DISTRIBUTED CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT IN A SWITCH GROUP

摘要

One embodiment of the present invention provides a switch. The switch includes a switch group module, a persistent storage module, and a distributed configuration management module. The switch group module maintains a membership in a switch group. The switch group includes a plurality of switches and operates as a single switch. The persistent storage module stores configuration information associated with the switch group in a table, which includes one or more columns for attribute values of the configuration information, in a local persistent storage. The distributed configuration management module verifies whether the configuration information is eligible for a distributed commit to the switch group. If the configuration information is eligible for the distributed commit, the distributed configuration management module commits the configuration information to the persistent storage and switch modules of the switch.

主权项

1. A switch, comprising:
a switch group module adapted to maintain a membership in a switch group, wherein the switch group includes a plurality of switches and operates as a single switch; a persistent storage module adapted to store configuration information associated with the switch group in a table in a local persistent storage, wherein the table includes one or more columns for attribute values of the configuration information; and a distributed configuration management module adapted to:
verify whether the configuration information is eligible for a distributed commit in the switch group; andin response to verifying the configuration information to be eligible for the distributed commit, committing the configuration information to the persistent storage and switch modules of the switch.