Configuration of network devices in a network

• US 10,015,049 B2
• Filed: 02/13/2014
• Issued: 07/03/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 02/13/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SAP SE
• Original Assignee: SAP SE
• Inventors: Sabev, Georgi, Kadrev, Bojidar
• Primary Examiner(s): FOUD, HICHAM B
• Application Number:
  US14/179,669
• Publication Number:
  US 20150229526A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,601 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0813 characterised by the conditions triggering a change of settings
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0846 based on copy from other elements
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0863 by rolling back to previous configuration versions
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0869 Validating the configuration within one network element

Abstract

Various embodiments of systems and methods to configure network devices in a network are described herein. In one aspect, upon determining an unsuccessful configuration of a first network device, configuring the first network device is retried for a predetermined number of times. Further, a configuration of a second network device is reverted when the configuration of the first network device is unsuccessful upon retrying for the predetermined number of times. Upon determining of a successful configuration of the first network device, the configuration of the first network device and the second network device is committed.

Claims

1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions, which when executed by a computer cause the computer to perform operations comprising:

sequentially configure network devices by a network device configurator;

upon determining an unsuccessful configuration of a network device of the network devices, retry configuring the network device for a predetermined number of times;

revert configuration of one or more configured network devices of the network devices when the configuration of the network device is unsuccessful upon retrying for the predetermined number of times;

upon determining of a successful configuration of the network device, sequentially configure remaining network devices of the network devices until the network devices are configured; and

upon determining of successful configuration of the network devices, commit the configuration of the configured network devices.

2. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the network devices are associated with a network and comprise services to interact across the network.

3. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the configuration of the network devices comprises modifying settings of the network devices for user applications, server processes and operating system.

4. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the network device configurator comprises a middleware application programing interface defining configuration of the network devices and reverting configuration of the configured network devices.

5. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the network devices comprise devices to connect electronic devices for sharing resources.

6. A computer implemented method to configure network devices in a network, the method comprising:

sequentially configuring the network devices by a network device configurator;

upon determining an unsuccessful configuration of a network device of the network devices, retry configuring the network device for a predetermined number of times;

reverting configuration of one or more configured network devices of the network devices when the configuration of the network device is unsuccessful upon retrying for the predetermined number of times;

upon determining of a successful configuration of the network device, sequentially configuring remaining network devices of the network devices until the network devices are configured; and

upon determining of successful configuration of the network devices, committing the configuration of the configured network devices.

7. The computer implemented method of claim 6, wherein the network devices are associated with the network and comprise services to interact across the network.

8. The computer implemented method of claim 6, wherein the configuration of the network devices comprises modifying settings of the network devices for user applications, server processes and operating system.

9. The computer implemented method of claim 6, wherein the network device configurator comprises a middleware application programing interface defining configuration of the network devices and reverting configuration of the configured network devices.

10. The computer implemented method of claim 6, wherein the network devices comprise devices to connect electronic devices for sharing resources.

11. A computer system to configure network devices in a network, the computer system comprising:

at least one processor; and

one or more memory devices communicative with the at least one processor, wherein the one or more memory devices store instructions to;

sequentially configure the network devices by a network device configurator;

upon determining an unsuccessful configuration of a network device of the network devices, retry configuring the network device for a predetermined number of times;

revert configuration of one or more configured network devices of the network devices when the configuration of the network device is unsuccessful upon retrying for the predetermined number of times;

upon determining of a successful configuration of the network device, sequentially configuring remaining network devices of the network devices until the network devices are configured; and

upon determining of successful configuration of the network devices, commit the configuration of the configured network devices.

12. The computer system of claim 11, wherein the network devices are associated with the network and comprise services to interact across the network.

13. The computer system of claim 11, wherein the configuration of the network devices comprises modifying settings of the network devices for user applications, server processes and operating system.

14. The computer system of claim 11, wherein the network device configurator comprises a middleware application programing interface defining configuration of the network devices and reverting configuration of the configured network devices.

15. The computer system of claim 11, wherein the network devices comprise devices to connect electronic devices for sharing resources.