Method and system for bulk negation of network configuration-commands

• US 20070288605A1
• Filed: 06/07/2006
• Published: 12/13/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 06/07/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc. (Cisco Systems, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc. (Cisco Systems, Inc.)
• Inventors: Vivekanandam, Anbalagan, Doraiswamy, Mahesh Kumar
• Application Number:
  US11/448,528
• Publication Number:
  US 20070288605A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/220
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0879 Manual configuration through operator
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/563 Software download or update

Abstract

In one embodiment, a method and a system for negation of multiple configuration-commands at the Command Line Interface (CLI) have been provided. The invention provides a ‘no-wrapper’ sub-mode command for the CLI. The ‘no-wrapper’ sub-mode command negates the multiple configuration-commands from a configuration of the network device. The negation of the multiple configuration-commands is implemented through a parser, which runs on the OS of a network device.

Claims

1. A method for negating configuration-commands for a network device, the method comprising:

identifying a plurality of the configuration-commands to be negated;

receiving a command for negating the identified configuration-commands;

associating the identified configuration-commands with the command for negating; and

negating the associated configuration-commands.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein identifying the plurality of the configuration commands comprises:

copying the configuration-commands.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein identifying the plurality of the configuration-commands comprises:

highlighting the configuration-commands.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein identifying the plurality of the configuration-commands comprises:

selecting the configuration-commands.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the command for negating is a no-wrapper sub-mode command.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein associating the identified configuration-commands with the command for negating comprises:

providing the identified configuration-commands on an interface.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the identifying the plurality of the configuration-commands, receiving the command for negating, and associating the identified configuration-commands with the command for negating, occur at an interface.

8. The method of claim 1, associating the identified configuration-commands with the command for negating further comprises:

prefixing a ‘

no’

to each of the associated plurality of configuration-commands.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the identifying the plurality of configuration-commands to be negated comprises:

identifying at least one configuration-command.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the identified configuration-commands are contiguous in a configuration of the network device.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the identified configuration-commands are non-contiguous in a configuration of the network device.

12. The method of claim 1 further comprises providing a Command Line Interface (CLI) for identifying and receiving.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the network device is a router.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein the network device is a switch.

15. Computer instructions for negating configuration-commands for a network device, the computer instructions encoded in computer-readable media and executable by a processor, the computer instructions comprising:

logic for identifying a plurality of the configuration-commands to be negated;

logic for receiving a command for negating the identified configuration-commands;

logic for associating the identified configuration-commands with the command for negating; and

logic for negating the associated configuration-commands.

16. The computer instructions according to claim 15, further comprising:

logic for copying the configuration-commands.

17. The computer instructions according to claim 15, further comprising:

logic for highlighting the configuration-commands.

18. The computer instructions according to claim 15, further comprising:

logic for selecting the configuration-commands.

19. The computer instructions according to claim 15, further comprising:

logic for providing the identified configuration-commands on an interface.

20. The computer instructions according to claim 15, further comprising:

logic for prefixing a ‘

no’

to each of the associated plurality of configuration-commands.

21. The computer instructions according to claim 15, further comprising:

logic for identifying at least one configuration-command.

22. In a processing system including a processor coupled to a display and user input device, computer logic for negating configuration-commands in a network device comprising:

one or more instructions for identifying a plurality of the configuration-commands to be negated;

one or more instructions for receiving a command for negating the identified configuration-commands;

one or more instructions for associating the identified configuration-commands with the command for negating; and

one or more instructions for negating the associated configuration-commands.

23. The computer logic according to claim 22, wherein one or more instructions for associating the identified configuration-commands with the command for negating are implemented by a parser.

24. An apparatus for negating configuration-commands for a network device, the apparatus comprising:

means for identifying a plurality of the configuration-commands to be negated;

means for associating the identified configuration-commands with a negating command; and

means for negating the associated configuration-commands.