System and method for synchronizing the configuration of distributed network management applications
First Claim
1. A change management system for managing network applications, the system comprising:
- a device connected to a network wherein the device having associated therewith a configuration;
a network application server, the network application server having a network application server processor adapted to operate one or more network management applications, wherein each network application comprises software instructions for managing the device, and wherein each network application makes use of the configuration;
a change management server connected to the network, the change management server having a change management processor adapted to enable the change management processor without human intervention to;
request a current configuration of a device;
compare the current configuration to a last previous configuration to determine if the current configuration differs from the last previous configuration;
write a new configuration if the configuration has changed; and
send the new configuration to the network application server; and
a controller server associated with the network application server and connected to the network, the controller server having a controller server processor adapted to enable the controller server processor without human intervention to;
receive a new configuration for the device;
convert the new configuration into a format accepted by each network application operated by the network application server;
update the configuration of each network application with the appropriate converted configuration;
stop each network application; and
restart each network application.
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Abstract
A change management system to synchronize the configuration of network management applications. Traditional network management systems are maintained by hand-entering device lists into individual network management applications with no common-ties between the different applications. Whenever a network management application is changed or upgraded, it frequently becomes necessary to insure that the upgrade is populated throughout the network in order for devices to talk to one another in an error free way. The present invention is a a system and method that automates the change management process in a real-time using a two-way communications model that permits a central database to affect changes on all or some network management applications/systems in the field, while also allowing those same field systems to affect the central database thereby reducing the time required for updating and monitoring a system when device changes take place.
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10 Claims
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1. A change management system for managing network applications, the system comprising:
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a device connected to a network wherein the device having associated therewith a configuration;
a network application server, the network application server having a network application server processor adapted to operate one or more network management applications, wherein each network application comprises software instructions for managing the device, and wherein each network application makes use of the configuration;
a change management server connected to the network, the change management server having a change management processor adapted to enable the change management processor without human intervention to;
request a current configuration of a device;
compare the current configuration to a last previous configuration to determine if the current configuration differs from the last previous configuration;
write a new configuration if the configuration has changed; and
send the new configuration to the network application server; and
a controller server associated with the network application server and connected to the network, the controller server having a controller server processor adapted to enable the controller server processor without human intervention to;
receive a new configuration for the device;
convert the new configuration into a format accepted by each network application operated by the network application server;
update the configuration of each network application with the appropriate converted configuration;
stop each network application; and
restart each network application. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A method for synchronizing the configuration of a network management application comprising without human intervention, the method comprising:
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storing a current network metric for a network object;
determining a last previous metric of the network object;
determining if the current network metric and the last previous network metric are the same;
if the current network metric and the last previous network metric are different, creating a current configuration file comprising the current network metric;
sending the current configuration file to a network application; and
updating the last configuration file of the network application to the current configuration file. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for reassigning the functions of a network management application without human intervention wherein a first network management application is assigned to backup a second network management application, the method comprising:
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detecting at the first network management application the connectivity between the first network management application and the second network management application;
if the connectivity between the first network management application and the second network management application is lost, launching by the first network management application a backup network management application;
assigning the backup network management application the tasks of the second network management application;
detecting at the first network management application the connectivity between the first network management application and the second network management application;
shutting down the backup network management application if connectivity between the first network management application and the second network management application are restored.
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