Network architecture provisioning using build sheets

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12299628-B2
Application number	US-202217853210-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 29, 2022
Priority date	Jun 29, 2022
Publication date	May 13, 2025
Grant date	May 13, 2025

Abstract

Some examples of the present disclosure relate to a network architecture provisioning tool. In one example, a computer system may receive a build sheet specifying a computer network architecture and including a component inventory and configuration information usable to provision the computer network architecture. The computer system can generate a build ticket for a component of the component inventory. The computer system can use the build ticket to determine an orchestration script for provisioning the component within a computer network corresponding to the network architecture. The computer system can initiate execution of the orchestration script to provision the component in the computer network.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
receiving, by a processor, a build sheet for a computer network architecture, the build sheet comprising a component inventory for the computer network architecture and configuration information usable to provision the computer network architecture;
generating, by the processor, a build ticket for a component of the component inventory, the build ticket comprising a portion of the configuration information usable to provision the component, the build ticket being separate from the build sheet;
determining, by the processor using the build ticket, an orchestration script for provisioning the component, the orchestration script comprising provisioning tasks corresponding to the portion of the configuration information, the orchestration script being separate from the build ticket; and
executing, by the processor, the orchestration script to provision the component.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving, by the processor, an indication that the component was successfully provisioned;
responsive to the indication, determining, by the processor and using the build sheet, a related component of the component inventory, the related component being dependent on the component being successfully provisioned;
generating, by the processor, an additional build ticket for the related component of the component inventory, the additional build ticket comprising another portion of the configuration information usable to provision the related component; and
marking, by the processor, the build ticket as complete.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein generating the build ticket comprises:
determining, by the processor using the build sheet, a dependency of an additional component of the component inventory on the component;
selecting, by the processor and based on the dependency, the component from the component inventory;
determining, by the processor, the portion of the configuration information corresponding to the component; and
configuring, by the processor, the build ticket to include the portion of the configuration information.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein generating the build ticket comprises:
determining, by the processor, a physical resource available for hosting the component; and
determining, by the processor, the portion of the configuration information corresponding to a configuration of the physical resource.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the build sheet is generated using a network design application having a drag and drop canvas, the network design application including template objects representing computer infrastructure components of the component inventory, each template object comprising a configuration of the corresponding computer infrastructure component and being individually positionable on the drag and drop canvas.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the orchestration script based on the build ticket comprises:
determining, by the processor, whether the component is a nonstandard component;
based on a determination that the component is the nonstandard component, sending, by the processor, a request for customized provisioning tasks;
receiving, by the processor, the customized provisioning tasks; and
configuring, by the processor, the orchestration script to include the customized provisioning tasks.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining, by the processor, whether a physical resource is available for hosting the component; and
based on a determination that the physical resource is not available for hosting the component, generating, by the processor, a procurement request to make the physical resource available.

8. A computer system comprising:
a processor; and
a memory storing computer-executable instructions that are executable by the processor for causing the computer system to:
receive a build sheet for a computer network architecture, the build sheet comprising a component inventory for the computer network architecture and configuration information usable to provision the computer network architecture;
generate a build ticket for a component of the component inventory, the build ticket comprising a portion of the configuration information usable to provision the component, the build ticket being separate from the build sheet;
determine, using the build ticket, an orchestration script for provisioning the component, the orchestration script comprising provisioning tasks corresponding to the portion of the configuration information, the orchestration script being separate from the build ticket; and
execute the orchestration script to provision the component.

9. The computer system of claim 8 , wherein the memory stores additional instructions that are executable by the processor for causing the computer system to further:
receive an indication that the component was successfully provisioned;
responsive to the indication, determine, using the build sheet, a related component of the component inventory, the related component being dependent on the component being successfully provisioned;
generate an additional build ticket for the related component of the component inventory, the additional build ticket comprising another portion of the configuration information usable to provision the related component; and
mark the build ticket as complete.

10. The computer system of claim 8 , wherein generating the build ticket comprises:
determining, by the processor using the build sheet, a dependency of an additional component of the component inventory on the component;
selecting, by the processor and based on the dependency, the component from the component inventory;
determining, by the processor, the portion of the configuration information corresponding to the component; and
configuring, by the processor, the build ticket to include the portion of the configuration information.

11. The computer system of claim 8 , wherein generating the build ticket comprises:
determining, by the processor, a physical resource available for hosting the component; and
determining, by the processor, the portion of the configuration information corresponding to a configuration of the physical resource.

12. The computer system of claim 11 , wherein the build sheet is generated using a network design application having a drag and drop canvas, the network design application including template objects representing computer infrastructure components of the component inventory, each template object comprising a configuration of the corresponding computer infrastructure component and being individually positionable on the drag and drop canvas.

13. The computer system of claim 8 , wherein determining the orchestration script based on the build ticket comprises:
determining, by the processor, whether the component is a nonstandard component;
based on a determination that the component is the nonstandard component, sending, by the processor, a request for customized provisioning tasks;
receiving, by the processor, the customized provisioning tasks; and
configuring, by the processor, the orchestration script to include the customized provisioning tasks.

14. The computer system of claim 8 , wherein the memory stores additional instructions that are executable by the processor for causing the computer system to further:
determine whether a physical resource is available for hosting the component; and
based on a determination that the physical resource is not available for hosting the component, generate a procurement request to cause the physical resource to become available.

Assignees

• Truist Bank

Inventors

• Hall Kenneth
• Robins Bobby Len

Classifications

• G06Q10/087 Primary

  Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders · CPC title