METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING RESPONSES OF CONFIGURATION COMMANDS
First Claim
1. A method of monitoring responses of configuration commands, the method comprising the computer-implemented steps of:
- configuring a network device to publish one or more event messages that describe errors that result from configuring the network device;
receiving a configuration file that comprises one or more commands for configuring the network device; and
publishing to subscribers of the errors a particular event message that describes a particular error that occurred while executing a particular command of the one or more commands.
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Abstract
A method is disclosed for monitoring responses of configuration commands using MIB-based and event-based approaches. According to one embodiment, a network element receives a configuration that comprises one or more configuration commands. A command response table, which comprises a plurality of command response entries, is created and stored. The command response table is defined by a MIB. The network element stores information, which describes errors that occurred while executing the plurality of commands in the configuration file, into the command response entries of the command response table. Management applications can query the MIB to obtain details about errors that occurred during execution of the configuration.
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1. A method of monitoring responses of configuration commands, the method comprising the computer-implemented steps of:
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configuring a network device to publish one or more event messages that describe errors that result from configuring the network device; receiving a configuration file that comprises one or more commands for configuring the network device; and publishing to subscribers of the errors a particular event message that describes a particular error that occurred while executing a particular command of the one or more commands. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of monitoring responses of configuration commands, the method comprising the computer-implemented steps of:
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creating and storing a command response table comprising a plurality of command response entries, receiving a configuration file that comprises one or more commands for configuring the network device; and storing configuration error information into a particular command response entry of the plurality of command response entries, wherein the configuration error information describes a particular error that occurred while executing a particular command of the one or more commands. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer-readable storage medium storing one or more sequences of instructions for monitoring responses of configuration commands, which instructions, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to carry out the steps of:
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configuring a network device to publish one or more event messages that describe errors that result from configuring the network device; receiving a configuration file that comprises one or more commands for configuring the network device; and publishing to subscribers of the errors a particular event message that describes a particular error that occurred while executing a particular command of the one or more commands. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer-readable storage medium storing one or more sequences of instructions for monitoring responses of configuration commands, which instructions, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to carry out the steps of:
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creating and storing a command response table comprising a plurality of command response entries, receiving a configuration file that comprises one or more commands for configuring the network device; and storing configuration error information into a particular command response entry of the plurality of command response entries, wherein the configuration error information describes a particular error that occurred while executing a particular command of the one or more commands. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. An apparatus for monitoring responses of configuration commands, comprising:
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means for configuring a network device to publish one or more event messages that describe errors that result from configuring the network device; means for receiving a configuration file that comprises one or more commands for configuring the network device; and means for publishing to subscribers of the errors a particular event message that describes a particular error that occurred while executing a particular command of the one or more commands.
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25. An apparatus for monitoring responses of configuration commands, comprising:
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means for creating and storing a command response table comprising a plurality of command response entries, wherein the command response table is defined by a MIB on a network device; means for receiving a configuration file that comprises one or more commands for configuring the network device; and means for storing configuration error information into a particular command response entry of the plurality of command response entries, wherein the configuration error information describes a particular error that occurred while executing a particular command of the one or more commands.
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26. An apparatus for monitoring responses of configuration commands, comprising:
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a network interface that is coupled to the data network for receiving one or more packet flows therefrom; a processor; one or more stored sequences of instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to carry out the steps of; configuring a network device to publish one or more event messages that describe errors that result from configuring the network device; receiving a configuration file that comprises one or more commands for configuring the network device; and publishing to subscribers of the errors a particular event message that describes a particular error that occurred while executing a particular command of the one or more commands. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. An apparatus for monitoring responses of configuration commands, comprising:
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a network interface that is coupled to the data network for receiving one or more packet flows therefrom; a processor; one or more stored sequences of instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to carry out the steps of; creating and storing a command response table comprising a plurality of command response entries, receiving a configuration file that comprises one or more commands for configuring the network device; and storing configuration error information into a particular command response entry of the plurality of command response entries, wherein the configuration error information describes a particular error that occurred while executing a particular command of the one or more commands. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36)
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