Supporting different security schemes with different boot personalities for network devices
AssigneeArista Networks, Inc.
InventorsFakherdin Kalla, Edward K. Chien
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Abstract
Devices and methods for managing boot personalities in a network device are disclosed. The method includes, after powering on the network device, a programmable component of the network device outputting a first signal unique to a first boot personality. One or more switches are toggled based on the first signal. The toggling results in connecting at least one of one or more first components in the network device associated with the first boot personality and disconnecting at least one of one or more second components in the network device associated with a second boot personality.
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A method for managing boot personalities in a network device, comprising:
- powering on the network device;
- after powering on:
- outputting, from a programmable component of the network device, a first signal unique to a first boot personality;
- and
- toggling one or more switches based on the first signal,
- wherein the toggling results in connecting at least one of one or more first components in the network device associated with the first boot personality and disconnecting at least one of one or more second components in the network device associated with a second boot personality.
A network device comprising:
- a first set of components associated with a first boot personality;
- a second set of components associated with a second boot personality;
- one or more switches connected to the first and second set of components;
- a programmable component that outputs a first signal unique to the first boot personality or the second boot personality;
- wherein the switches are toggled based on the signal to disconnect at least one of the one or more first components and connect the at least one of the one or more second components.
A method for managing boot personalities, the method comprising:
- receiving a configuration signal for a programmable component of a network device for a first boot personality;
- wherein the configuration signal causes the network device to:
- power cycle;
- after power cycling, output, by the programmable component, a first signal unique to the first boot personality;
- toggle one or more switches based on the first signal, wherein the toggling results in connecting at least one of one or more first components associated with the first boot personality and disconnecting at least one of one or more second components associated with a second boot personality.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.