# US 12,602,523 B2 · Rack-based design verification and management > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,602,523 B2 - Document ID: US12602523B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/825,769 - Filed: 2022-05-26 - Published: 2023-11-30 - Granted: 2026-04-14 - Earliest claimed: 2022-05-26 - Assignees: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP - Applicants: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP - Inventors: Rafiq Ahamed Kattangere; Sripadwallabha Dattatraya Kollur; Shantanu Porwal - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12602523B2 ## CPC - G06F 30/20: Design optimisation, verification or simulation (optimisation, verification or simulation of circuit designs G06F30/30) - G06F 30/18: Network design, e.g. design based on topological or interconnect aspects of utility systems, piping, heating ventilation air conditioning [HVAC] or cabling (circuit design at the physical level G06F30/39; network planning tools for wireless communication networks H04W16/18) - G06F 2119/06: Power analysis or power optimisation - G06F 2119/08: Thermal analysis or thermal optimisation - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) ## Abstract Rack-based solution design and verification approaches are disclosed. A list of elements including at least computing resources, storage resources and connection resources for to a proposed data processing architecture is received. A physical layout of the computing resources and the storage resources is evaluated by a first set of microservices to parse configuration data for the computing resources and the storage resources and to evaluate a proposed configuration for the computing resources and the storage resources. Point-to-point connections between the computing resources and the storage resources in the proposed configuration are verified by a second set of microservices. The list of elements can be updated based on the evaluation of the physical layout and the point-to-point connections. A solution architecture is generated based on the updated list of elements, the physical layout, the verified point-to-point connections and the supply chain status information. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A system comprising: a processor; and a memory coupled with the processor, the memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor cause the processor to: receive a list of elements corresponding to a proposed data center solution, the list of elements comprising at least computing resources, storage resources and connection resources, wherein the proposed data center solution comprises at least a first configuration of the computing resources, the storage resources and the connection resources; execute a first set of microservices to evaluate a physical layout of the computing resources and the storage resources from the list of elements, wherein executing the first set of microservices comprises parsing configuration data associated with the computing resources and the storage resources and evaluating the first configuration for the computing resources, the storage resources and the connection resources by communicating, via a set of application programming interfaces (APIs), with an external configuration tool containing a set of policies; execute a second set of microservices to evaluate point-to-point connections between the computing resources and the storage resources utilizing the connection resources in the first configuration; update the list of elements to correspond to a second configuration based on the evaluation of the physical layout and the point-to-point connections; execute a third set of microservices to determine supply chain status information and lead time information for at least a subset of the updated list of elements; generate a final data center solution based on the updated list of elements, the physical layout, the point-to-point connections and the supply chain status information, wherein the final data center solution comprises physical configurations of the computing resources and the storage resources with corresponding point-to-point connections therebetween and supply chain status information for the updated list of elements; and facilitate implementation of the final data center solution by providing the final data center solution to various parties involved in the implementation to build the data center. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1 wherein the list of elements corresponding to the proposed data center solution are received via a graphical user interface (GUI). ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1 wherein the list of elements corresponding to the proposed data center solution are received via an application program interface (API). ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1 wherein executing the first set of microservices further comprises determining rack positions for the computing resources and the storage resources. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The system of claim 4 wherein the rack positions for the computing resources and for the storage resources are based on element size and corresponding power requirements. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The system of claim 5 wherein the rack positions for the computing resources and for the storage resources are based on horizontal or vertical placement affinity within a power or thermal envelope using recommendations acquired by a solution designer backend from a remote resource. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1 wherein evaluating point-to- point connections between the computing resources and the storage resources in the proposed configuration comprises: determining point-to-point connections between the computing resources and the storage resources to support functionality of the proposed data center solution; updating the list of elements with cables having specifications based on the determined point-to-point connections. ### Claim 8 A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to: receive a list of elements corresponding to a proposed data center solution, the list of elements comprising at least computing resources, storage resources and connection resources, wherein the proposed data center solution comprises at least a first configuration of the computing resources, the storage resources and the connection resources; execute a first set of microservices to evaluate a physical layout of the computing resources and the storage resources from the list of elements, wherein executing the first set of microservices comprises parsing configuration data associated with the computing resources and the storage resources and evaluating the first configuration for the computing resources, the storage resources and the connection resources by communicating, via a set of application programming interfaces (APIs), with an external configuration tool containing a set of policies; execute a second set of microservices to evaluate point-to-point connections between the computing resources and the storage resources utilizing the connection resources in the first configuration; update the list of elements to correspond to a second configuration based on the evaluation of the physical layout and the point-to-point connections; execute a third set of microservices to determine supply chain status information and lead time information for at least a subset of the updated list of elements; generate a final data center solution based on the updated list of elements, the physical layout, the point-to-point connections and the supply chain status information, wherein the final data center solution comprises physical configurations of the computing resources and the storage resources with corresponding point-to-point connections therebetween and supply chain status information for the updated list of elements; and facilitate implementation of the final data center solution by providing the final data center solution to various parties involved in the implementation to build he data center. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 wherein the list of elements corresponding to the proposed data center solution are received via a graphical user interface (GUI). ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 wherein the list of elements corresponding to the proposed data center solution are received via an application program interface (API). ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 wherein executing the first set of microservices further comprises determining rack positions for the computing resources and the storage resources. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11 wherein the rack positions for the computing resources and for the storage resources are based on element size and corresponding power requirements. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12 wherein the rack positions for the computing resources and for the storage resources are based on horizontal or vertical placement affinity within a power or thermal envelope using recommendations acquired by a solution designer backend from a remote resource. ### Claim 14 (depends on 8) The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 wherein evaluating point-to-point connections between the computing resources and the storage resources in the proposed configuration comprises: determining point-to-point connections between the computing resources and the storage resources to support functionality of the proposed data center solution; updating the list of elements with cables having specifications based on the determined point-to-point connections. ### Claim 15 A method comprising: receiving a list of elements corresponding to a proposed data center solution, the list of elements comprising at least computing resources, storage resources and connection resources, wherein the proposed data center solution comprises at least a first configuration of the computing resources, the storage resources and the connection resources; execute a first set of microservices to evaluate a physical layout of the computing resources and the storage resources from the list of elements, wherein executing the first set of microservices comprises parsing configuration data associated with the computing resources and the storage resources and evaluating the first configuration for the computing resources, the storage resources and the connection resources by communicating, via a set of application programming interfaces (APIs), with an external configuration tool containing a set of policies; execute a second set of microservices to evaluate point-to-point connections between the computing resources and the storage resources utilizing the connection resources in the first configuration; updating the list of elements to correspond to a second configuration based on the evaluation of the physical layout and the point-to-point connections; execute a second set of microservices to determine supply chain status information and lead time information for at least a subset of the updated list of elements; generating a final data center solution based on the updated list of elements, the physical layout, the point-to-point connections and the supply chain status information, wherein the final data center solution comprises physical configurations of the computing resources and the storage resources with corresponding point-to-point connections therebetween and supply chain status information for the updated list of elements; and facilitating implementation of the final data center solution by providing the final data center solution to various parties involved in the implementation to build the data center. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15 wherein the list of elements corresponding to the proposed data center solution are received via a graphical user interface (GUI). ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15 wherein the list of elements corresponding to the proposed data center solution are received via an application program interface (API). ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15 wherein executing the first set of microservices further comprises determining rack positions for the computing resources and the storage resources. ### Claim 19 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15 wherein the rack positions for the computing resources and for the storage resources are based on element size and corresponding power requirements and the rack positions for the computing resources and for the storage resources are based on horizontal or vertical placement affinity within a power or thermal envelope using recommendations acquired by a solution designer backend from a remote resource. ### Claim 20 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15 wherein evaluating point-to- point connections between the computing resources and the storage resources in the proposed configuration comprises: determining point-to-point connections between the computing resources and the storage resources to support functionality of the proposed data center solution; updating the list of elements with cables having specifications based on the determined point-to-point connections.