Service Template Version Management for Component Upgrades
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing automation technologies for computer systems do not efficiently manage component upgrades and version changes, leading to potential operational issues and service disruptions when components are improved or updated.
Innovation Solution
A management system that allows for the creation or editing of service templates associated with components, enabling version upgrades of target components or their copies, while maintaining separate identification and versioning to avoid overwriting existing components.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If components are upgraded to improve functionality or fix bugs, then component reliability and functionality are improved, but service disruption and operational issues may occur due to version conflicts
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a copy of the service template before applying component upgrades. This copy mechanism allows the system to test and validate upgraded components in isolation, preventing service disruption by enabling rollback if issues arise. The copy ensures that original service configurations are preserved while allowing experimentation with updated components.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary validation of upgraded components against the service template before actually applying the upgrade. This preliminary action includes checking compatibility, verifying functionality, and ensuring that the upgraded component meets all service requirements, thereby preventing service disruption from incompatible updates.
2Adaptability or versatility
If service templates are updated to reflect component improvements, then system functionality is enhanced, but operational complexity increases due to version management
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the service template into distinct versioned components, allowing independent management and updating of each component. This segmentation enables the system to track which components have been upgraded and their specific versions, simplifying version management by breaking down the complex update process into manageable, isolated changes.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback mechanisms that automatically detect component upgrades and notify the service template management system. This feedback loop enables automatic synchronization of service templates with updated components, reducing manual version management complexity while ensuring the system functionality remains current and adaptable.
3Stability of the object's composition
If component versions are strictly enforced, then service stability is maintained, but adaptability to component improvements is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces dynamic version management that allows service templates to adapt to component improvements while maintaining stability. The system can dynamically update service templates when component upgrades are validated, enabling the system to balance stability with adaptability by allowing controlled evolution of service configurations based on verified component changes.
Data Source
AI summary
A management system coupled to an operation target system including one or more operation target apparatuses creates or edits a service template for operation automation, the service template being associated with one or more components. A processor (1) receives a version upgrade request that designates a service template; and (2) causes a version of a target component associated with the designated service template or a copy of the designated service template to be different from a version of a target component already associated with the designated service template, in response to the version upgrade request.