Managing and changing device settings
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1. A system comprising:
- a management system, coupled to a plurality of network devices via a network, the management system comprising;
a data base to store a first template that includes a parameter value for configuring a first network device of the plurality of network devices, anda processor to;
import configuration information from the first network device,determine whether a device value in the imported configuration information equals the parameter value in the template, andremove, from the imported configuration information, the device value when the device value equals the parameter value in the template to form modified configuration information associated with the first network device.
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Abstract
A system facilitates the configuring of a set of devices. The system stores templates, where each template includes configuration data that applies to one or more of the devices. The system configures the devices based on the configuration data in the templates.
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1. A system comprising:
a management system, coupled to a plurality of network devices via a network, the management system comprising; a data base to store a first template that includes a parameter value for configuring a first network device of the plurality of network devices, and a processor to; import configuration information from the first network device, determine whether a device value in the imported configuration information equals the parameter value in the template, and remove, from the imported configuration information, the device value when the device value equals the parameter value in the template to form modified configuration information associated with the first network device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 6)
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4. The system of 2, where the first template refers to the second template to provide at least one parameter value.
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5. The system of 2, where the first template comprises a generic template associated with a plurality of types of network devices and the second template comprises a specific template associated with a specific type of network device.
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7. A device comprising:
a processor to; store a plurality of templates to a memory device, each of the plurality of templates including a parameter value for configuring a configurable device, import configuration information from the configurable device, and remove, when a device value in the imported configuration information equals the parameter value included in one of the plurality of templates, the device value from the configuration information of the configurable device. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method comprising:
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storing, by a first network device, a first template, the first template including a parameter value for configuring a second network device; importing, by the first network device, configuration information from the second network device; and modifying, by the first network device, the configuration information by removing a device value from the configuration information when the device value equals the parameter value included in the first template. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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