[c-nsp] OT: network inventory

[Lamar Owen]

On Tuesday 19 August 2008 09:56:42 chip wrote:
> So far all of the software that's been presented will autodiscover devices
> and backup configs and such.  Is there anything around that will actually
> take inventory of a router.  By inventory I mean, list of cards, model
> numbers, serial numbers, pluggable optics, etc. 

So you want to issue a 'show inventory raw' command and capture the results, 
essentially, right?

Seems rancid could do this, as it can produce arbitrary scripts and diff the 
results; perhaps a rancid expert here (which I'm not) can further comment.
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Lamar Owen
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