Patent ID: 8432832
Filing Date: 2013-04-30
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method performed by a central management system for configuring a plurality of network devices, the method comprising: storing a plurality of shared configuration objects in a central configuration database for the central management system, where each shared configuration object is associated with at least one network device; receiving a first request to update a respective value of a first shared configuration object in the central configuration database with a first new value and updating the respective value of the first shared configuration object in the central configuration database with the first new value; responsive to the first request: determining that a first network device of the plurality of network devices has received a second request to update the respective value of the first network device's configuration object corresponding to the first shared configuration object with a second new value, where the second request did not originate from the central management system; responsive to determining that the first network device received the second request: