[f-nsp] scripting

[Jethro R Binks]

On Fri, 10 Jul 2009, Nick Morrison wrote:

> Second: for the times that it's just not possible, it would be *super* 
> useful to be able to use ssh in the old rsh style of running a command 
> against a switch without logging into it (eg using a passphrase-less rsa 
> key) and without having to navigate the prompt.

One option might be flogin from the rancid package, but relies on expect.

Another might be Net::Appliance::Session, which I have several times 
intended to look into producing a Foundry Phrasebook for, or suggest other 
modifications, but not yet found the time.

> What I'd really love to see is a community-oriented site, collating 
> handy scripts and tips on automating administrative checks and the like.  
> Is anyone else interested in this kind of venture?  Has anyone gone far 
> down this path without going mad? :-)  I'd be very happy to lead or 
> assist with a project aimed this way, as there is currently not much out 
> there (in my experience - please correct me if I'm wrong), and with 
> Brocade's new involvement I think we could get some momentum behind us.  
> We could even put some collective pressure on Brocade to extend their 
> ssh implementation to support these features..

I think that would be worthwhile.

I dipped into Brocade's support/community stuff a while back but got bored 
fairly quickly.

Jethro.

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Jethro R Binks
Computing Officer, IT Services, University Of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK