Cisco Technology, Inc.

David Anthony Tanner

Christopher Norris

Satyanarayana Dv Raju

Lei Yuan

David Delano Ward

Ping Wang

Kapil Jain

Michelle Diane Hawke

Mark Allen Freskos

Michael L Schuett

Ashley Church

Samuel Craig Johnson

Jonathan Turnbull

Anna Gibson

Dilbag Singh

Jasvinder Singh Bhasin

In one embodiment, a search string is received from a user and the search type of the search is determined from the search string. Based on the search type, an order of repositories to search is determined and each repository is searched. The search results from each repository are displayed for the user in separate panels for each repository and the panels are ordered based on search type and the search results within each panel are ordered using that respective repository's relevancy.

Repository-based enterprise search with user customizations

An end-to-end approach is provided for developing and maintaining network device management applications. The approach includes an XML-based development environment for network device management applications that uses Management Data API (MDA) schemas that define a hierarchical data model for components supported by a network device. The XML-based development environment also uses XML schemas to define a common XML-based interface used by management applications to access management data maintained on the network device. The approach provides programmatic access to network device management data and management data schema with an XML-based data model and interface that is consistent across all network device components. The approach includes mechanisms for automatically generating XML requests that conform to a hierarchical data model from requests that conform to a table-based data model. The approach also includes mechanisms for automatically extracting data from XML replies and conforming to the table-based data model.

Client-side XML-based development environment for network device management applications

A method and an application-building tool for creating and customizing a network management application in a network defined by a plurality of network elements are provided. The customization of the network management application includes providing a customized definition file Further, the customized definition file is associated with the network management application at run time. Thereafter, the network management application is executed within a framework.

Method and system for run-time customization of network management applications

A method and system for interactively configuring a network device is disclosed. A computer based method interactively configures a network device such as a router. A document is displayed to a user of a client computer, which is coupled to the network device via a network. The document contains a configuration for the network device in a text format. The user edits the document to make a change in the configuration of the network device. The change in the configuration is sent to the network device. The change can be sent without sending the entire configuration.

Method and system for interactively configuring a network device

A method and apparatus for the configuration of a network device through the exchange of XML documents is provided. A network device transmits multiple chunks of an XML document to a client in response to the size of the XML document being larger than a configurable size. The client does not receive any XML documents from network device that exceed the configurable size, and may abort receiving additional chunks of the XML document. The client and the network device may each discover which version of a data schema each other is using to reference components of the network device. The exchanged XML documents include version data that identifies a version for a plurality of data schemas that are each associated with a component of network device. The client and the network device may thus avoid exchanging ambiguous communications due to inconsistent versions of a data schema.

Protocol for efficient exchange of XML documents with a network device

In one embodiment of the invention, a method and an application tool for dynamically representing configuration commands of a network device on a user interface are provided. According to the method, a data model is stored with the application tool. Thereafter, the configuration commands are rendered on to the data model and the rendered data model is represented on the user interface in real time.

Method and application tool for dynamically navigating a user customizable representation of a network device configuration

A method and an apparatus are disclosed for diagnosing and repairing network devices based on scenarios. The method and apparatus aggregate responses to a selectable list of queries for a plurality of network scenarios that involve a plurality of applications on the network devices. In addition, the responses are automatically evaluated to formulate the appropriate corrective actions to address the scenarios for the applications.

Method of diagnosing and repairing network devices based on scenarios

An approach is provided for managing network device configuration data by functional area. Functional areas supported by a network device are determined. A determination is also made whether a client and the network device support compatible configuration application program interfaces (APIs) for each functional area supported by the network device. User interface objects are generated and displayed on a graphical user interface (GUI). Each user interface object corresponds to one of the functional areas that is supported by the network device and for which the client and network device have compatible configuration APIs. A set of bulk editing functions allows changes to be readily made to multiple configuration data objects and to facilitate creating new configuration data objects.

Approach for managing network device configuration data

A method and system for interactively configuring a network device is disclosed. A computer based method interactively configures a network device such as a router. A document is displayed a to a user of a client computer, which is coupled to the network device via a network. The document contains a configuration for the network device in a text format. The user edits the document to make a change in the configuration of the network device. The change in the configuration is sent to the network device. The change can be sent without sending the entire configuration.

A method and an apparatus are disclosed for managing multiple software component versions. The method and apparatus detect a version change to one software component on a network. Then, the method and apparatus automatically identify other software components that both need to be changed to remain compatible with the changed software component and also depend on the changed software component.

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Saratoga, CA, United States of America

David Anthony Tanner