Methods and apparatus for performing mass operations on a plurality of managed devices on a network
US6584499B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 9, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jun 24, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 9, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L69/329
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of configuring a plurality of managed devices. The method preferably includes selecting a source managed device, obtaining a source configuration description from the source managed device, selecting one or more destination managed devices to be configured, issuing a configuration change command to each of the selected destination managed devices and applying the source configuration description selected from the source managed device to each of the selected destination managed devices. In addition, the method may further include the step of editing the source configuration description before issuing the configuration change commands to the one or more destination managed devices.
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