topic Automatic config backup / L2Edge license in ExtremeSwitching (EXOS/Switch Engine)

Automatic config backup / L2Edge license

Alexandr_P — Wed, 12 Nov 2014 16:12:00 GMT

Hello, colleagues!

Is there some ideas how can I automatically backup configurations from L2 switches with L2 Edge license.
UPM work from Edge license.

Thank you!

RE: Automatic config backup / L2Edge license

PARTHIBAN_CHINN — Wed, 12 Nov 2014 16:24:00 GMT

yes this should be possible.
Also from 15.6 exos supports python scripts.
Please refer page 377 in 15.6 concepts guide.

RE: Automatic config backup / L2Edge license

Frank — Wed, 12 Nov 2014 18:00:00 GMT

We're using 'rancid' (http://www.shrubbery.net/rancid/) to backup the configs and track changes of all our switches. Rancid is basically an automated ssh/telnet connect tool that grabs the config and stores them via CVS - with a web-based front-end to look at the configs or changes.
I had to make minor modifications to the "..login" and "..rancid" scripts to make them work properly with EXOS

RE: Automatic config backup / L2Edge license

dflouret — Wed, 12 Nov 2014 18:00:00 GMT

Frank,

can you share here the changes you made to scripts in case others are interested in exploring the tool?

Thanks!

RE: Automatic config backup / L2Edge license

Frank — Wed, 12 Nov 2014 18:00:00 GMT

Disclaimer/CMA time: I know it's neither elegant nor pretty, but I modified the ?login and ?rancid scripts so they work for what I need them to do. I also added a line to "rancid-fe" to support the vendor "extreme" tag (and call the proper scripts)
They're all in the attached .tgz file.

It's quite possible that there is better/proper support built in to rancid or available through the forums.

And I don't know how to attach a TGZ file - I'll try to email it to you.

RE: Automatic config backup / L2Edge license

_up__bb_ — Wed, 12 Nov 2014 18:00:00 GMT

Hi Frank I'm intrested too,
I have tryed with rancid but without satisfaction woth exos switches.
Thanks
Roberto

RE: Automatic config backup / L2Edge license

Alexandr_P — Wed, 12 Nov 2014 18:25:00 GMT

We have X150 and X350 switches that have no 15.6 EXOS.
Is there other possibility?

Is there possibility to done python script from SOAP XML?

RE: Automatic config backup / L2Edge license

PARTHIBAN_CHINN — Wed, 12 Nov 2014 19:25:00 GMT

sample perl script
use Net::Telnet;$telnet = new Net::Telnet ( Timeout=>10,Errmode=>'die');
$telnet->open('10.209.72.216');
$telnet->login('admin', '');
print $telnet->cmd('tftp put 1.1.1.1 vr vr-default primary.cfg primaydate.cfg')

RE: Automatic config backup / L2Edge license

dflouret — Thu, 13 Nov 2014 18:06:00 GMT

Here's a pointer to the Rancid scripts that Frank sent to me.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/tsqclfxg8c8p9n1/rancid-extreme-changes.tgz?dl=0

Thanks Frank!