Vmware, Inc.

Nicira, Inc.

Kapil Goyal

W Andrew Lambeth

Kausum Kumar

Tea Liukkonen-Olmiala

Some embodiments provide a method for visualizing a realization status of configuration changes for a set of logical entities of a logical network. The method generates a first presentation of a list of logical entities and a realization status for each logical entity in the list, where the realization status indicates whether all configuration changes for the logical entity have been realized. In response to a selection of a particular logical entity in the displayed list for which at least one configuration change has not been realized, the method generates a second presentation comprising a view of pending configuration changes for the selected particular logical entity.

Visual tracking of logical network state

Some embodiments provide a method for a central network manager that stores desired state information for multiple logical network entities for a logical network. The method stores (i) a desired state configuration for a logical network entity and (ii) a first state tracking object that identifies a version of the desired state configuration for at least the logical network entity. The method propagates to a set of managed forwarding elements (i) configuration data for the logical network entity and (ii) a second state tracking object for the logical network entity that identifies a version of the propagated configuration data. The first and second state tracking objects are compared to determine whether the propagated configuration data is based on the most recent desired state configuration.

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San Jose, CA, United States of America

Kapil Goyal