Autonomous configuration system for a service infrastructure

• US 10,389,591 B2
• Filed: 10/28/2016
• Issued: 08/20/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 10/28/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Inventors: Merk, Joel Maximilian, Lee, Hang Kwong, Gershaft, Aleksandr Mikhailovich
• Primary Examiner(s): Dollinger, Tonia L
• Assistant Examiner(s): Cooney, Adam A
• Application Number:
  US15/338,128
• Publication Number:
  US 20180123890A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,026 Days
• Field of Search: 709222
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 15/177 Initialisation or configuration control processor initialisation G06F9/4405
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/5077 Logical partitioning of resources; Management or configuration of virtualized resources specific details on emulation or internal functioning of virtual machines G06F9/455
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/08 Configuration management of networks or network elements address allocation H04L61/50
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0803 Configuration setting
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0806 for initial configuration or provisioning, e.g. plug-and-play
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0853 by actively collecting configuration information or by backing up configuration information
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0886 Fully automatic configuration
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0895 Configuration of virtualised networks or elements, e.g. virtualised network function or OpenFlow elements
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/563 Software download or update
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46

Abstract

Various methods and systems for implementing an autonomous configuration system for configuring a service infrastructure are provided. An autonomous configuration system implements a service infrastructure configuration manager to identify discovered configuration data. The discovered configuration data supports circumventing a routing protocol for service infrastructure communications via an edge infrastructure, such that, the service infrastructure is alternatively configured to access remote configuration data based on the discovered configuration data. The discovered configuration data is discovered based an autonomous discovery service (e.g., sniffing service or a casting service). An initial configuration state is configured in the service infrastructure, based on the discovered configuration data. The service infrastructure can communicate with a service provider infrastructure associated with the service infrastructure to access the remote configuration data. The service infrastructure configuration manager accesses the remote configuration data and uses the remote configuration data to configure a final configuration state in the service infrastructure.

Claims

1. A system for implementing autonomous configuration of service infrastructures, the system comprising:

one or more hardware processors and memory storing computer-executable instructions and components embodied thereon that, when executed, by the one or more hardware processors, cause the hardware processors to execute;

a service infrastructure configuration manager to;

identify discovered configuration data or casting configuration data for a service infrastructure, wherein the discovered configuration data or the casting configuration data supports the service infrastructure circumventing a routing protocol such that the service infrastructure is alternatively configured to access remote configuration data based on the discovered configuration data or casting configuration data, the discovered configuration data is discovered based on an autonomous discovery service or the casting configuration data is identified based on an autonomous casting service;

configure an initial configuration state in the service infrastructure, based on the discovered configuration data or the casting configuration data, such that the service infrastructure can communicate with a service provider infrastructure associated with the service infrastructure to access remote configuration data;

access the remote configuration data from the service provider infrastructure; and

configure a final configuration state in the service infrastructure.

2. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

an edge infrastructure configuration manager to;

maintain routing protocol configuration data for an edge infrastructure and a service infrastructure, wherein the edge infrastructure configuration manager supports the configuration of the service infrastructure based on a routing protocol of the routing protocol configuration data, wherein a switch of the edge infrastructure configured based on the routing protocol configuration data and storing a portion of a service infrastructure portion of the routing protocol configuration data, the routing protocol configuration data allows a switch of the service infrastructure to communicate with the switch of the edge infrastructure based on the routing protocol; and

operate in a waiting state to facilitate configuration of the service infrastructure, wherein the waiting state comprises the switch of the edge infrastructure configured based on the routing protocol and performing waiting state operations in anticipation of configuring a link between the switch of the edge infrastructure configuration and the switch of service infrastructure.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the discovered configuration data is identified from an edge infrastructure that operates in a waiting state to configure, based on the routing protocol, the edge infrastructure to link with an anticipated switch of the service infrastructure.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the casting configuration data is configured in the service infrastructure, the casting configuration data comprises a casting IP address for the service infrastructure to peer with an edge infrastructure that operates in a waiting state to configure, based on the routing protocol, the edge infrastructure to link with an anticipated switch of the service infrastructure.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein peering the service infrastructure with the edge infrastructure provides the service infrastructure internet accessibility such that the service infrastructure broadcasts based on the casting IP address to receive communications from a service provider infrastructure.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the autonomous discovery service is a sniffing service that circumvents configuration of the service infrastructure using the routing protocol, wherein the sniffing service identifies the discovered configuration data based on monitoring data traffic that comprises at least one reserved IP address.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the autonomous casting service is a casting service that circumvents configuration of the service infrastructure using the routing protocol, wherein the casting service utilizes the casting configuration data to peer with an edge infrastructure.

8. The system of claim 1, further comprising an intermediate provisioning manager in the service provider infrastructure to communicate intermediate remote configuration data for implementing an incremental provisioning process, wherein the intermediate remote configuration data supports configuring the service infrastructure in an intermediate configuration state, the intermediate configuration state is a trust establishing state between the service infrastructure and the service provider infrastructure.

9. The system of claim 1, further comprising a primary provisioning manager in the service provider infrastructure to communicate primary remote configuration data for implementing the incremental provisioning process, wherein the primary remote configuration data supports configuring the service infrastructure in a final configuration state, the final configuration state comprising a switch of the edge infrastructure and a switch of the service infrastructure communicating using the routing protocol which was previously circumvented based on the discovered configuration data.

10. A computer-implemented method for providing autonomous configuration of service infrastructures, the method comprising:

identifying discovered configuration data for a service infrastructure, wherein the discovered configuration data supports the service infrastructure circumventing a routing protocol such that the service infrastructure is alternatively configured to access remote configuration data based on the discovered configuration data, the discovered configuration data is discovered based on an autonomous discovery service;

configuring an initial configuration state in the service infrastructure, based on the discovered configuration data such that the service infrastructure can communicate with a service provider infrastructure associated with the service infrastructure to access remote configuration data;

accessing the remote configuration data from the service provider infrastructure; and

configuring a final configuration state in the service infrastructure.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the discovered configuration data is identified from an edge infrastructure that operates in a waiting state to configure, based on the routing protocol, the edge infrastructure to link with an anticipated switch of the service infrastructure.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the edge infrastructure in the waiting state performs neighbor discovery operations to link with the anticipated switch of the service infrastructure.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein the autonomous discovery service is a sniffing service, the sniffing service circumvents configuration of the service infrastructure using the routing protocol to identify the discovered configuration data.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the sniffing service identifies the discovered configuration data based on monitoring data traffic that comprises at least one reserved IP address.

15. The method of claim 10, wherein the sniffing service operates with the service infrastructure in a pre-configuration state comprising a switch of the service infrastructure in a transparent state, the switch forwards monitored data traffic to a service infrastructure configuration manager.

16. One or more computer storage media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon that, when executed, by one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to perform a method for providing autonomous configuration of service infrastructures, the method comprising:

identifying discovered configuration data for a service infrastructure, wherein the discovered configuration data supports the service infrastructure circumventing a routing protocol such that the service infrastructure is alternatively configured to access remote configuration data based on the discovered configuration data, the discovered configuration data is discovered based on an autonomous discovery service;

configuring an initial configuration state in the service infrastructure, based on the discovered configuration data, such that, the service infrastructure can communicate with a service provider infrastructure associated with the service infrastructure to access remote configuration data;

accessing a first portion of the remote configuration data from the service provider infrastructure, wherein the first portion of the remote configuration data is intermediate remote configuration data from an intermediate provisioning manager;

configuring an intermediate configuration state in the service infrastructure using the intermediate remote configuration data;

accessing a second portion of the remote configuration data from the service provider infrastructure, wherein the second portion of the remote configuration data is primary remote configuration data from a primary provisioning manager; and

configuring a final configuration state in the service infrastructure using the primary remote configuration data.

17. The media of claim 16, wherein the discovered configuration data is identified from an edge infrastructure that operates in a waiting state to configure, based on the routing protocol, the edge infrastructure to link with an anticipated switch of the service infrastructure, wherein the autonomous discovery service is a sniffing service, the sniffing service circumvents configuration of the anticipated switch and alternatively identifies the discovered configuration data based on monitoring data traffic that comprises at least one reserved IP address.

18. The media of claim 16, wherein the discovered configuration data is identified from an edge infrastructure that operates in a waiting state to configure, based on the routing protocol, the edge infrastructure to link with an anticipated switch of the service infrastructure, wherein the autonomous discovery service is a casting service, the casting service circumvents configuration of the anticipated switch and alternatively identifies the discovered configuration data based on monitoring data traffic that comprises a casting IP address.

19. The media of claim 16, wherein the intermediate provisioning manager in a service provider infrastructure operates to communicate intermediate remote configuration data for implementing an incremental provisioning process, wherein the intermediate remote configuration data supports configuring the service infrastructure in the intermediate configuration state, the intermediate configuration state is a trust establishing state between the service infrastructure and the service provider infrastructure.

20. The media of claim 16, wherein the primary provisioning manager in the service infrastructure operates to communicate primary remote configuration data for implementing the incremental provisioning process, wherein the primary remote configuration data supports configuring the service infrastructure in the final configuration state, the final configuration state comprising a switch of the edge infrastructure and a switch of the service infrastructure communicating using the routing protocol which was previously circumvented based on the discovered configuration data.