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Re: router & switch management

Fri, 09 Nov 2012 13:48:26 EDT

tubbynet posted : depends what you're asking.
rancid is kind of the de-facto standard for large shops -- there are other tools that will work in smaller instances -- but most every large enterprise/sp will use rancid for backup.

additionally -- if you're talking about something like a provisioning system -- there are tools (like cisco works) where you can input scripts to run at given times. the same can be done using a homebrew system of perl and expect -- slapped with a php front end for web access. this would give you the two-fold value of script generation to standard, then a tie-in to expect for deployment on device.

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Re: router & switch management

Thu, 08 Nov 2012 22:14:06 EDT

Neo62381 posted : If you only need to make sure you're configs are backed up, and you're running Cisco gear, take a look at the archive commands and subcommands... it will back up the config at a time interval, and at every time a configuration change is made. It's really really basic but sometimes I like basic.

Re: router & switch management

Thu, 08 Nov 2012 09:37:40 EDT

PToN posted : We actually use Subversion to keep track of all the configs and changes. It works pretty good for what we need.

Re: router & switch management

Wed, 07 Nov 2012 23:20:01 EDT

refused posted : We also use rancid. Have it running every 30 minutes fetching configs from about 20 devices. We use ciscos asa's/routers/switches, and some procurve switches. Pretty much set & forget, but also easy to tweak if you want. I use viewvc (»www.viewvc.org/) for the frontend for easier viewing. Free software at its best.

Re: router & switch management

Mon, 08 Oct 2012 21:18:39 EDT

JollyStomper posted :

said by djtim21:

We are currently using CAT tools for router & switch backups: »www.kiwisyslog.com/products/kiwi···iew.aspx

I am pushing to have them use it for change management and config change alerting. We are primarily a Cisco shop.

+1 for Kiwi CAT tools. Cisco and Extreme shop here...
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Re: router & switch management

Tue, 02 Oct 2012 14:57:25 EDT

Steve posted : I typically use RANCID ( »www.shrubbery.net/rancid/ ) at a number of customers, and it works pretty well once you get it all fine tuned. Adding support for a new kind of device is pretty rough, though it's common to find that somebody else has already done the heavy lifting.

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Re: router & switch management

Tue, 02 Oct 2012 11:24:35 EDT

Modus posted : i'm converting us over to hp procurve's :) that kiwi tools looks good but it doesnt look like it will support what i have
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Re: router & switch management

Mon, 01 Oct 2012 21:54:35 EDT

djtim21 posted : We are currently using CAT tools for router & switch backups: »www.kiwisyslog.com/products/kiwi···iew.aspx

I am pushing to have them use it for change management and config change alerting. We are primarily a Cisco shop.
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Re: router & switch management

Mon, 01 Oct 2012 21:52:10 EDT

state posted : In our shop..

CiscoWorks does full config backups nightly. We have some home brewed scripts that do differential backups of those configs, and CiscoSecure ACS tracks individual changes.

router & switch management

Mon, 01 Oct 2012 20:49:34 EDT

Modus posted : what do you guys use to manage your network gear in regards to change management?
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