Abstract: In accordance with one example embodiment, there is provided a method for accessing a configuration database file corresponding to a network comprising a network device and using a device identifier of the network device as a key to the configuration database file to access a file entry containing configuration information for the network device. The configuration information may include identification of a configuration template file and at least one network parameter. The method may further include applying the at least one network parameter to the template file to create a configuration file and configuring the network device using the configuration file.

Abstract: In an example, there is disclosed a network switch, including: an ingress interface; an egress interface; an endpoint repository network interface; and one or more logic elements including an endpoint admission control engine to: receive a packet on the ingress interface, the packet having an associated source Internet protocol (IP) address and virtual network identifier (VNI); query an endpoint repository via the endpoint repository network interface for the source IP address and VNI; determine that the source IP address and VNI are found in an endpoint repository database of the endpoint repository; and forward the packet to a destination IP address via the egress interface.