ZERO TOUCH CONFIGURATION AND SYNCHRONIZATION OF A SERVICE APPLIANCE IN A NETWORK ENVIRONMENT
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- receiving, at an appliance port on a service appliance, an indication that a switch port on a switch changed from an inactive status to an active status, the appliance port being connected over a network to the switch port;
starting a bootstrap protocol, comprising receiving at the service appliance from the switch, a bootstrap message from a service executing in the switch;
creating, by the service appliance, an empty port channel at the service appliance;
adding, by the service appliance, the appliance port to the port channel; and
associating, by the service appliance, the service to the port channel in a cache.
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Abstract
An example method for zero touch configuration and synchronization of a service appliance in a network environment includes receiving, at an appliance port on a service appliance, an indication that a switch port on a switch changed from an inactive status to an active status, the appliance port being connected over a network to the switch port, starting a bootstrap protocol, including by receiving at the service appliance from the switch, a bootstrap message from a service executing in the switch, creating, by the service appliance, an empty port channel at the service appliance, adding, by the service appliance, the appliance port to the port channel, and associating, by the service appliance, the service to the port channel in a cache.
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving, at an appliance port on a service appliance, an indication that a switch port on a switch changed from an inactive status to an active status, the appliance port being connected over a network to the switch port; starting a bootstrap protocol, comprising receiving at the service appliance from the switch, a bootstrap message from a service executing in the switch; creating, by the service appliance, an empty port channel at the service appliance; adding, by the service appliance, the appliance port to the port channel; and associating, by the service appliance, the service to the port channel in a cache. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. Non-transitory media that includes instructions for execution, which when executed by a processor is operable to perform operations comprising:
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receiving, at an appliance port on a service appliance, an indication that a switch port on a switch changed from an inactive status to an active status, the appliance port being connected over a network to the switch port; starting a bootstrap protocol, comprising receiving at the service appliance from the switch, a bootstrap message from a service executing in the switch; creating, by the service appliance, an empty port channel at the service appliance; adding, by the service appliance, the appliance port to the port channel; and associating, by the service appliance, the service to the port channel in a cache. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An apparatus, comprising:
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a memory for storing data; and a processor operable to execute instructions associated with the data, wherein the processor and the memory cooperate, such that the apparatus is configured for; receiving, at an appliance port on a service appliance, an indication that a switch port on a switch changed from an inactive status to an active status, the appliance port being connected over a network to the switch port; starting a bootstrap protocol, comprising receiving at the service appliance from the switch, a bootstrap message from a service executing in the switch; creating, by the service appliance, an empty port channel at the service appliance; adding, by the service appliance, the appliance port to the port channel; and associating, by the service appliance, the service to the port channel in a cache. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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