Arista Networks, Inc.

Cisco Technology, Inc.

Peter Raymond Sprygada

Mark Berly

Douglas Alan Gourlay

Vijayakumar Raghavendran

Ajay Simha

Manojkumar S Joshi

Shankar R Varanasy

A method and apparatus of a device that performs a hitless update a boot image of a network element. In this embodiment, the device identifies the network element to update and determines if the network element has redundant paths. If this network element has redundant paths, the device configures the network element to drain data processing of the network element. In addition, the device updates the network element to a new boot image when the data processing of the network element is drained.

System and method of updating a network element

An identification server includes a definitions database stored on a storage of the identification server; a network device identifier configured to identify a network device; and an identification files generator configured to generate an identification file based on an identity of the network device. The definitions database includes at least one entry including at least one condition, at least one configuration action, and an availability status.

Method and system for configuring network devices

A method, version server, and non-transitory computer readable medium for configuring a network device. Configuring the network device may include obtaining, by a version server, a first configuration action; matching, by the version server, the first configuration action to a first entry of an action database of the version server; and sending, by the version server, a version controlled configuration action of the first entry.

System and method for configuring network devices

In an example embodiment, a method of service discovery and correlation is provided. In example embodiments, a network management system discovers, categorizes, and stores data on network elements (e.g., devices, provisioning, relationships, protocols, and topology) in a carrier network. Using a unique set of rules, relational groupings based on the discovered network elements may be created. The relational groupings, in turn, facilitate creation of a centralized carrier service view. By correlating the results of the discovery process with the centralized carrier service view, fault management, availability of service, and other observations of services can be deduced.

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Peter Raymond Sprygada