Automated Object Deletion with Dependency Pruning

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Solution Overview

Problem

In client-server networks, object deletion often leads to 'holes' and 'loose ends' in the hierarchy due to unaccounted relationships between managed objects, resulting in inconsistent management experiences and potential human errors.

Innovation Solution

An automated method that iteratively identifies and processes affected objects during deletion, using a 'prune' and 'purge' methodology to maintain a consistent object hierarchy by polling for updated information and enforcing rules on parent/child and peer relationships.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If automated object deletion is implemented without relationship checking, then deletion speed and productivity are improved, but system consistency and reliability deteriorate due to holes and loose ends in the hierarchy

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedeletion speedVSAvoidsystem consistency

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary actions by automatically identifying and deleting dependent objects before deleting the parent object. The object management software scans the object hierarchy to find child objects and other dependent objects, deletes them in the correct sequence, and then deletes the parent object, preventing orphaned references and maintaining consistency throughout the deletion process

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system uses feedback mechanisms to continuously monitor object relationships during deletion. The object management software repeatedly polls for updated information about the system, tracks which objects are affected by deletion, and adjusts the deletion sequence based on real-time relationship data, ensuring no orphaned references remain

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

2Reliability

If manual relationship verification is performed during object deletion, then system consistency is maintained, but operation complexity and time consumption increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improverelationship consistencyVSAvoiddeletion operation simplicity

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The object management software performs self-service by automatically identifying, analyzing, and managing object relationships during deletion without requiring manual intervention. The system autonomously scans the object hierarchy, determines dependent objects, establishes the correct deletion sequence, and executes the deletion process, eliminating the need for operators to manually verify relationships while maintaining consistency

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system applies a comprehensive relationship verification process that thoroughly and rapidly identifies all dependent objects and their relationships. The object management software uses robust algorithms to scan the entire object hierarchy, detect all child objects and dependencies, and generate a complete deletion sequence, ensuring no relationship is missed while maintaining operational simplicity

Inventive Principle:

Principle #38Strong oxidants (Accelerated oxidation)

Data Source

PatentUS9477425B1Managing object deletion

Publication Date: 2016.10.25 EMC IP HLDG CO LLC

AI summary

A method is used in managing object deletion. Updated information about a system is repeatedly polled for. An information set is received identifying an object to be deleted from a system management model that is descriptive of the system. An iterative process is applied to determine other objects in the system management model that are unidentified in the information set and that are affected by deletion of the object. The object is deleted.