Workflow Publishing Server for Automated Remote Maintenance
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing computer systems require frequent manual maintenance and error handling, which is inefficient and prone to errors due to the lack of automated solutions for managing server operations and addressing specific errors or conditions.
Innovation Solution
A workflow publishing server distributes customizable computing workflows to third-party servers, allowing administrators to select and modify workflows based on error logs and server conditions, leveraging machine learning to recommend appropriate workflows for automation and maintenance tasks.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual maintenance and error handling are performed frequently, then system reliability can be maintained, but efficiency decreases and human error increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables automated self-diagnosis and self-correction through workflows that automatically detect errors, analyze logs, and execute corrective actions without human intervention, allowing the system to maintain itself
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preventive maintenance by scheduling workflows to execute before problems occur, such as applying security patches before vulnerabilities are exploited or clearing caches before performance degradation occurs
2Productivity
If automated workflows are implemented, then maintenance efficiency improves, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system breaks down complex maintenance tasks into discrete, modular workflows that can be independently developed, executed, and managed, with each workflow handling a specific function such as error detection, log analysis, or corrective action
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a workflow publishing server as an intermediary that manages the distribution, selection, and execution of workflows between the central system and remote servers, simplifying the overall system architecture
3Measurement precision
If custom workflows are created for specific server conditions, then accuracy of error handling improves, but time to implement increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system creates reusable workflow templates based on successful error handling patterns from multiple servers, which can be copied and adapted to new situations, avoiding the need to create custom workflows from scratch
Solution Approach 2:
The system analyzes error logs and performance data to automatically generate or recommend workflows, using feedback from actual server conditions to improve workflow accuracy and reduce manual configuration time
Data Source
AI summary
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for providing workflows to remote environments. In some implementations, data storage storing multiple workflows is accessed, where each of the workflows indicates a set of computer operations to be performed. Catalog data identifying workflows, from among the multiple workflows, that are available is provided to a computer system. A request for a workflow from among the workflows identified by the catalog data is received from the computer system. The requested workflow is sent to the computer system in response to the request.