[c-nsp] Bulk Cisco Device Prep

[Mathias Spoerr]

Hi,

I wrote a small tool, called wktools, which can do this. It's for Windows 
and free. You can download it at www.spoerr.org/wktools
The configs are generated out of a template and a csv file with all the 
variable data. 
For an example please take a look at the Tutorial section on the website. 
(http://spoerr.org/wktools/tut.htm)
It can also handle templates with varaible length, i.e. an object-group 
which has a different number of entries on each firewall.

Mathias





From:
"Rupert Finnigan" <rupert.finnigan at horsatack.co.uk>
To:
<cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net>
Date:
29.10.2008 18:29
Subject:
[c-nsp] Bulk Cisco Device Prep



Hi All,
 
I'm looking into various ways to prep Cisco devices, based on an existing 
template, so they can be "configured" and deployed by technical, but 
non-cisco people.
 
I'm either thinking about a Perl script that generates a file based on a 
couple of "fill in the blanks", that can be accessed via TFTP when the 
vanilla device firstboots, or a .NET app that talks directly to the 
console port and applies the config as if it were typed.
 
There must be a number of guys on this list that have to deploy a large 
number devices, Routers or Switches, that follow a core config with only a 
minor change here for there (ie, VTP Domain, or Management IP).. I'd be 
very interested to hear how you do this, or is you've got any pointers.
 
And, if the finished product would be of any use to someone, I'll gladly 
send the source over!
 
Thanks,
 
Rupert

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