System and method for out-of-the-box solution-level management via logical architecture awareness
View Patent ↗A computing device includes user resources and a validation agent. The validation agent identifies a logical group of a solution architecture to which the computing device belongs. The validation agent obtains a baseline configuration associated with the logical group. The validation agent identifies a dependency of the user resources on second user resources of a second computing device of the logical group. The validation agent makes a determination that an override attribute is associated with the second user resources. The validation agent modifies the obtained baseline configuration using the override attribute. The validation agent initiates a modification of the user resources using the modified obtained baseline configuration.
1. A computing device, comprising:
user resources; and
a validation agent programmed to:
identify a logical group of a solution architecture to which the computing device belongs;
obtain a baseline configuration associated with the logical group;
identify a dependency of the user resources on second user resources of a second computing device of the logical group;
make a first determination that an override attribute is associated with the second user resources, wherein making the first determination comprises:
comparing the obtained baseline configuration to a configuration of the second user resources;
making a second determination, based on the comparing, that the configuration of the second user resources includes an attribute in conflict with a corresponding attribute of the obtained baseline configuration; and
in response to the second determination, identifying that the attribute in conflict with the corresponding attribute of the obtained baseline configuration is the override attribute;
modify the obtained baseline configuration using the override attribute; and
initiate a modification of the user resources using the modified obtained baseline configuration.
2. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the modification of the user resources comprises:
obtaining a configuration of the user resources;
comparing the obtained configuration to the obtained baseline configuration;
identifying a difference based on the comparing; and
updating the user resources based on the identified difference.
3. The computing device of claim 2 , wherein updating the user resources based on the identified difference comprises downgrading a firmware of a component of the user resources.
4. The computing device of claim 2 , wherein updating the user resources based on the identified difference comprises disabling a hardware component of the user resources.
5. The computing device of claim 2 , wherein updating the user resources based on the identified difference comprises disabling an application executing using a component of the user resources.
6. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the logical group specifies the dependency of the user resources on the second user resources of the second computing device.
7. The computing device of claim 6 , wherein the user resources are functionally dependent on the second user resources for low performance data storage.
8. The computing device of claim 6 , wherein the user resources are functionally dependent on the second user resources for high performance data storage.
9. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the solution architecture comprises a plurality of logical groups, wherein each logical group is functionally independent from each of the other logical groups of the plurality of logical groups.
10. A method for deploying a solution architecture, comprising:
identifying a baseline configuration for a first computing device of the solution architecture;
enforcing the baseline configuration on the first computing device;
identifying an override attribute associated with a second computing device of the solution architecture;
making a first determination that the first computing device and the second computing device are both members of a logical group;
making a second determination that the first computing device depends on the second computing device in the logical group; and
in response to the second determination:
identifying a difference between a configuration of the second computing device and the baseline configuration; and
using the identified difference as the override attribute;
updating the baseline configuration based on the override attribute; and
enforcing the updated baseline configuration on the first computing device and the second computing device.
11. The method of claim 10 , wherein enforcing the baseline configuration on the first computing device comprises:
reconfiguring a user resource of the first computing device by using an embedded computing device hosted by the first computing device.
12. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:
adding a third computing device to the solution architecture;
identifying that the third computing device is a member of the logical group;
making a determination that no computing device of the logical group depends on the third computing device; and
enforcing the updated baseline configuration on the third computing device.
13. The method of claim 10 , wherein the baseline configuration is associated with the logical group.
14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the logical group specifies a dependency of the first computing device on the second computing device.
15. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer readable program code, which when executed by a computer processor enables the computer processor to perform a method for deploying a solution architecture, the method comprising:
identifying a baseline configuration for a first computing device of the solution architecture;
enforcing the baseline configuration on the first computing device;
identifying an override attribute associated with a second computing device of the solution architecture;
making a first determination that the first computing device and the second computing device are both members of a logical group;
making a second determination that the first computing device depends on the second computing device in the logical group; and
in response to the second determination:
identifying a difference between a configuration of the second computing device and the baseline configuration; and
using the identified difference as the override attribute;
updating the baseline configuration based on the override attribute; and
enforcing the updated baseline configuration on the first computing device and the second computing device.
16. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein enforcing the baseline configuration on the first computing device comprises:
reconfiguring a user resource of the first computing device by using an embedded computing device hosted by the first computing device.
17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 16 , wherein enforcing the updated baseline configuration on the first computing device comprises:
reconfiguring only a single resource of user resources of the first computing device corresponding to a single resource of user resources of the second computing device on which the override attribute is based.
18. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the baseline configuration is associated with the logical group.