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A system and method for service discovery. A network management system fetches, from a first network device, configuration data associated with a service executing on the first network device. In response to determining that the service extends across multiple network devices, the network management system constructs, based on the configuration data, a first partial service instance associated with the service executing on the first network device. The network management system merges a plurality of partial service instances to form a merged partial service instance, the plurality of partial service instances including the first partial service instance and a second partial service instance associated with the service executing on a different network device. The network management system promotes the merged partial service instance as a service instance.
