Automated Network Command Server Bulk Configuration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Configuring large networks is burdensome due to the need for individual configuration of each node, which is time-consuming and inefficient.
Innovation Solution
An automated command and discovery process using a command server that allows users to configure multiple network nodes through a single interface, enabling commands to be entered and executed across a set of nodes, with nodes grouped by identifiers and synchronized through a database for efficient communication and execution.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If individual configuration of each node is performed manually, then configuration accuracy is maintained, but configuration time and labor effort increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple individual node configurations into a single bulk configuration operation. The system allows users to select multiple nodes and apply configuration commands to all selected nodes simultaneously through a unified interface, converting what would be numerous individual configuration tasks into one consolidated operation that maintains configuration accuracy while dramatically reducing time and effort.
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates and applies configuration templates that can be copied across multiple nodes. A user defines a configuration template once and then applies it to numerous nodes through bulk selection, effectively copying the configuration pattern across the network. This eliminates the need to manually configure each node individually while ensuring consistent and accurate configuration across all nodes.
2Ease of operation
If manual configuration of each node is performed, then configuration control is maintained, but operational complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides a universal configuration interface that can handle both individual node configuration and bulk multi-node configuration through the same toolset. Users can select different scopes (single node or multiple nodes) within the same interface, eliminating the need for separate manual procedures and reducing operational complexity while maintaining configuration control.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces a configuration management intermediary that sits between the user and multiple nodes. This intermediary handles the complexity of communicating with multiple nodes simultaneously, managing the bulk configuration process, and coordinating the configuration actions. The user interacts with this simplified intermediary interface rather than directly managing complex multi-node operations, thereby reducing operational complexity while maintaining control.
Data Source
AI summary
The embodiments disclose a method for automatically communicating a command, received from a command server, to a set of nodes from a plurality of nodes on a network, executing the command on each node in the set of nodes and sending a response message from each node in the set of nodes to the command server indicating a type of executed action, wherein the set of nodes form a plurality of response messages.