System and method for maintaining compatibility among network nodes connected to a computer network
AssigneeNCR Corporation
InventorMichael J. Sidey
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Abstract
For use in a computer network having a plurality of nodes associated therewith, a network management system for maintaining compatibility among the plurality of nodes, comprising 1) polling circuit that retrieves node configuration information from the plurality of nodes, and 2) a comparison circuit that compares selected node configuration information associated with a first selected one of the plurality of nodes with known-good node configuration information to determine a level of compatibility of the selected node with the known-good node configuration.
Claims27
For use in a computer network having a plurality of nodes associated therewith, a network management system for maintaining compatibility among said plurality of nodes, comprising:
- a polling circuit that retrieves node configuration information from said plurality of nodes;
- and
- a comparison circuit that compares selected node configuration information associated with a first selected one of said plurality of nodes with known-good node configuration information to determine a level of compatibility of said selected node with said known-good node configuration.
For use in a computer network having a plurality of nodes associated therewith, a method of maintaining compatibility among the plurality of nodes, comprising the steps of:
- retrieving node configuration information from the plurality of nodes;
- and
- comparing selected node configuration information associated with a first selected one of the plurality of nodes with known-good node configuration information to determine a level of compatibility of the selected node with the known-good node configuration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.