| CPC H04L 67/06 (2013.01) [H04L 41/0813 (2013.01); H04L 41/0843 (2013.01); H04L 41/0856 (2013.01); H04L 67/34 (2013.01); H04L 69/329 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |

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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
storing configuration files, in a central repository on a management node to enable unification of maintenance of the configuration files, for a plurality of node classes of a distributed computer system that operates to maintain an actual system state of the distributed computer system consistent with a desired system state of the distributed computer system as represented by the configuration files in the central repository;
receiving a transaction comprising a change to a configuration file; and
determining whether the transaction conflicts with the configuration files, wherein when the transaction conflicts with the configuration files, providing a notification that the transaction is not merged into the configuration files, and
when the transaction fails to conflict with the configuration files, merging the transaction into the configuration files for a plurality of nodes of the plurality of node classes impacted by the change to the configuration file to update the desired system state of the distributed computer system.
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