Resource Manager for Secure HPC Cloud Tenant Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current cloud computing systems lack an efficient resource management mechanism for high-performance computing environments, which hinders secure and scalable interactions between cloud users and tenant clouds.
Innovation Solution
A resource manager with multiple interfaces (API, CLI, GUI) and a portal is introduced to facilitate secure interactions between cloud users and tenant clouds in high-performance computing environments, enabling efficient management and consumption of computing resources.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If cloud providers lease computing resources from data centers to re-lease to clients, then resource utilization efficiency is improved, but security and access control management becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a resource manager as an intermediary component between cloud providers and data centers. This resource manager handles authentication, authorization, and resource allocation, acting as a mediator that simplifies security management while enabling efficient resource utilization across multiple tenants. The resource manager implements role-based access control and secure resource provisioning, resolving the contradiction by centralizing security functions.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple tenant clouds are deployed in high-performance computing environments, then service versatility is improved, but resource management efficiency deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal resource manager that can manage multiple tenant clouds with different requirements through a single unified interface. The resource manager supports multiple interfaces (API, CLI, GUI) and can handle diverse computing workloads including HPC, storage, and networking resources. This multi-functional approach allows the system to serve multiple tenants with varying needs while maintaining efficient centralized resource management.
3Ease of operation
If cloud users need secure access to multiple tenant clouds, then access flexibility is improved, but authentication and security management becomes more difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements self-service capabilities where cloud users can autonomously access multiple tenant clouds through the resource manager's unified authentication system. Users can provision resources, manage access permissions, and interact with different tenant clouds without requiring manual security configuration for each cloud. The resource manager handles credential verification and access control automatically, providing flexible access while simplifying security management for users.
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AI summary
A high performance computing environment includes a plurality of computing resources, a plurality of tenant clouds organized from the plurality of computing resources, and an Infrastructure as a Service resource manager. The Infrastructure as a Service resource manager further includes a plurality of Infrastructure as a Service system interfaces and a portal. In operation, a cloud user interacts over a secure link and through the portal with the Infrastructure as a Service system interfaces to perform cloud tasks relative to a particular one of a plurality of tenant clouds of the high performance computing environment.