2. The method of claim 1 wherein the notifications indicate a violation of a rule, the violation defined by an actual state deviating from a desired state.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein the notifications indicate a violation of a rule, the violation defined by an actual state deviating from a desired state. 3. The method of claim 2 wherein the identified rule specifies a scope of network entities to which the rule applies to, and a condition specifying the desired state, the desired state defining an expected value pertaining to the network entity indicated by the scope.