Network node policy generation and implementation

An operator node for network management, the operator node comprising a hardware computing system specially configured to perform steps comprising:

• displaying, by an operator node, a graphic user interface including a subset of node objects not present within a configuration of a target node on a display associated with the operator node;
• and
• in response to a receiving a selection of one or more of the displayed subset of node objects from a user via the graphic user interface:
• generating, by the operator node, a configuration policy comprising a set of scripts each configured to, when executed, modify the target node to install one or more of the selected node objects and to test for an absence of an excluded patch;
• and
• re-configuring, by the operator node, the target node to install the selected node objects by executing scripts of the set of scripts of the updated configuration policy corresponding to an operating system of the target node.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing executing computer instructions for network management, the instructions, when executed, cause an operator node comprising a specially configured hardware computing system to perform steps comprising:

• displaying, by an operator node, a graphic user interface including a subset of node objects not present within a configuration of a target node on a display associated with the operator node;
• and
• in response to a receiving a selection of one or more of the displayed subset of node objects from a user via the graphic user interface:
• generating, by the operator node, a configuration policy comprising a set of scripts each configured to, when executed, modify the target node to install one or more of the selected node objects and to test for an absence of an excluded patch;
• and
• re-configuring, by the operator node, the target node to install the selected node objects by executing scripts of the set of scripts of the updated configuration policy corresponding to an operating system of the target node.