Configuration of a managed device
Example implementations relate to configuring a managed device. For example, configuration of a managed device may be performed by a services controller. The services controller may comprise a processing resource and a memory resource storing machine readable instructions to cause the processing resource to perform a number of actions. For instance, the services controller may manage configuration of a network using a hierarchical configuration model. The services controller may define a plurality of configuration elements for each of a plurality of managed devices in the hierarchical configuration model, where configuration elements shared among the plurality of managed devices are assigned a same setting from the services controller, and the configuration elements assigned by the services controller are customizable by each of the plurality of managed devices.
1. A services controller comprising:
a processing resource; and
a memory resource storing machine readable instructions to cause the processing resource to:
organize a plurality of remote controllers in a network into an individual global configuration;
manage configuration of the network using a hierarchical configuration model having root and local configurations; and
define a plurality of configuration elements for each of a plurality of managed devices in the hierarchical configuration model, wherein:
configuration elements shared among the plurality of managed devices are assigned a same root setting from the services controller; and
the configuration elements assigned by the services controller are customizable by each of the plurality of managed devices, in accordance with a local setting particular to each of the plurality of managed devices.
2. The services controller of claim 1 , including instructions to cause the processing resource to define default configurations for the managed devices in the hierarchical configuration model by assigning a plurality of configuration elements associated with the services controller to the managed devices.
3. The services controller of claim 1 , including instructions to cause the processing resource to:
represent each of the plurality of managed devices in the hierarchical configuration model as a different respective child node; and
associate each respective child node with a plurality of configuration elements.
4. The services controller of claim 1 , including instructions to cause the processing resource to:
define the configuration element settings for a particular managed device among the plurality of managed devices by merging the settings for the shared configuration elements with a device specific configuration.
5. The services controller of claim 1 , wherein each managed device is either a local controller or an end device, including instructions to cause the processing resource to:
define the plurality of configuration elements for an end device by merging:
a plurality of configuration elements of the services controller;
the configuration elements of an associated local controller; and
user configurable configuration elements of the end device.
6. The services controller of claim 5 , including instructions to cause the processing resource to give higher precedence to configurations of end devices than configurations of local controllers.
7. A method comprising:
organizing, by a services controller, a plurality of remote controllers in a network into an individual global configuration;
managing, by the services controller, configuration of the network using a hierarchical configuration model having root and local configurations; and
defining, by the services controller, a plurality of configuration elements for each of a plurality of managed devices in the hierarchical configuration model, wherein:
configuration elements shared among the plurality of managed devices are assigned a same root setting from the services controller; and
the configuration elements assigned by the services controller are customizable by each of the plurality of managed devices, in accordance with a local setting particular to each of the plurality of managed devices.
8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising, defining, by the services controller, default configurations for the managed devices in the hierarchical configuration model by assigning a plurality of configuration elements associated with the services controller to the managed devices.
9. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:
representing, by the services controller, each of the plurality of managed devices in the hierarchical configuration model as a different respective child node; and
associating, by the services controller, each respective child node with a plurality of configuration elements.
10. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:
defining, by the services controller, the configuration element settings for a particular managed device among the plurality of managed devices by merging the settings for the shared configuration elements with a device specific configuration.
11. The method of claim 7 , wherein each managed device is either a local controller or an end device, and wherein the method further comprises:
defining, by the services controller, the plurality of configuration elements for an end device by merging:
a plurality of configuration elements of the services controller;
the configuration elements of an associated local controller; and
user configurable configuration elements of the end device; and
giving higher precedence to configurations of end devices over configurations of local controllers.