Patent ID: 9219652
Filing Date: 2015-12-22
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions that when executed by a computer cause the computer to provide a service related configuration model for a network device, the instructions comprising instructions for: monitoring device events for the network device, where the network device is characterized by an actual device configuration model comprising a plurality of service configuration items; when a device event meets rules specified by a monitoring policy, generating an expected device configuration model for the network device, based, at least in part, on service definitions for the device, where the expected device configuration model includes a plurality of expected service configuration items; comparing the expected device configuration model and the actual device configuration model; identifying an expected service configuration item in the expected device configuration model for which there is no corresponding service configuration item in the actual device configuration model; identifying a service configuration item in the actual device configuration model for which there is no corresponding expected service configuration item in the expected device configuration model; and communicating the identified expected service configuration item and the identified actual service configuration item to the user.