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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2020
Rackn, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Gregory S. Althaus, Austin, TX (US);
Robert A. Hirschfeld, Austin, TX (US);
RackN, Inc., Round Rock, TX (US);
Abstract
A federation with distributed edge configuration management including multiple data centers, each including an infrastructure, at least one storage, and a configuration platform. The infrastructure includes physical resources including at least one computer server. The storage stores state information indicative of a current state of the infrastructure and configuration information of the infrastructure. The configuration information includes composed immutable content incorporating automation tasks and instructions to effectuate state changes of the infrastructure. The configuration platform includes a network interface and a configuration processor that configures the infrastructure by generating and executing a workflow that includes a sequence of operations to effectuate a change of state of the infrastructure. The composed immutable content may include catalog units of subcomponents each including one or more declarative instructions. Catalog units or subcomponents may be grouped into version sets managed by a version set manager.