Virtual Environment Command Execution via Identifier Parsing
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Solution Overview
Problem
In virtualization environments, users face difficulties in identifying and executing commands within containers without knowing the container identifiers, especially when dealing with large numbers of containers and unique or shared commands.
Innovation Solution
An apparatus and method that determine container identifiers, parse available commands, store them with identifiers, and match user-input commands to execute the associated virtualization functions and commands, allowing command execution without prior knowledge of identifiers or commands.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If users manually identify and execute commands in virtualization environments, then command execution capability is maintained, but user burden and complexity increase significantly when dealing with large numbers of containers
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs self-service by automatically determining container identifiers, parsing available commands, storing command-information pairs, and matching user input to execute commands without requiring manual intervention for identifier management. The virtualization environment manages its own command execution infrastructure autonomously.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary system comprising a determination module, parser, store, and matcher that mediates between the user's simple command input and the complex virtualization environment. This intermediary handles the complexity of identifier management and command routing, allowing users to interact with a simplified interface while the system manages the underlying complexity.
2Measurement precision
If users need to know container identifiers to execute commands, then precise command targeting is achieved, but user knowledge requirements and operational difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-determining container identifiers and pre-parsing available commands before user input. The determination module obtains identifiers, the parser identifies executable commands, and the store pre-organizes this information, so when users provide input, the matching process can quickly find the correct command without requiring users to have prior knowledge of identifiers.
Solution Approach 2:
The matcher acts as an intermediary that translates user input into precise command targeting by comparing input against stored command information pairs. This intermediary handles the complexity of matching and identification, allowing users to interact with a simplified interface while the system ensures precise command routing.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the system stores and manages command information for all containers, then command execution capability is enhanced, but information storage and processing requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments command information storage by organizing data into distinct command-information pairs, where each container's commands are stored as separate entries. This segmentation allows the system to manage and process information in discrete, manageable units, improving efficiency when dealing with large numbers of containers and commands while maintaining versatility.
Data Source
AI summary
An apparatus for executing one or more commands, for use with a virtualization environment operable to execute one or more virtualization functions, the apparatus comprising: an interface operable to determine an identifier associated with a first virtualization function; a parser operable to determine one or more commands available for execution using the first virtualization function; a store for storing each determined command with the first virtualization function identifier; a searcher, responsive to input of a first command, for matching the first command with each determined command in order to determine one or more matching commands; and an executor, responsive to selection of a first matching command, for executing the associated first virtualization function and the first matching command.