# US 2019/0245745 A1 · Automated creation of test tenants for data center technical issue detection > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2019/0245745 A1 - Document ID: US20190245745A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/386,954 - Filed: 2019-04-17 - Published: 2019-08-08 - Earliest claimed: 2016-01-14 - Assignees: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC - Applicants: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC - Inventors: Darell D. MACATANGAY; Zhongqin Wu; Kok Keong Soh; Francisco Javier Gutierrez Gutierrez; Diane K. Rapp; Victor A. Urnyshev; Jianhua Liu - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190245745A1 ## CPC - H04L 41/0866: Checking the configuration - G06F 11/263: Generation of test inputs, e.g. test vectors, patterns or sequences {; with adaptation of the tested hardware for testability with external testers} - G06F 16/21: Design, administration or maintenance of databases - G06Q 10/00: Administration; Management - G06Q 10/06: Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling - G06Q 10/0637: Strategic management or analysis, e.g. setting a goal or target of an organisation; Planning actions based on goals; Analysis or evaluation of effectiveness of goals - G06Q 10/20: Administration of product repair or maintenance - G06Q 30/02: Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising - H04L 43/50: Testing arrangements - H04L 67/1097: for distributed storage of data in networks, e.g. transport arrangements for network file system [NFS], storage area networks [SAN] or network attached storage [NAS] - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ## Abstract A computing system includes at least one processor and memory storing instructions executable by the at least one processor, wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the computing system to identify configuration data that defines computing functionality of a first service instance assigned to an end user tenant in the computing system, generate a test tenant comprising a second service instance provisioned with computing resources that are configured based on the configuration data, detect a technical issue in the first service instance, and generate the technical issue in the second service instance. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A computing system comprising: at least one processor; memory storing instructions executable by the at least one processor, wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the computing system to: identify configuration data that defines computing functionality of a first service instance assigned to an end user tenant in the computing system; generate a test tenant comprising a second service instance provisioned with computing resources that are configured based on the configuration data; detect a technical issue in the first service instance; and generate the technical issue in the second service instance. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The computing system of claim 1, wherein the instructions cause the computing system to: identify a first location in a data center to which the first service instance is deployed; identify a second location in the data center that corresponds to the first location; provision the second service instance with computing resources in the second location in the data center. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The computing system of claim 2, wherein the first and second service instances simultaneously reside within a same portion of the data center. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The computing system of claim 3, wherein the same portion of the data center comprises a particular database or logical grouping of databases. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The computing system of claim 2, wherein the instructions cause the computing system to: store mapping information that maps the end user tenant to the test tenant; and reproduce the technical issue using the mapping information to select the test tenant. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The computing system of claim 1, wherein the instructions cause the computing system to: generate an interface configured to access the test tenant and reproduce the technical issue in the second service instance. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The computing system of claim 6, wherein the interface comprises a user interface display comprising user input mechanisms configured to access the test tenant and reproduce the technical issue in the test tenant. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The computing system of claim 1, wherein the instructions configure the computing system to: monitor the test tenant to identify the technical issue in the test tenant. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The computing system of claim 1, wherein the computing system comprises a multi-tenant cloud computing system. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The computing system of claim 1, wherein the end user tenant includes end user-specific data, and wherein the test tenant comprises a substantial reproduction of the end user tenant that mimics the service functionality without the end user-specific data. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The computing system of claim 1, wherein the instructions configure the computing system to: define a first deployment schedule for deploying a first set of test tenants, having a first service type, to the computing system; and define a second deployment schedule for deploying a second set of test tenants, having a second service type, to the computing system. ### Claim 12 A method performed by a computing system, the method comprising: identifying configuration data that defines computing functionality of a first service instance assigned to an end user tenant in the computing system; generating a test tenant comprising a second service instance provisioned with computing resources that are configured based on the configuration data; detecting a technical issue in the first service instance; and generating the technical issue in the second service instance. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein the instructions cause the computing system to: identifying a first location in a data center to which the first service instance is deployed; identifying a second location in the data center that corresponds to the first location; provisioning the second service instance with computing resources in the second location in the data center. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein the first and second service instances simultaneously reside within a same portion of the data center. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, wherein the same portion of the data center comprises a particular database or logical grouping of databases. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein the instructions cause the computing system to: storing mapping information that maps the end user tenant to the test tenant; and reproducing the technical issue using the mapping information to select the test tenant. ### Claim 17 A computing system comprising: at least one processor; memory storing instructions executable by the at least one processor, wherein the instructions, when executed, configure the computing system to provide: a deployment system configured to deploy an end user tenant based on configuration data that defines service functionality for the end user tenant, wherein the end user tenant includes end user-specific data; and a test tenant generation system configured to control the deployment system to deploy a test tenant based on the configuration data, the test tenant comprising a substantial reproduction of the end user tenant that mimics the service functionality of the deployed end user tenant without the end user-specific data. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The computing system of claim 17, wherein the instructions configure the computing system to provide: a tenant identity setup component comprising a tenant identity generator configured to generate a first set of tenant identity data for the end user tenant and a second set of tenants identify data for the test tenant. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The computing system of claim 17, wherein the test tenant generation system is configured to: identify a particular portion of a data center; determine that a number of test tenants deployed in the particular portion of the data center is below a threshold; and deploy the test tenant based on the determination. ### Claim 20 (depends on 17) The computing system of claim 17, wherein the instructions configure the computing system to provide: a user interface component configured to generate a test tenant generation user interface display with a user input mechanism that receives a user input defining a configuration parameter used by the test tenant generation system in deploying the test tenant, wherein the configuration parameter defines at least one of: a deployment schedule for deploying the test tenant; a portion of a data center to which to deploy the test tenant; or a service type for the test tenant.