Systems and methods providing a local edge authority platform that enables localized control of managed devices with selective cloud and occasional cloud connectivity are provided. The method includes receiving first configuration instructions from a first configuration authority for configuring a managed device; receiving second configuration instructions from a second configuration authority for configuring the managed device, wherein the first configuration authority is different than the second configuration authority; determining a conflict exists between the first configuration instructions and the second configuration instructions; resolving the conflict; and configuring the managed device based on the resolved conflict.

A controller device manages a plurality of network devices. The controller device includes a memory comprising a configuration database including a set of stored network device configurations, wherein each stored network device configuration of the set of stored network device configurations corresponds to a network device of the set of network devices. Additionally, the controller device includes processing circuitry configured to receive an intent file corresponding to an intended configuration for the set of network devices; receive a message from a network device of the set of network devices indicating an out-of-band configuration change at the network device; and determine, based on a stored network device configuration corresponding to the network device and an actual configuration of the network device, whether the intent file is compatible with the out-of-band configuration change.

A method includes selecting, by one or more servers, a digital component to be presented in an application executed at a client device; obtaining, by the one or more servers, attributes of the digital component, including at least one or more of a destination network location to which the digital component redirects users in response to interaction with the digital component and a reporting network location to which the interaction with the digital component is reported; after selecting the digital component and obtaining the attributes of the digital component, selecting, by the one or more servers and based on the obtained attributes, a config file that specifies a set of operations to be performed by the client device that presents the digital component; and transmitting, to the client device, a payload that includes information specifying the digital component to be presented in the application and the config file that, upon execution by the client device, causes the client device to perform the set of operations specified by the config file.

A method for information configuration, an apparatus, an electronic device, a storage medium and a program product. By searching for a computing device within a searching range of devices, and sending device configuration information to a searched computing device, the cost of human resources is reduced and the configuration efficiency of computing devices is improved.

Various embodiments of the teachings herein include a computer-implemented method for automated configuration of a joining computing device into a computing system. The method may include: using a device management service to listen for messages from joining devices; connecting via secure shell and factory default credentials to a discovered device; configuring the joining device based on device descriptions, including: downloading a description from the joining device; creating new security certificates which enable secure communication; closing the default ssh services and triggering a reboot; reading the description from the joining device; using the description to identify the set of connectors required for the container runtime environment to be deployed; and receiving into and executing containerized software in a deployed container runtime environment on the joining computer device.

A computer chip, such as an System on chip (SOC), can receive firmware updates having two separate signatures; a first of the signatures is used to authenticate the firmware using a processor within the computer chip, and a second of the signatures is used by a controller, separate from the processor. A first key, used by the processor to authenticate the firmware, can be a boot key that is hardwired in the computer chip. A second key, used by the controller, can be a key that is provided to the controller at any time and is updatable. The controller can suspend the processor so that the controller can perform a first authentication of the firmware using the second signature and the second key. If the authentication is successful, the controller can release the processor, which then uses the first key and the first signature to perform a second authentication.

Techniques for automating the provisioning, configuring, and onboarding of network devices into a cloud management platform. The cloud management platform can be used to manage network devices that are provisioned in on-premise environments, cloud environments, and/or hybrid environments. However, it can be a cumbersome and error-prone process for a user to manually configure each of the network devices with connectivity settings needed to be managed by the cloud management platform. The techniques described herein provide an automated process to distribute connectivity information to the network devices to allow them to be managed by the cloud management platform. Once connected to the cloud management platform, the techniques described herein further include automating the process for attaching the network devices with the appropriate user account registered with the cloud management platform.

The technology disclosed herein enables adding new host systems to existing clusters. An example method comprises receiving, by a processor, identification data associated with an existing cluster; generating a cluster entity data structure of the existing cluster using the identification data; generating a discovery image using the cluster configuration data structure, wherein the discover image comprises an executable code structured according to a file system; and causing a new host system to boot using the discovery image.

Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media for coordinating modifications to a network device configuration (config) are provided. A system, according to one implementation, includes a processing device and a memory device configured to store a computer program having instructions that, when executed, enable the processing device to create a collaboration group including a plurality of contributing members. Each contributing member is adapted to provide proposed changes to a configuration for defining operating parameters of a Network Element (NE) in a network. The contributing members are adapted to provide the proposed changes within a predetermined timeframe. The instructions further enable the processing device to consolidate the proposed changes from the plurality of contributing members into a batched transaction and commit the batched transaction as a unitary transaction to encode modifications associated with the proposed changes from the plurality of contributing members into the configuration.

A method for configuring a service node, a service node pool registrar, and a system are provided. The method includes receiving a service node query request sent by a management configuration device. The service node query request includes a service requirement. The service requirement is from a user or caused by a network change. The method further includes searching a service node database, to obtain service node information that matches the service node query request. The method further includes sending the matching service node information to the management configuration device, causing the management configuration device to perform network and service configuration on the matching service node according to network topology information that has been obtained and the matching service node information.