System and method for maintaining compatibility among network nodes connected to a computer network
First Claim
1. For use in a computer network having a plurality of nodes associated therewith, a network management system for maintaining compatibility among said plurality of nodes, comprising:
- a polling circuit that retrieves node configuration information from said plurality of nodes; and
a comparison circuit that compares selected node configuration information associated with a first selected one of said plurality of nodes with known-good node configuration information to determine a level of compatibility of said selected node with said known-good node configuration.
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Abstract
For use in a computer network having a plurality of nodes associated therewith, a network management system for maintaining compatibility among the plurality of nodes, comprising 1) polling circuit that retrieves node configuration information from the plurality of nodes, and 2) a comparison circuit that compares selected node configuration information associated with a first selected one of the plurality of nodes with known-good node configuration information to determine a level of compatibility of the selected node with the known-good node configuration.
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27 Claims
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1. For use in a computer network having a plurality of nodes associated therewith, a network management system for maintaining compatibility among said plurality of nodes, comprising:
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a polling circuit that retrieves node configuration information from said plurality of nodes; and a comparison circuit that compares selected node configuration information associated with a first selected one of said plurality of nodes with known-good node configuration information to determine a level of compatibility of said selected node with said known-good node configuration. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. For use in a computer network having a plurality of nodes associated therewith, a method of maintaining compatibility among the plurality of nodes, comprising the steps of:
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retrieving node configuration information from the plurality of nodes; and comparing selected node configuration information associated with a first selected one of the plurality of nodes with known-good node configuration information to determine a level of compatibility of the selected node with the known-good node configuration. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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