System and method for managing network-device configurations
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1. A system for managing network-device configurations, the system comprising:
- a plurality of APIs configurable to communicate with corresponding ones of a plurality of network management applications;
a node-container-organized data repository for storing network-device-configuration data, wherein the network-device-configuration data is associated with a plurality of network devices; and
a network manager connected to the plurality of APIs and to the node-container-organized data repository, wherein the network manager is configurable to search the node-container-organized data repository responsive to a communication from one of the plurality of network management applications.
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Abstract
A system and method for managing network-device configurations is described. In one exemplary embodiment, the present invention can include a central repository for storing configuration information about multiple network devices. This configuration information is organized for efficient searching and retrieval of relevant data. For example, network applications can search and retrieve relevant configuration information about particular network devices.
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1. A system for managing network-device configurations, the system comprising:
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a plurality of APIs configurable to communicate with corresponding ones of a plurality of network management applications;
a node-container-organized data repository for storing network-device-configuration data, wherein the network-device-configuration data is associated with a plurality of network devices; and
a network manager connected to the plurality of APIs and to the node-container-organized data repository, wherein the network manager is configurable to search the node-container-organized data repository responsive to a communication from one of the plurality of network management applications. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for storing network-device-configuration data, the system comprising:
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computer-readable medium; and
plurality of configuration instructions stored on the computer-readable medium, the plurality of configuration instructions corresponding to a plurality of network devices;
wherein the plurality of configuration instructions are arranged according to a node-container organization. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for managing network-device configurations, the method comprising:
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receiving a request from a network application for network-device-configuration information;
determining a realm corresponding to the received request;
identifying a network device corresponding to the received request;
determining a network-device-characteristic corresponding to the received request;
retrieving the network-device-configuration container corresponding to the determined characteristic and the identified network device; and
providing at least a portion of the network-device-configuration container to the network application. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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27. A method for managing network-device configurations, the method comprising:
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receiving a request for network-device-configuration information;
identifying a plurality of network devices corresponding to the received request;
determining a network-device characteristic corresponding to the received request;
identifying a network-device-configuration-characteristic node corresponding to the determined network-device characteristic;
retrieving data from a network-device-configuration container corresponding to the identified network-device-configuration-characteristic node; and
providing at least an indicator of the retrieved data in response to the request.
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