[c-nsp] Retrieving running config via SNMP

Vincent De Keyzer vincent at dekeyzer.net
Fri Aug 18 11:34:44 EDT 2006


That's even better! I give up trying to copy startup config to TFTP server
via SNMP, and will start using this.

Thanks Lee!

Vincent

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net [mailto:cisco-nsp-
> bounces at puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of lee.e.rian at census.gov
> Sent: vendredi 18 août 2006 16:11
> To: Vincent De Keyzer
> Cc: cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net
> Subject: Re: [c-nsp] Retrieving running config via SNMP
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I've heard good things about rancid, but if you really want to write your
> own package the mib you're looking for is CISCO-CONFIG-COPY-MIB.
> ccCopySourceFileType lets you specify startup or running config.
> 
> If all you're looking for is to be notified that the running config hasn't
> been saved, take a look at CISCO-CONFIG-MAN-MIB.  It could be as simple as
> 
>   chgTime=`snmpget -Ovqt -m CISCO-CONFIG-MAN-MIB ${DEV}
> ccmHistoryRunningLastChanged.0`
>   savTime=`snmpget -Ovqt -m CISCO-CONFIG-MAN-MIB ${DEV}
> ccmHistoryStartupLastChanged.0`
>   if [ $savTime -lt $chgTime ]; then
>      printf "%s config needs to be saved\n" ${DEV}
>   fi
> 
> Regards,
> Lee
> 
> 
> "Vincent De Keyzer" <vincent at dekeyzer.net> wrote on 08/18/2006 08:04:15
> AM:
> 
> > Hello,
> >
> > we had a problem this morning where the config of a customer router had
> not
> > been saved, and a power outage occurred after which the router rebooted
> with
> > an older and incorrect config. Shame on us.
> >
> > What we would like to do now is to write a script that gets running and
> > startup configs of each device, diffs them, and sends a warning if
> > differences are seen.
> >
> > We already have a script that gets the running configs via a
> SNMP-triggered
> > writenet (enterprises.cisco.local.lsystem.writeNet from
> OLD-CISCO-SYS-MIB).
> >
> > How do I get the running config with SNMP ? I have found
> > enterprises.cisco.local.lflash.flashToNet in OLD-CISCO-FLASH-MIB, but it
> > does not work on my routers:
> >
> > [vdk ~]$ snmpwalk -c private -v 2c router 1.3.6.1.4.1.9.2.10
> >
> > SNMPv2-SMI::enterprises.9.2.10 = No Such Object available on this agent
> at
> > this OID
> >
> > [vdk ~]$
> >
> > "router" is a 7206VXR running 12.2(25)S4.
> >
> > Anyone?
> >
> > Vincent
> 
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