Building automation system with microservice architecture to support multi-node on-premise BAS server
A building automation system (BAS) with microservice architecture. The system includes a server platform configured to perform various operations within the building automation system. The server platform includes a microservices platform configured to execute various processes within the BAS. The microservices platform includes a plurality of nodes where each node is configured to run one or more services as separate processes. The microservices platform further includes a message bus configured to control communication between processes and an orchestration network configured to control communication between the plurality of nodes. The server platform further includes a common data model (CDM) shared between the plurality of nodes where the CDM consists of metadata of the BAS. The server platform further includes a container orchestration platform configured to manage and control the plurality of nodes.
1. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon software instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to generate to implement a microservice architecture in a building automation system (BAS), the software instructions comprising:
decomposing existing server functionality into separate services;
packaging the separate services into containerization technology;
employing a container orchestration package wherein the container orchestration package is configured to at least one of monitor, deploy, start, and restart one or more replicas of one or more services;
employing an orchestration virtual private network (VPN) wherein the orchestration VPN is configured to control networking and communication between services; and
exposing endpoint of each service.
2. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the software instructions utilize the orchestration VPN to communicate between a service and an external device.
3. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 2 , wherein the software instructions utilize the orchestration VPN to communicate between a service and an external application on the external device.
4. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the software instructions further comprise restructuring an existing database to implement the microservice architecture in the system.
5. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 4 , wherein the restructuring an existing database supports higher throughput of database reads and writes.
6. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1 , wherein packaging the separate services into containerization technology includes packing the separate services into off-the-shelf containerization technology.
7. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the software instructions further comprise adding new server functionality as a new service using containerization technology.
8. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the endpoint of each service is used for communication between services.
9. A building automation system (BAS) configured to perform operations to implement a microservice architecture, the operations comprising:
decomposing existing server functionality into separate services;
packaging the separate services into containerization technology;
employing a container orchestration package wherein the container orchestration package is configured to at least one of monitor, deploy, start, and restart one or more replicas of one or more services;
employing an orchestration virtual private network (VPN) wherein the orchestration VPN is configured to control networking and communication between services; and
exposing endpoint of each service.
10. The building automation system of claim 9 , wherein the operations utilize the orchestration VPN to communicate between a service and an external device.
11. The building automation system of claim 10 , wherein the operations utilize the orchestration VPN to communicate between a service and an external application on the external device.
12. The building automation system of claim 9 , wherein the operations further comprise restructuring an existing database to implement the microservice architecture in the system.
13. The building automation system of claim 12 , wherein the restructuring an existing database supports higher throughput of database reads and writes.
14. The building automation system of claim 9 , wherein packaging the separate services into containerization technology includes packing the separate services into off-the-shelf containerization technology.
15. The building automation system of claim 9 , wherein the operations further comprise adding new server functionality as a new service using containerization technology.
16. The building automation system of claim 9 , wherein the endpoint of each service is used for communication between services.
17. A method for implementing a microservice architecture in a building automation system (BAS), the method comprising:
decomposing existing server functionality into separate services;
packaging the separate services into containerization technology;
employing a container orchestration package wherein the container orchestration package is configured to at least one of monitor, deploy, start, and restart one or more replicas of one or more services;
employing an orchestration virtual private network (VPN) wherein the orchestration VPN is configured to control networking and communication between services; and
exposing endpoint of each service.
18. The method of claim 17 , comprising utilizing the orchestration VPN to communicate between a service and an external device.
19. The method of claim 17 , comprising restructuring an existing database to implement the microservice architecture in the system.
20. The method of claim 17 , wherein packaging the separate services into containerization technology includes packing the separate services into off-the-shelf containerization technology.