US 9,806,952 B2Granted

System and method for group-policy-based configuration

AssigneeDell Products L.P.

InventorsSantosh Kumar Bidaralli, Lokesh Krishna Bangera, Chandrasekhar Mugunda, Yogesh Prabhakar Kulkarni

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Abstract

A system includes a processor of a first node, which is one of a plurality of nodes governed by a group policy. The processor is operable to transmit, using an interface, a first request to receive information associated with the plurality of nodes and receive, using the interface, sets of configuration information associated with the plurality of nodes after a change has occurred regarding the plurality of nodes. The processor is further operable to compare the sets of configuration information associated with the plurality of nodes to the configuration information associated with the first node and determine a difference. In response, the processor is operable to determine, based on the group policy, to configure the first node. The processor is additionally operable to determine a second node that stores a set of files to configure the first node and configure the first node using the set of files.

Claims23

Dependent claims

A method, comprising:

storing, at a first node of a plurality of nodes, a group policy;
transmitting, from the first node, a first request to receive information associated with the plurality of nodes, the plurality of nodes being governed by the group policy;
receiving, at the first node, sets of configuration information associated with the plurality of nodes, the sets of configuration information being received after a change has occurred regarding the plurality of nodes;
comparing, by the first node, the sets of configuration information associated with the plurality of nodes to configuration information associated with the first node;
determining, by the first node, a difference between the sets of configuration information associated with the plurality of nodes and the configuration information associated with the first node;
in response to determining the difference, determining, by the first node, to configure the first node based on analyzing content of the stored group policy;
in response to determining to configure the first node, determining, by the first node, a second node that stores a set of files to configure the first node, the second node being one of the plurality of nodes;
and
configuring, by the first node, the first node using the set of files stored at the second node.

6 more elements

A system, comprising a processor of a first node of a plurality of nodes, the processor operable to:

store, in a memory of the first node, a group policy;
transmit, using an interface, a first request to receive information associated with the plurality of nodes, the plurality of nodes being governed by the group policy;
receive, using the interface, sets of configuration information associated with the plurality of nodes, the sets of configuration information being received after a change has occurred regarding the plurality of nodes;
compare the sets of configuration information associated with the plurality of nodes to configuration information associated with the first node;
determine a difference between the sets of configuration information associated with the plurality of nodes and the configuration information associated with the first node;
in response to determining the difference, determine, based on analyzing content of the stored group policy, to configure the first node;
in response to determining to configure the first node, determine a second node that stores a set of files to configure the first node, the second node being one of the plurality of nodes;
and
configure the first node using the set of files stored at the second node.

6 more elements

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising instructions, the instructions, when executed by a processor, executable to:

store a group policy;
transmit a first request to receive information associated with a plurality of nodes, the plurality of nodes being governed by the group policy;
receive sets of configuration information associated with the plurality of nodes, the sets of configuration information being received after a change has occurred regarding the plurality of nodes;
compare the sets of configuration information associated with the plurality of nodes to configuration information associated with a first node;
determine a difference between the sets of configuration information associated with the plurality of nodes and the configuration information associated with the first node;
in response to determining the difference, determine, based on analyzing content of the stored group policy, to configure the first node;
in response to determining to configure the first node, determine a second node that stores a set of files to configure the first node, the second node being one of the plurality of nodes;
and
configure the first node using the set of files stored at the second node.

6 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 14/622,581Filed 13 Feb 2015
Published: US 2016/0241443 A118 Aug 2016
Granted: 31 Oct 2017
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification5 codes

H04L 41/0893
Configuration management of networks or network elements: assignment of logical groups to network elements
H04L 41/0813
Configuration setting: characterised by the conditions triggering a change of settings
H04L 41/0889
Configuration management of networks or network elements: techniques to speed-up the configuration process
H04L 41/0843
Configuration by using pre-existing information, e.g. using templates or copying from other elements: based on generic templates