Method and apparatus for configuration management in communications networks
First Claim
1. A method for creating a configuration record for a network entity on a computer network, the configuration record having configuration management information for the operation of the network entity, the method including the steps of:
- selecting a model type and desired attributes for creating a configuration management template for setting a desired operation of the network entity;
selecting values for the desired attributes to create the configuration record; and
storing the configuration record for at least one model associated with the selected model type.
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Abstract
Apparatus and method for monitoring parameters that govern the operational characteristics of a network device, including the use of templates for generating configuration records of network devices of a selected model type. A database of models is provided, each model representing an associated network device and including attribute values for the parameters of the associated network device. Templates are used to screen a model in order to retrieve values for each of the attributes and create a configuration record. The configuration records may be stored in the configuration manager or other storage device, and/or transferred to the pre-existing model database for use by a network management system in reconfiguring the associated network devices. This system for configuration management is less time consuming, expensive, and error prone than prior systems.
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22 Claims
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1. A method for creating a configuration record for a network entity on a computer network, the configuration record having configuration management information for the operation of the network entity, the method including the steps of:
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selecting a model type and desired attributes for creating a configuration management template for setting a desired operation of the network entity; selecting values for the desired attributes to create the configuration record; and storing the configuration record for at least one model associated with the selected model type. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for creating a configuration record for a network entity on a computer network, the configuration record having configuration management information for the operation of the network entity, the system comprising:
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a database of models, each model representing a network entity and including configurable attributes, wherein each model has an associated model type; and a configuration manager for creating and storing configuration records associated with a plurality of network entities, the configuration manager comprising; means for creating a configuration management template for setting a desired operation of the network entity by selecting the model type and desired attributes; means for creating a configuration record by selecting values for desired attributes in the configuration management template; and means for storing the configuration record for one or more models associated with the selected model type. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. The system as claimed in any one of 12-21, further including:
means for maintaining a schedule for initiating one or more of the means for selecting, means for comparing, means for creating, means for transferring, means for verifying and means for modifying.
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