Abstract: Systems and methods for editing configuration data may include, according to one implementation, receiving a request to edit existing configuration data associated with a Network Element (NE) operating in a network. The existing configuration data includes a plurality of data access groups, each data access group including one or more attributes that characterize functional aspects of the NE. The systems/methods also include defining a selected set of data access groups from the plurality of data access groups and receiving new configuration data for editing a portion of the existing configuration data, which includes a subset of data access groups from the selected set of data access groups. The systems/methods then replace the subset of data access groups with the new configuration data while preventing change to the existing configuration data associated with one or more data access groups excluded from the selected set of data access groups.

Abstract: A method includes automatically detecting an association between members based on their relationship to one another; sharing topology and cluster information between the members; and determining roles for each member, based on the topology and cluster information and rules, wherein the roles are used to automatically provision at least one resource on each member, without user intervention. A method of configuring network devices sharing a pool of available resources is also described, wherein the network devices have management connectivity between one another through a plurality of point-to-point connections. The method includes, after a point-to-point connection in the management connectivity is formed based on cabling of associated network devices, determining a resource index number for each of the associated network devices; and uniquely assigning the resources from the pool to each of the network devices based on their respective resource index number.

Abstract: A method includes automatically detecting an association between members based on their relationship to one another; sharing topology and cluster information between the members; and determining roles for each member, based on the topology and cluster information and rules, wherein the roles are used to automatically provision at least one resource on each member, without user intervention. A method of configuring network devices sharing a pool of available resources is also described, wherein the network devices have management connectivity between one another through a plurality of point-to-point connections. The method includes, after a point-to-point connection in the management connectivity is formed based on cabling of associated network devices, determining a resource index number for each of the associated network devices; and uniquely assigning the resources from the pool to each of the network devices based on their respective resource index number.