System and method for providing a script-based collection for devices in a network environment
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1. A method, comprising:
- verifying, by a network element, a storage capacity of the network element coupled to a plurality of end devices over a network connection;
executing, by the network element, a master scheduling script provided in the network element, the network element configured for exchanging packets in a network environment, wherein the master scheduling script is configured to;
parse a seed file that contains selected end devices of the plurality of end devices from which data is to be retrieved, andspawn, for each selected end device contained in the seed file, a collector control script;
wherein the data is Fault, Configuration, Accounting, Performance, and Security (FCAPS) data associated with the end device;
for each of the spawned collector control scripts, executing, by the network element, the collector control script to initiate a collection of data from the corresponding end device;
receiving, by the network element, the data from each selected end device; and
communicating, by the network element and based on the verifying, the received data collected from each end device to a next destination.
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Abstract
A method is provided in one example and includes verifying a storage capacity of a network element coupled to an end device over a network connection. The method also includes executing script provided in the network element, which is configured for exchanging packets in a network environment. The script initiates a collection of data being retrieved from the end device. The data can be Fault, Configuration, Accounting, Performance, and Security (FCAPS) data associated with the end device. The data collected from the end device is communicated to a next destination.
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1. A method, comprising:
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verifying, by a network element, a storage capacity of the network element coupled to a plurality of end devices over a network connection; executing, by the network element, a master scheduling script provided in the network element, the network element configured for exchanging packets in a network environment, wherein the master scheduling script is configured to; parse a seed file that contains selected end devices of the plurality of end devices from which data is to be retrieved, and spawn, for each selected end device contained in the seed file, a collector control script; wherein the data is Fault, Configuration, Accounting, Performance, and Security (FCAPS) data associated with the end device; for each of the spawned collector control scripts, executing, by the network element, the collector control script to initiate a collection of data from the corresponding end device; receiving, by the network element, the data from each selected end device; and communicating, by the network element and based on the verifying, the received data collected from each end device to a next destination. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. One or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media storing instructions that when executed perform a method, the method comprising:
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verifying, by a network element, a storage capacity of the network element coupled to a plurality of end devices over a network connection; executing, by the network element, a master scheduling script provided in the network element, the network element configured for exchanging packets in a network environment, wherein the master scheduling script is configured to; parse a seed file that contains selected end devices of the plurality of end devices from which data is to be retrieved, and spawn, for each selected end device contained in the seed file, a collector control script; wherein the data is Fault, Configuration, Accounting, Performance, and Security (FCAPS) data associated with the end device; for each of the spawned collector control scripts, executing, by the network element, the collector control script to initiate a collection of data from the corresponding end device; receiving, by the network element, the data from each selected end device; and communicating, by the network element and based on the verifying, the received data collected from each end device to a next destination. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 18)
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12. An apparatus, comprising:
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a memory element configured to store data, a collector element, and a processor operable to execute instructions associated with the data perform a method comprising; verifying, by a network element, a storage capacity of the network element coupled to a plurality of end devices over a network connection; executing, by the network element, a master scheduling script provided in the network element, the network element configured for exchanging packets in a network environment, wherein the master scheduling script is configured to; parse a seed file that contains selected end devices of the plurality of end devices from which data is to be retrieved, and spawn, for each selected end device contained in the seed file, a collector control script; wherein the data is Fault, Configuration, Accounting, Performance, and Security (FCAPS) data associated with the end device; for each of the spawned collector control scripts, executing, by the network element, the collector control script to initiate a collection of data from the corresponding end device; receiving, by the network element, the data from each selected end device; and communicating, by the network element and based on the verifying, the received data collected from each end device to a next destination. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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