Virtual Desktop Deployment Entity Automating VDI Configuration
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Solution Overview
Problem
The deployment of Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) is complex, manual, and prone to errors, requiring a systematic and automated approach to streamline hardware, software, and network configuration across multiple virtual desktop nodes from a central location.
Innovation Solution
A virtual desktop deployment system comprising virtual desktop servers, a computer server, and a deployment entity with modules for user interface, deployment status monitoring, configuration management, and database abstraction, enabling automated discovery, configuration, and deployment of VDI infrastructure, including scheduling and reporting of deployment jobs and status.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If manual installation and configuration is used for VDI deployment, then flexibility and control are maintained, but deployment complexity and error-proneness increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The deployment system performs self-service by automatically discovering hardware, software, and network configurations of virtual desktop servers without manual intervention. The system autonomously scans infrastructure components, determines minimum computer resources required, and configures deployment rules and dependencies automatically, eliminating the need for manual installation and configuration steps.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a deployment system as an intermediary between administrators and the complex VDI infrastructure. This intermediary component manages the complexity by centralizing deployment operations, providing a simplified interface for administrators while handling the intricate tasks of hardware discovery, software configuration, and network setup in the background.
2Productivity
If automated deployment is implemented, then deployment speed and consistency improve, but system complexity and initial setup requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The deployment system performs preliminary actions by automatically discovering and assessing the existing infrastructure (hardware, software, network configuration) before deployment begins. It pre-determines the minimum computer resources required and pre-configures deployment rules and dependencies, ensuring that when deployment executes, it proceeds rapidly with consistent results without requiring complex real-time decision-making.
3Manufacturing precision
If comprehensive hardware and software configuration scanning is performed, then deployment accuracy and resource optimization improve, but deployment time and processing requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual mechanical configuration processes with automated electronic scanning and discovery mechanisms. The system uses automated tools to scan hardware, software, and network configurations, and employs algorithms to determine minimum computer resources required, substituting time-consuming manual assessment with rapid electronic analysis that maintains high accuracy while reducing deployment time.
Data Source
AI summary
Aspects of the present disclosure relates to a virtual desktop deployment system configured to deploy a virtual desktop infrastructure. In certain embodiments, the virtual desktop deployment system includes: (a) virtual desktop servers, for hosting the virtual desktop infrastructure, (b) a computer server for deploying virtual desktop infrastructure by a system administrator, and a deployment database for storing virtual desktop infrastructure configuration and system settings, and (c) a virtual desktop deployment entity configured to perform following operations: (a) receiving configuration and system settings of the virtual desktop infrastructure, (b) discovering and scanning the virtual desktop servers to obtain system information, (c) establishing deployment rules and deployment dependencies, (d) reading the virtual desktop infrastructure configuration and system settings, (e) deploying the virtual desktop infrastructure to the virtual desktop servers, and (f) generating and storing the status, the reports, and the logs of the virtual desktop infrastructure deployment.