Version Dependency Graph for Component Interoperability Validation
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Solution Overview
Problem
As computer systems grow in size and complexity, managing version interdependencies among installed components becomes increasingly challenging, making it difficult for system administrators to perform upgrades without encountering version incompatibilities that can lead to catastrophic failures or random errors.
Innovation Solution
A version compatibility management system that uses a version dependency compatibility acyclic graph to validate interoperability and identify valid upgrade paths by constructing and searching an acyclic graph augmented with many-to-many version compatibility constraints, providing a systematic algorithm to determine upgradable components and impacted nodes during upgrades.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the number of installed components grows to expand system functionality, then system versatility and capability are improved, but version interdependency complexity and difficulty of managing interoperability increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the complex system into individual component units, each with its own version information and dependency requirements. By breaking down the system into discrete component blocks that can be independently analyzed and managed, the patent makes it feasible to handle version interdependencies even as the overall system grows in size and complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary validation system that acts as a mediator between components with different version requirements. This intermediary automatically analyzes version compatibility, identifies conflicts, and determines valid upgrade paths, thereby managing the complexity of version interdependencies without requiring manual intervention.
2Device complexity
If manual methods are used to manage component upgrades, then system simplicity is maintained, but time consumption and risk of errors increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a self-service automated validation system that independently analyzes component versions, checks interoperability requirements, and generates upgrade recommendations without human intervention. The system automatically consumes component metadata, validates versions against compatibility rules, and produces actionable upgrade paths, eliminating manual effort while maintaining system simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual mechanical processes of version checking and compatibility validation with an automated computational system. Instead of manually reviewing version numbers and compatibility matrices, the system uses algorithms to automatically process component metadata, validate versions, and determine upgrade paths, dramatically reducing time consumption.
3Reliability
If automated validation systems are implemented to check component interoperability, then upgrade reliability is improved, but system complexity and processing requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary validation by pre-processing component metadata and establishing compatibility rules before actual upgrades occur. The system proactively identifies potential version conflicts and validates component interoperability in advance, ensuring upgrade reliability while keeping the validation logic organized and manageable through structured data preparation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent manages validation system complexity by changing parameters from analyzing entire system states to focusing on specific version compatibility parameters. The system extracts and validates key version parameters against predefined compatibility rules, reducing the computational burden while maintaining reliable validation through targeted parameter checking rather than exhaustive system analysis.
Data Source
AI summary
In a computer-implemented method for validating interoperability of installed components of a computer system, site data identifying the installed components of the computer system and a version of each of the installed components is received, component dependency data identifying at least one component of the installed components requiring installation of another component of the installed components is received and component interoperability data identifying versions of a component of the installed components that are interoperable with versions of another component of the installed components is received. A version dependency compatibility acyclic graph is generated based at least on the installed components, the component dependency data and component interoperability data. It is determined whether the installed components are interoperable based on the version dependency compatibility acyclic graph.