Apparatus and method for managing a set of switches in a computer network
First Claim
1. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing computer instructions to function in a specified manner, said computer instructions comprising:
- instructions to configure a first switch of a set of switches as a first master switch;
wherein said instructions to configure said first switch include;
instructions to display an user-interface indicating a plurality of switch states associated with said first switch, said plurality of switch states including a master switch state associated with said first switch and a slave state associated with said first switch; and
instructions to receive, via said user-interface, a user-specified selection of said master switch state associated with said first switch to configure said first switch as said first master switch;
instructions to identify a first plurality of switches of said set of switches that are connected to said first master switch, said first plurality of switches including a second switch and a third switch,instructions to modify a first operational parameter associated with said third switch using said first master switch, such that said third switch performs switching operations in accordance with said modified first operational parameter;
instructions to configure, using said first master switch, said second switch being configured as a second master switch while said first switch remains configured as said first master switch, wherein said instructions to configure said second switch include;
instructions to identify said second switch as being in a slave switch state associated with said second switch; and
instructions to configure, using said first master switch, said slave switch state associated with said second switch to a master switch state associated with said second switch;
instructions to identify a second plurality of switches of said set of switches that are connected to said second master switch, said second plurality of switches including said first switch and said third switch; and
instructions to modify a second operational parameter associated with said third switch using said second master switch, such that the third switch performs switching operations in accordance with said modified second operational parameter.
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Abstract
An apparatus to manage a set of switches in a computer network is described. In particular, a computer-readable medium to direct a computer network to function in a specified manner is provided. The computer-readable medium comprises instructions to configure a first switch of a set of switches as a first master switch and instructions to identify a first plurality of switches of the set of switches that are connected to the first master switch. The first plurality of switches includes a second switch and a third switch, and the second switch can be configured as a second master switch. The computer-readable medium also comprises instructions to modify an operational parameter associated with the third switch using the first master switch.
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18 Claims
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1. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing computer instructions to function in a specified manner, said computer instructions comprising:
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instructions to configure a first switch of a set of switches as a first master switch; wherein said instructions to configure said first switch include; instructions to display an user-interface indicating a plurality of switch states associated with said first switch, said plurality of switch states including a master switch state associated with said first switch and a slave state associated with said first switch; and instructions to receive, via said user-interface, a user-specified selection of said master switch state associated with said first switch to configure said first switch as said first master switch; instructions to identify a first plurality of switches of said set of switches that are connected to said first master switch, said first plurality of switches including a second switch and a third switch, instructions to modify a first operational parameter associated with said third switch using said first master switch, such that said third switch performs switching operations in accordance with said modified first operational parameter; instructions to configure, using said first master switch, said second switch being configured as a second master switch while said first switch remains configured as said first master switch, wherein said instructions to configure said second switch include; instructions to identify said second switch as being in a slave switch state associated with said second switch; and instructions to configure, using said first master switch, said slave switch state associated with said second switch to a master switch state associated with said second switch; instructions to identify a second plurality of switches of said set of switches that are connected to said second master switch, said second plurality of switches including said first switch and said third switch; and instructions to modify a second operational parameter associated with said third switch using said second master switch, such that the third switch performs switching operations in accordance with said modified second operational parameter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of managing a computer network, comprising:
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providing a stack of Ethernet switches; configuring a first Ethernet switch of said stack of Ethernet switches as a first master switch; configuring, using said first master switch, a second Ethernet switch of said stack of Ethernet switches as a second master switch while said first Ethernet switch remains configured as said first master switch, wherein said configuring said second Ethernet switch includes; displaying, in a user-interface screen associated with said first master switch, a switch state of said second Ethernet switch as corresponding to a slave switch state; displaying, in said user-interface screen, an option corresponding to a master switch state; and receiving user input to select said option to modify said switch state of said second Ethernet switch from said slave switch state to said master switch state; receiving an user-specified selection of one of said first master switch and said second master switch; and modifying an operational parameter associated with a third Ethernet switch of said stack of Ethernet switches using said selected one of said first master switch and said second master switch, wherein said operational parameter is associated with one or more switching operations performed by said third Ethernet switch. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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