US 11,757,715 B2
Multi-cluster management plane for network devices
Kenneth James Duda, Santa Clara, CA (US)
Assigned to ARISTA NETWORKS, INC., Santa Clara, CA (US)
Filed by Arista Networks, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US)
Filed on Nov. 20, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/953,990.
Application 16/953,990 is a continuation of application No. 16/281,713, filed on Feb. 21, 2019, granted, now 10,880,166.
Prior Publication US 2021/0099343 A1, Apr. 1, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 41/0816 (2022.01); H04L 43/065 (2022.01); H04L 41/22 (2022.01); H04L 41/046 (2022.01); H04L 41/12 (2022.01); H04L 43/08 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 41/0816 (2013.01) [H04L 41/046 (2013.01); H04L 41/12 (2013.01); H04L 41/22 (2013.01); H04L 43/065 (2013.01); H04L 43/08 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for managing a plurality of network devices, comprising:
sending, by a first management system, an import specification to a state hub, wherein the import specification specifies a type of network device state information (NDSI) that the first management system permits to be imported from other management systems; and
in response to sending the import specification:
receiving, from the state hub, NDSI for the plurality of network devices that satisfies the import specification, wherein the NDSI comprises external NDSI of a second management system, wherein the NDSI is formatted in an external format matching the second management system, and wherein the NDSI is obtained by the second management system and provided to the state hub by the second management system;
processing, by the first management system, the NDSI to obtain a result; and
initiating, by the first management system, performance of a management action based on the result.