7. The method of claim 6 wherein selecting the validation configuration file includes selecting the validation configuration file based on at least one of: a type of the network entity; a version of the network entity; a configuration of the network entity; a component of the network entity; a type of a component of the network entity; a version of a component of the network entity; a configuration of a component of the network entity.
6. The method of claim 1 wherein validating, using the at least one rule, a command for configuring the network entity includes: selecting the validation configuration file for processing; accessing the validation configuration file; and processing the validation configuration file for obtaining the at least one rule for validating commands for configuring the network entity.