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Automatically integrating an external network with a network management system

  • US 6,360,255 B1
  • Filed: 06/25/1998
  • Issued: 03/19/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/25/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for automated upgrading of one or more network routing devices in a managed network, the method comprising the steps of:

  • issuing one or more discovery messages to discover network routing device information from the one or more network routing devices, wherein the network routing device information includes software operating system configuration data about the one or more network routing devices of the managed network;

    identifying, for a network device among the one or more network devices, one or more software operating system image files that contain a software operating system upgrade for upgrading an operating system previously loaded in said network routing device;

    verifying that the one or more software operating system image files are compatible with such network routing device based on the discovered network routing device information; and

    storing the one or more software operating system image files in a location facilitating download of the one or more software operating system image files to the network routing device.

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