints to identify potential incompatibilities before migration, ensuring reliable compatibility assessment without requiring direct manual comparison of complex system aspects.
3Productivity
If automated review of programs and hardware is implemented, then grouping efficiency is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal automated analysis system that handles multiple types of data collection, analysis, and migration planning functions through a single integrated platform. The system can collect data from various sources (on-premises systems, cloud environments, configuration files), apply different compatibility rules, and generate migration plans for diverse cloud service providers, achieving high productivity without proportionally increasing system complexity through multi-functionality.
Data Source
AI summary
A node grouping system for grouping a plurality of nodes of a computer system, includes: a processor; a memory operatively coupled to the processor; a node aggregator component comprising instructions stored in the memory and operable to cause the system, under control of the processor, to group the plurality of nodes by: comparing first characteristics of a first node of the plurality of nodes with first grouping criteria of a first group to determine if the first characteristics satisfy the first grouping criteria; grouping the first node with the first group based on a determination that the first characteristics satisfy the first grouping criteria; and storing the grouping within the memory; and an interface component comprising instructions stored in the memory and operable to cause said system, under control of the processor, to display the grouping comprising the first node.