Paired Computing Device Offloading in Degrading-Device Migration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Migrating data from a degrading computing device to a new, healthy computing device is a complex task that requires significant computing resources and can result in data loss or corruption if the degrading device fails before the migration is complete.
Innovation Solution
An engine pairs an intermediate computing device with another computing device to perform a paired migration, reducing the computational burden on the degrading device and maintaining data availability during the process.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If data migration is performed directly from a degrading computing device to a target device, then the migration process can be completed, but the degrading device may fail during migration causing data loss or corruption
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a paired computing device as an intermediary between the degrading source device and the target device. This paired device receives data from the source device and forwards it to the target device, acting as a mediator that protects against data loss if the source device fails during migration.
Solution Approach 2:
The migration process is segmented into multiple paths: one path handles data migration through the paired device, while another path allows the source device to continue serving data requests. This segmentation distributes the migration workload and reduces the burden on the degrading source device.
2Ease of operation
If the degrading computing device continues to serve data requests during migration, then data availability is maintained, but the device may fail due to excessive computational burden
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the data serving function from the migration function by introducing a paired device. The source device continues to serve data requests while the paired device handles migration tasks, allowing both operations to proceed simultaneously without interfering with each other's reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a paired computing device that copies the essential data transfer functionality from the source device. This paired device can handle migration operations independently, allowing the source device to maintain its data serving role without the additional burden of migration processing.
3Productivity
If computational resources are allocated for migration from a degrading device, then migration can proceed, but the device may fail before migration completion
Solution Approach 1:
The paired computing device serves as an intermediary that performs the actual data transfer operations during migration. By offloading these computational resources from the degrading source device to the paired device, the system maintains high migration throughput while protecting against failures of the source device during the process.
Data Source
AI summary
A method for performing data migration for devices includes identifying, by a device migration delegator of a device, a migration delegation event associated with the device; in response to identifying the migration delegation event: selecting at least one delegation action based on the migration delegation event; requesting a duplicator to allocate another device for pairing; obtaining a paired device from the duplicator; obtaining a token from the paired device; authenticating the paired device using the token; authorizing the paired device to perform the at least one delegation action using the token; performing at least one non-delegation action of migration by the device; and initiating, by the device, the performance of the at least one delegation action by the paired device.