Multi-Tier Management Architecture with Hardware Abstraction for UALink Networks

A method for managing an Ultra Accelerator Link (UALink)-based network, comprising:

• communicating, by a centralized controller, with a first management agent associated with a switch platform via a first management protocol, the switch platform comprising one or more switches;
• communicating, by the first management agent, with the one or more switches via a hardware abstraction interface;
• communicating, by the centralized controller, with a second management agent associated with a system node via a second management protocol different from the first management protocol, the system node comprising one or more accelerators;
• and
• transmitting, by the centralized controller, configuration to, and receiving operational state from, the first management agent and the second management agent via the first management protocol and the second management protocol, respectively.

A management system for an Ultra Accelerator Link (UALink)-based network, comprising:

• a centralized controller;
• and
• a management agent associated with a system node comprising one or more accelerators, the management agent configured to present a resource tree to the centralized controller, the resource tree describing the one or more accelerators and ports on the one or more accelerators using identifiers;
• wherein the resource tree is configured to remain stable across at least one of:
• a disconnection of the centralized controller from the management agent, a restart of the management agent, or a configuration change to the one or more accelerators;
• wherein upon reconnection, the centralized controller resumes management operations using the same identifiers without re-discovering the resource tree.