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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 03, 2003
Srikumar Chari, Cupertino, CA (US);
Premchandar Namasivayam, Tamil Nadu, IN;
Jaidil Mohan K., Kerala, IN;
Srikumar Chari, Cupertino, CA (US);
Premchandar Namasivayam, Tamil Nadu, IN;
Jaidil Mohan K., Kerala, IN;
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for automatically generating a configuration for a network device is disclosed, comprising the computer-implemented steps of receiving a partial configuration for a network device, wherein the partial configuration comprises a plurality of configuration commands, wherein each of one or more of the configuration commands is associated with one of a plurality of user interface elements; parsing the partial configuration to identify the user interface elements; generating a user interface page based on the user interface elements; receiving one or more configuration parameter values via the user interface page; and substituting the configuration parameter values into the partial configuration to result in creating a complete configuration for the device.