11. A system for replicating IP address assignment changes in a distributed database having a plurality of nodes, including: a processor configured to: receive a semantic command at a first node having a first local version of the database, wherein the semantic command comprises a semantically expressed request to modify one or more IP address assignments in the database that allows for provisional modification of the first local version of the database before sending the semantic command to a master node having a master version of the database, and wherein the semantic command is defined by one or more instructions or operations; interpret the semantic command; provisionally apply the semantic command to the first local version of the database before sending the semantic command to the master node; send the semantic command to the master to reconcile the semantic command with the master version of the database based on any IP address assignment changes associated with the semantic command; reconcile the semantic command with the master version of the database, wherein reconciling the semantic command with the master version of the database includes determining whether the semantic command includes any IP address assignment changes that would result in an IP address assignment conflict with IP address assignment data stored in the master version of the database on the master node; and a memory coupled with the processor, wherein the memory provides the processor with instructions.
28. A system as recited in claim 11 , wherein the semantic command is determined not to have a conflict with the master version of the database, and further comprising: sending the semantic command to a second node having a second local version of the database to replicate any IP address assignment changes associated with the semantic command on the second node.