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Apparatus and method for managing a set of switches in a computer network

  • US 7,697,419 B1
  • Filed: 11/22/2002
  • Issued: 04/13/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/22/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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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:

  • 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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