System for Simultaneous Viewing and Editing of Multiple Network Device Configurations

A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer executable instructions stored thereon that, when executed by one or more processing units, perform a method to provide a view and edit function to simultaneously view and edit multiple network device configurations, the method comprising:

• providing an indication of a first plurality of network devices to a network configuration data repository storing information pertaining to parameter settings for a second plurality of network devices within a network configuration domain, the first plurality of network devices representing a subset of the second plurality of network devices;
• receiving a plurality of configuration file representations including network configuration parameter settings, from the network data repository, the plurality of configuration file representations having a one-to-one correspondence with the first plurality of network devices, each network configuration parameter setting having an associated parameter setting value;
• presenting a graphical representation of data correlated across the plurality of configuration file representations in a comprehensive editor view for an editing session having a scope to edit the plurality of configuration file representations simultaneously;
• receiving a change, via the graphical user interface, of at least one configuration parameter setting value represented in at least two of the plurality of configuration file representations;
• and
• providing an update for the at least one configuration parameter setting value in the network configuration data repository to adjust a parameter setting value for each of the first plurality of network devices in response to the change, the update causing at least two of the first plurality of network devices to obtain the adjusted parameter setting value as part of a deployment.

A computer system, comprising:

• a network communications interface;
• a memory;
• and
• one or more processing units, communicatively coupled to the memory and the network communications interface, wherein the memory stores instructions, that when executed by the one or more processing units, cause the one or more processing units to provide a view and edit function to simultaneously view and edit multiple network device configurations, the view and edit function configured to:
• provide an indication of a first plurality of network devices to a network configuration data repository storing information pertaining to parameter settings for a second plurality of network devices within a network configuration domain, the first plurality of network devices representing a subset of the second plurality of network devices;
• receive a plurality of configuration file representations including network configuration parameter settings, from the network data repository, the plurality of configuration file representations having a one-to-one correspondence with the first plurality of network devices, each network configuration parameter setting having an associated parameter setting value;
• present a graphical representation of data correlated across the plurality of configuration file representations in a comprehensive editor view for an editing session having a scope to edit the plurality of configuration file representations simultaneously;
• receive a change, via the graphical user interface, of at least one configuration parameter setting value represented in at least two of the plurality of configuration file representations;
• and
• provide an update for the at least one configuration parameter setting value in the network configuration data repository to adjust a parameter setting value for each of the first plurality of network devices in response to the change, the update causing at least two of the first plurality of network devices to obtain the adjusted parameter setting value as part of a deployment.