Pooled Virtual Machine Resource Allocation
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Solution Overview
Problem
The creation of virtual machine environments in cloud computing can be delayed due to errors in configuring database servers and virtual hard drives, leading to inefficiencies and potential failures in resource allocation.
Innovation Solution
A method for pooled virtual machine resources, where a system maintains a specified number of resources in a pool, creating additional resources if needed, and allocates them efficiently upon request to reduce delays and failures.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If virtual machine resources are created on-demand when requests are received, then resource allocation flexibility is maintained, but creation time increases and productivity decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-creates virtual machine resources (database servers, virtual hard drives) in advance and maintains them in a pool before requests are received. This preliminary action eliminates the need for time-consuming configuration when requests arrive, directly resolving the contradiction between fast delivery and thorough configuration.
2Reliability
If multiple resources are configured individually when needed, then resource allocation accuracy is maintained, but system complexity increases and errors occur
Solution Approach 1:
The system merges multiple individual resource configurations into a unified pre-configuration process. By combining database servers, virtual hard drives, and other resources into integrated pool configurations, the system reduces complexity and minimizes errors while maintaining allocation accuracy through the unified structure.
3Productivity
If virtual machine resources are pre-created in pools, then allocation speed increases and productivity improves, but resource management complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements self-service mechanisms where the pool automatically manages resource availability, allocation, and replenishment. This automation reduces the manual management burden despite the increased complexity of pool structures, allowing fast allocation while maintaining manageable operational complexity.
4Speed
If resources are created only when requested, then resource utilization efficiency is maintained, but service delivery time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary resource preparation by pre-creating and maintaining pools of virtual machine resources before requests are received. This advance preparation directly addresses the contradiction by enabling fast service delivery while improving overall productivity through batched, efficient resource creation processes.
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AI summary
Pooled virtual machine resources are described. A system determines whether a number of virtual machine resources that are in a pool is less than a specified number. The system creates a calculated number of virtual machine resources for the pool if the number of virtual machine resources that are in the pool is less than the specified number, the calculated number being equal to the specified number minus the number of virtual machine resources that are in the pool. The system receives a request to create a virtual machine environment that requires at least one virtual machine resource. The system allocates a virtual machine resource from the pool to the virtual machine environment.