DECOMPOSITION OF NETWORKING DEVICE CONFIGURATION INTO VERSIONED PIECES EACH CONDITIONALLY APPLIED DEPENDING ON EXTERNAL CIRCUMSTANCES
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1. A method of configuring a networking device comprising:
- collecting data regarding said networking device;
conveying said data to a remote server;
selecting configuration slice instances based on said data using said server, wherein templates for said slice instances are stored on said server;
compiling said configuration slice instances using said server;
delivering said compiled configuration slice instances to said networking device;
wherein said slice instances are coherent sub-sections of configuration settings for said networking device.
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Abstract
A method of configuring a networking device comprises: collecting data regarding the networking device; conveying the data to a remote server; selecting configuration slice instances based on the data using the server, wherein templates for the slice instances are stored on the server; compiling the configuration slice instances using the server; and delivering the compiled configuration slice instances to the networking device; wherein the slice instances are coherent sub-sections of configuration settings for the networking device.
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1. A method of configuring a networking device comprising:
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collecting data regarding said networking device; conveying said data to a remote server; selecting configuration slice instances based on said data using said server, wherein templates for said slice instances are stored on said server; compiling said configuration slice instances using said server; delivering said compiled configuration slice instances to said networking device; wherein said slice instances are coherent sub-sections of configuration settings for said networking device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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