Method to create and perform appropriate workflow for datacenter migration
Embodiments described herein relate to a method for orchestrating migrations using workflows. The method may include: receiving, by a migrator, a migration request; invoking, by the migrator, an endpoint information collector (EIC) to obtain endpoint information from a source endpoint and a target endpoint; performing a pre-requisite check using the endpoint information; analyzing, by a migration analyzer, the endpoint information to obtain a migration workflow; and performing a migration using the migration workflow.
1. A method for orchestrating migrations using workflows, the method comprising:
receiving, by a migrator, a migration request;
invoking, by the migrator, an endpoint information collector (EIC) to obtain endpoint information from a source endpoint and a target endpoint;
performing a pre-requisite check using the endpoint information;
analyzing, by a migration analyzer, the endpoint information to obtain a migration workflow, wherein analyzing the endpoint information comprises:
classifying the endpoint information to obtain classified endpoint information;
filtering the classified endpoint information to obtain filtered classified endpoint information;
performing a comparison between a first portion of the filtered classified endpoint information and a stored workflow stored in a migration template storage;
making a determination, based on the comparison, that a correlation between the first portion of the filtered classified endpoint information is above a correlation threshold; and
generating the migration workflow comprising the stored workflow; and
performing a migration using the migration workflow.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the migration workflow further comprises a user input request.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein performing the migration comprises receiving the requested user input from a user.
4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the user input is added to the migration workflow and the migration workflow is stored in the migration template storage.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the migration workflow comprises a plurality of mini-workflows from the migration template storage.
6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the migration workflow further comprises a tailored workflow, and wherein the method further comprises storing a copy of the tailored workflow in the migration template storage.
7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising, before performing the migration, completing a migration approval action.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
the endpoint information comprises a source endpoint portion associated with a plurality of source endpoints and a target endpoint portion associated with a plurality of target endpoints, and
performing the pre-requisite check comprises performing a comparison of the source endpoint portion and the target endpoint portion of the endpoint information to obtain a pre-requisite check result.
9. The method of claim 8 , wherein, when the pre-requisite check result comprises a difference between a first configuration of a source endpoint of the plurality of source endpoints and a second configuration of a target endpoint of the plurality of target endpoints, the method further comprises performing a target endpoint configuration change action to eliminate the difference.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein analyzing the endpoint information comprises performing a multi-label classification correlation algorithm using the endpoint information and a plurality of stored mini-templates.
11. 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 orchestrating migrations using workflows, the method comprising:
receiving, by a migrator, a migration request;
invoking, by the migrator, an endpoint information collector (EIC) to obtain endpoint information from a source endpoint and a target endpoint;
performing a pre-requisite check using the endpoint information;
analyzing, by a migration analyzer, the endpoint information to obtain a migration workflow, wherein analyzing the endpoint information comprises:
classifying the endpoint information to obtain classified endpoint information;
filtering the classified endpoint information to obtain filtered classified endpoint information;
performing a comparison between a first portion of the filtered classified endpoint information and a stored workflow stored in a migration template storage;
making a determination, based on the comparison, that a correlation between the first portion of the filtered classified endpoint information is above a correlation threshold; and
generating the migration workflow comprising the stored workflow; and
performing a migration using the migration workflow.
12. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 11 , wherein:
the migration workflow further comprises a user input request,
performing the migration comprises receiving the requested user input from a user, and
the user input is added to the migration workflow and the migration workflow is stored in the migration template storage.
13. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the migration workflow comprises a plurality of mini-workflows from the migration template storage, and wherein the migration workflow further comprises a tailored workflow, and wherein the method further comprises storing a copy of the tailored workflow in the migration template storage.
14. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 11 , further comprising, before performing the migration, completing a migration approval action.
15. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 11 , wherein:
the endpoint information comprises a source endpoint portion associated with a plurality of source endpoints and a target endpoint portion associated with a plurality of target endpoints, and
performing the pre-requisite check comprises performing a comparison of the source endpoint portion and the target endpoint portion of the endpoint information to obtain a pre-requisite check result.
16. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein, when the pre-requisite check result comprises a difference between a first configuration of a source endpoint of the plurality of source endpoints and a second configuration of a target endpoint of the plurality of target endpoints, the method further comprises performing a target endpoint configuration change action to eliminate the difference.
17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 11 , wherein analyzing the endpoint information comprises performing a multi-label classification correlation algorithm using the endpoint information and a plurality of stored mini-templates.
18. A system for orchestrating migrations using workflows, the system comprising:
a migrator, executing on a processor comprising circuitry, and configured to:
receive a migration request;
invoke an endpoint information collector (EIC) to obtain endpoint information from a source endpoint and a target endpoint;
perform a pre-requisite check using the endpoint information;
analyze the endpoint information to obtain a migration workflow, wherein, to analyze the endpoint information, the migrator is configured to:
classify the endpoint information to obtain classified endpoint information;
filter the classified endpoint information to obtain filtered classified endpoint information;
perform a comparison between a first portion of the filtered classified endpoint information and a stored workflow stored in a migration template storage;
make a determination, based on the comparison, that a correlation between the first portion of the filtered classified endpoint information is above a correlation threshold; and
generate the migration workflow comprising the stored workflow; and
perform a migration using the migration workflow.