Granted Patent B1

US 11,463,315 · App. 17/236,742 · Granted Oct 4, 2022

Inventors: John S. Harwood (Boston, MA); Robert Anthony Lincourt, Jr. (Franklin, MA); William Jeffery White (Plano, TX)

Assignee: EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC

H04L41/0893G06F9/505G06F9/5044H04L43/16G06F3/0482G06F11/3072

Abstract

Claims (86)

1. A method for deploying workflows, the method comprising:

receiving, at a service controller of a federated controller, a request to deploy a workflow in a device ecosystem;

decomposing, by the service controller, the workflow into a plurality of workflow portions;

performing, by the service controller, a search in a capabilities and constraints data construct to identify a domain in which to perform a workflow portion of the plurality of workflow portions;

providing, by the service controller, the workflow portion and workflow constraints to a platform controller of the domain;

receiving, by the platform controller, the workflow portion and the workflow constraints from the service controller, wherein the workflow portion is one of the plurality of workflow portions;

provisioning, by the platform controller, a set of devices in the domain to the workflow portion;

executing the workflow portion in the domain using the set of devices;

monitoring the executing of the workflow portion to determine an occupancy of the workflow portion;

making a determination that the occupancy of the workflow portion exceeds an available capacity of the domain;

providing, the occupancy to the service controller; and

in response to the occupancy, performing, by the service controller, a remediation action.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the capabilities and constraints data construct comprises a distributed graph.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the capabilities and constraints data construct is a database, and the search is performed using database queries.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the remediation action comprises:

halting execution of the workflow portion in the domain;

identifying a second domain to perform the workflow portion; and

providing, by the service controller, the workflow portion and the workflow constraints to a second platform controller of the second domain.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

after obtaining the occupancy from the platform controller:

receiving, by the service controller, a second request to deploy a second workflow;

decomposing, by the service controller, the second workflow into a second plurality of workflow portions, wherein the workflow portion is not one of the second plurality of workflow portions;

performing a second search in the capabilities and constraints data construct to identify the domain;

making a second determination that the occupancy of the workflow portion indicates an inability of the domain to execute a second workflow portion of the second workflow; and

based on the second determination, identifying a second domain to execute the second workflow portion of the second workflow; and

providing, by the service controller, the second workflow portion and second workflow constraints to a second platform controller of the second domain.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

storing, by the platform controller, results of the executing of the workflow portion and the occupancy in the capabilities and constraints data construct.

7. 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 workflows, the method comprising:

receiving, at a service controller of a federated controller, a request to deploy a workflow in a device ecosystem;

decomposing, by the service controller, the workflow into a plurality of workflow portions;

performing, by the service controller, a search in a capabilities and constraints data construct to identify a domain in which to perform a workflow portion of the plurality of workflow portions;

providing, by the service controller, the workflow portion and workflow constraints to a platform controller of the domain;

receiving, by the platform controller, the workflow portion and the workflow constraints from the service controller, wherein the workflow portion is one of the plurality of workflow portions;

provisioning, by the platform controller, a set of devices in the domain to the workflow portion;

executing the workflow portion in the domain using the set of devices;

monitoring the executing of the workflow portion to determine an occupancy of the workflow portion;

making a determination that the occupancy of the workflow portion exceeds an available capacity of the domain;

providing, based on the determination, the occupancy to the service controller; and

in response to the occupancy, performing, by the service controller, a remediation action.

8. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 7 , wherein the capabilities and constraints data construct comprises a distributed graph.

9. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 7 , wherein the capabilities and constraints data construct is a database, and the search is performed using database queries.

10. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 7 , wherein the remediation action comprises:

halting execution of the workflow portion in the domain;

identifying a second domain to perform the workflow portion; and

providing, by the service controller, the workflow portion and the workflow constraints to a second platform controller of the second domain.

11. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 7 , the method further comprising:

after obtaining the occupancy from the platform controller:

receiving, by the service controller, a second request to deploy a second workflow;

decomposing, by the service controller, the second workflow into a second plurality of workflow portions, wherein the workflow portion is not one of the second plurality of workflow portions;

performing a second search in the capabilities and constraints data construct to identify the domain;

making a second determination that the occupancy of the workflow portion indicates an inability of the domain to execute a second workflow portion of the second workflow; and

based on the second determination, identifying a second domain to execute the second workflow portion of the second workflow; and

providing, by the service controller, the second workflow portion and second workflow constraints to a second platform controller of the second domain.

12. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 7 , the method further comprising:

storing, by the platform controller, results of the executing of the workflow portion and the occupancy in the capabilities and constraints data construct.

13. A system for deploying workflows, the system comprising:

a federated controller for a device ecosystem, the federated controller comprising a plurality of service controllers;

a platform controller of a domain, comprising circuitry, and configured to:

receive a workflow portion and workflow constraints from a service controller of the federated controller;

provision, by the platform controller, a set of devices in the domain to the workflow portion;

execute the workflow portion in the domain using the set of devices;

monitor the executing of the workflow portion to determine an occupancy of the workflow portion;

make a determination that the occupancy of the workflow portion exceeds an available capacity of the domain; and

provide, based on the determination, the occupancy to the service controller;

the service controller of the federated controller, comprising a processor and memory, and configured to:

prior to receiving the workflow portion:

receive a request to deploy a workflow in the device ecosystem;

decompose the workflow into a plurality of workflow portions, wherein the workflow portion is one of the plurality of workflow portions;

perform a search in a capabilities and constraints data construct to identify the domain in which to perform the workflow portion of the plurality of workflow portions; and

provide the workflow portion and the workflow constraints to the platform controller; and

in response to the occupancy, perform a remediation action.

14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the capabilities and constraints data construct comprises a distributed graph.

15. The system of claim 13 , wherein the capabilities and constraints data construct is a database, and the search is performed using database queries.

16. The system of claim 13 , wherein the remediation action comprises:

halting execution of the workflow portion in the domain;

identifying a second domain to perform the workflow portion; and

providing, by the service controller, the workflow portion and the workflow constraints to a second platform controller of the second domain.

17. The system of claim 13 , wherein the service controller is further programmed to:

after obtaining the occupancy from the platform controller:

receive, by the service controller, a second request to deploy a second workflow;

decompose, by the service controller, the second workflow into a second plurality of workflow portions, wherein the workflow portion is not one of the second plurality of workflow portions;

perform a second search in the capabilities and constraints data construct to identify the domain;

make a second determination that the occupancy of the workflow portion indicates an inability of the domain to execute a second workflow portion of the second workflow; and

based on the second determination, identify a second domain to execute the second workflow portion of the second workflow; and

provide the second workflow portion and second workflow constraints to a second platform controller of the second domain.

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