[c-nsp] Automated configuration backup script

[Temkin, David]

There's also Kiwi CatTools, but it's not free.  However, I've found it
to be the most robust and by *FAR* the easiest to use of any tool out
there.

http://www.kiwisyslog.com/cattools2.htm

I'm currently using it to manage 300+ devices. 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net 
> [mailto:cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of 
> Raymond Macharia
> Sent: Friday, November 05, 2004 7:15 AM
> To: 'Will Hargrave'; cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net
> Cc: cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net
> Subject: RE: [c-nsp] Automated configuration backup script
> 
> You could try this Does a good job and has some extra features too.
> 
> http://www.net-sense.com/cisco_config_backup.htm
> 
> 
> Raymond 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net
> [mailto:cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of Will Hargrave
> Sent: Friday, November 05, 2004 1:35 PM
> To: cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net
> Cc: cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net
> Subject: Re: [c-nsp] Automated configuration backup script
> 
> On Thu, Nov 04, 2004 at 07:17:33PM -0500, Justin M. Streiner wrote:
> > I wrote a tool to do exactly that some time ago and have 
> continued to 
> > develop it since.  I plan to put it up on sourceforge 
> before long, but 
> > if you want a copy of it to look at, let me know.  Where 
> possible, the 
> > backups are TFTP transfers initiated by SNMP.  Some devices 
> can only 
> > be backed up using an interacive login because the MIBs 
> don't support 
> > config file management.
> 
> I have a similar perl script but it only supports the old 
> cisco MIB for config uploads, support for which has been 
> removed in some 12.2/12.3. 
> The Extreme support seems somewhat dodgy (which is probably 
> my poor coding
> - I just let it limp on). A copy of anything more robust 
> would be appreciated.
> 
> One of the irritating things you have to do is strip out the 
> lines that change every time (e.g. cisco's ntp clock-period) 
> before checking into CVS.
> 
> I'm hoping to move to SCP direct copies where possible on 
> platforms that support it.
> 
> W
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