automated router config back up
Aside from rancid, what methods do people have for doing automated backups and diffing of router configs ? - Jon Heise
http://redmine.nocproject.org/projects/noc/wiki 2011/6/7 Jon Heise <jon@smugmug.com>:
Aside from rancid, what methods do people have for doing automated backups and diffing of router configs ?
- Jon Heise
-- Jérôme Nicolle 06 19 31 27 14
On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 7:33 PM, Jon Heise <jon@smugmug.com> wrote:
Aside from rancid, what methods do people have for doing automated backups and diffing of router configs ?
There are some commercial config management products that provide similar.. Use search engines with keywords such as router / network configuration and auditing tools. Configuration and change management is a common problem, and CM auditing requires tools for pulling, archiving, and comparing network device configurations to detect changes and anomolies, so there are _plenty_ of options. Some routers provide options for remote SCP or FTP access, then it's just a matter of using your favorite mass download tool. Check your device documentation. A popular router brand also recently had an archive function added not too long ago. That lets you auto-scp new configs with something simple like.... ! archive path scp://blahblah:blahblahblahblah@configbackup.my.example.com write-memory maximum 14 time-period 1440 log config record rc logging enable hidekeys notify syslog contenttype plaintext Regards, -- -JH
- Jon Heise
On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 18:09, Jimmy Hess <mysidia@gmail.com> wrote:
On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 7:33 PM, Jon Heise <jon@smugmug.com> wrote:
Aside from rancid, what methods do people have for doing automated backups and diffing of router configs ?
A popular router brand also recently had an archive function added not too long ago. That lets you auto-scp new configs with something simple like....
! archive path scp://blahblah:blahblahblahblah@configbackup.my.example.com write-memory
*sigh* Some day I'll be able to `git fetch myrouter/master`... ;) -A
Formally known as ZipTie: http://inventory.alterpoint.com/ Can't speak to great lengths on it; haven't started playing with it yet but looks promising. Sent from my iPhone On Jun 6, 2011, at 20:33, Jon Heise <jon@smugmug.com> wrote:
Aside from rancid, what methods do people have for doing automated backups and diffing of router configs ?
- Jon Heise
On Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 7:09 AM, Rafael Rodriguez <packetjockey@gmail.com> wrote:
Formally known as ZipTie: http://inventory.alterpoint.com/
Can't speak to great lengths on it; haven't started playing with it yet but looks promising.
http://cisco-conf-rep.sourceforge.net/ - been around for a while (~ 2006) -- Suresh Ramasubramanian (ops.lists@gmail.com)
On 7/06/2011 9:39 AM, Rafael Rodriguez wrote:
Formally known as ZipTie: http://inventory.alterpoint.com/
This one looks nice, thanks for the link. I did try to download it but I seem to get a 404 page for the download link (which takes me to http://www.alterpoint.com/landing-sites/landing-pages/NAI-registration-US.ht...).
On 7 June 2011 10:33, Jon Heise <jon@smugmug.com> wrote:
Aside from rancid, what methods do people have for doing automated backups and diffing of router configs ?
http://code.google.com/p/notch/ and it's assortment of tools is something I've been meaning to look into. -- Shaineel Singh e: shain.singh@gmail.com p: +61 422 921 951 w: http://buffet.shainsingh.com -- "Too many have dispensed with generosity to practice charity" - Albert Camus
Ok, so based on what's been written here, here is the list of tools mentioned so far RANCID - http://www.shrubbery.net/rancid/ Inventory (formerly ZipTie) - http://inventory.alterpoint.com/ NocProject - http://redmine.nocproject.org/projects/noc/wiki Notch - http://code.google.com/p/notch/ Cisco-Conf-Repository http://cisco-conf-rep.sourceforge.net/ I've also heard of Gerty, though as far as I understand, it's still a work in progress: https://github.com/ssinyagin/gerty And another solution is Netdot - http://netdot.uoregon.edu/ which will do inventory management (at least on Cisco), though it will rely on Rancid to fetch the configurations. ... I'll try and find the time to write a short summary of features for each (conf. backup, conf management/provisioning, inventory management) and post here. Cheers, Phil
There is also http://sourceforge.net/projects/dis -- The latest version in CVS is best. It's a project I wrote for use at a previous employer, which downloads tens of thousands of configs per night. It also facilitates easier development of device scripts and their parallel execution, deployment of OS upgrades to cisco gear (not difficult to extend to other devices), as well as automates interactive login. --phil On Jun 7, 2011, at 4:41 AM, Phil Regnauld wrote:
Ok, so based on what's been written here, here is the list of tools mentioned so far
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Aaron C. de Bruyn -
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Jon Heise -
Jérôme Nicolle -
p8x -
Phil Regnauld -
Phillip Heller -
Rafael Rodriguez -
Shain Singh -
Suresh Ramasubramanian