Confirmed commit with user specified automatic rollback configuration

A network device, comprising:

• one or more memories;
• and
• one or more processors to:
• receive a first message indicating that the network device is to operate according to a new configuration for a period of time and that the network device is to operate according to a user specified configuration upon expiration of the period of time without confirmation of the new configuration,
• wherein the first message includes at least one of:
• information identifying that the network device is to operate according to the new configuration;
• information identifying the period of time;
• or
• information identifying that the network device is to operate according to the user specified configuration upon expiration of the period of time without confirmation of the new configuration;
• cause, based on the first message, the new configuration to be temporarily stored in a first data structure to cause the network device to operate according to the new configuration for the period of time;
• determine, based on causing the new configuration to be stored in the first data structure, whether the network device received, prior to expiration of the period of time, a second message indicating confirmation of the new configuration;
• and
• selectively:
• cause the user specified configuration to be non-temporarily stored in the first data structure to cause the network device to operate according to the user specified configuration after expiration of the period of time, based on determining that the network device did not receive the second message prior to expiration of the period of time;
• or
• cause the new configuration to be non-temporarily stored in the first data structure to cause the network device to operate according to the new configuration after expiration of the period of time, based on determining that the network device received the second message prior to expiration of the period of time.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a set of instructions, the set of instructions comprising:

• one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a network device, cause the network device to:
• receive a first message indicating that the network device is to operate according to a new configuration for a period of time and that the network device is to operate according to another configuration upon expiration of the period of time without confirmation of the new configuration,
• wherein the first message includes at least one of:
• information identifying that the network device is to operate according to the new configuration;
• information identifying the period of time;
• or
• information identifying that the network device is to operate according to the other configuration upon expiration of the period of time without confirmation of the new configuration;
• cause, based on the first message, the network device to operate according to the new configuration for the period of time;
• determine, based on causing the network device to operate according to the new configuration for the period of time, whether the network device received, prior to expiration of the period of time, a second message indicating confirmation of the new configuration;
• and
• selectively:
• cause the network device to operate according to the other configuration after expiration of the period of time, based on determining that the network device did not receive the second message prior to expiration of the period of time;
• or
• cause the network device to operate according to the new configuration after expiration of the period of time, based on determining that the network device received the second message prior to expiration of the period of time.