Server Profile Template Replication Across Physical Connections
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current server profile management systems require manual, error-prone processes to update network connections across multiple servers, and existing templates cannot be applied to servers with different physical connection configurations, leading to inefficiencies and increased administrative time.
Innovation Solution
A method and system for applying server profile templates that allow for the definition of a common configuration and its replication across associated server profiles, regardless of physical connection configurations, using a user interface to manage and visualize server profiles from a single interface.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual processes are used to update network connections across multiple servers, then flexibility in configuration is maintained, but administrative time increases and errors increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies copying by creating server profile templates that can be replicated across multiple servers. Instead of manually configuring each server individually, the template is copied and applied to multiple server profiles, automatically replicating network connection settings, MAC addresses, and other parameters across all associated servers, thereby reducing administrative time while maintaining configuration accuracy.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments server profile management into templates and instances. The template contains the common configuration that can be shared across multiple servers, while individual server profiles can have specific variations. This segmentation allows efficient management of common configurations across all servers while maintaining flexibility for server-specific requirements.
2Adaptability or versatility
If existing templates are used for server profiles, then replication capability is provided, but the templates cannot be applied to servers with different physical connection configurations
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by allowing different portions of the server profile configuration to have different characteristics. The template provides common configuration elements that can be applied universally, while individual server profiles can have local variations in physical connection configurations. This allows the same template to be applied to servers with different physical connections by selectively applying only the common configuration elements.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a universal server profile template that can be applied across different server types and physical connection configurations. The template is designed with flexibility to accommodate various network connections, fabric connections, and other parameters, making it multi-functional and applicable to diverse server environments without requiring separate templates for each configuration type.
3Ease of operation
If individual server profiles are managed separately, then specific configurations can be optimized, but management complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple individual server profile management tasks into a single template-based approach. By consolidating common configuration elements into a single template, administrators can manage multiple servers simultaneously through one interface, reducing the complexity of managing individual profiles while maintaining the ability to optimize specific configurations where needed.
Data Source
AI summary
Methods, systems, and computer-readable media with executable instructions stored thereon are provided for applying server profile templates. A method includes providing a user interface (UI) to define a template. The template includes a template identifier, a common configuration, and a list of server profiles which share the common configuration. The method further includes using the UI to create a number of server profiles. The template is applied to server profiles such that changes to the common configuration are replicated across all associated server profiles, including associated server profiles with different physical connections.