System Management Device for Dynamic Process Allocation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current systems face challenges in properly utilizing available resources for process execution due to inadequate consideration of device and network configurations, leading to difficulties in selecting appropriate devices for tasks, especially in cloud computing environments with diverse resources.
Innovation Solution
A system management device and method that acquires and stores device and network configurations, determining the most suitable device for process execution based on these configurations, and optionally causing multiple devices to execute the same process to ensure reliability and efficiency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If a variety of information processing devices with different configurations are used as resources for executing processes, then resource utilization and productivity are improved, but it becomes difficult to select appropriate devices for specific tasks due to configuration diversity
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies parameter changes by dynamically evaluating device configurations (CPU performance, memory capacity, network configuration) and matching them to task requirements. The system changes the selection parameters based on real-time device status and task characteristics, enabling appropriate device selection despite configuration diversity. This resolves the contradiction by transforming the management approach from static to dynamic parameter-based selection.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-collecting and storing device configuration information and network status information before task allocation. This advance preparation enables quick and accurate device selection when tasks arrive, resolving the contradiction between utilizing diverse resources and managing configuration complexity through proactive information gathering.
2Reliability
If device configuration and network configuration are considered for device selection, then process execution reliability is improved, but system complexity and management difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements self-service by enabling devices to automatically report their configuration status and network conditions to the management system. This automated information provision reduces the burden on the system to actively query and manage device details, thereby improving reliability through comprehensive data collection while minimizing management complexity through decentralized information gathering.
Solution Approach 2:
The system employs feedback mechanisms by continuously monitoring device status information and network conditions, then using this feedback to optimize device selection and task allocation. This closed-loop approach improves process execution reliability by adapting to real-time conditions while managing system complexity through automated decision-making based on collected feedback data.
3Reliability
If multiple devices are assigned to execute the same process for reliability, then process reliability is improved, but resource efficiency and productivity decrease
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies partial action by assigning multiple devices to execute processes only when necessary based on reliability requirements and device status evaluation. The system determines the appropriate level of redundancy dynamically, assigning full redundancy only when needed while using single-device execution when sufficient, thereby improving reliability without unnecessarily sacrificing resource efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements dynamics by making task allocation flexible and adaptable based on real-time device status and network conditions. Devices can be dynamically added or removed from process execution groups based on changing conditions, allowing the system to optimize between reliability and resource efficiency continuously rather than using fixed allocation strategies.
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AI summary
A system management device includes a storage part for storing at least one of a device configuration of a device and a network configuration of a network to which the device belongs. The device includes a control part configured to, from among devices belonging to a system, determine the device for executing a process on a basis of at least one of the device configuration and the network configuration.