[rancid] IBM BNT Layer 2/3 Copper Gigabit Ethernet Switch no config collected

Alexander R aleromex at gmail.com
Mon Jun 5 15:01:58 UTC 2017


On Fri, Dec 16, 2016 at 8:44 PM, heasley <heas at shrubbery.net> wrote:

> Tue, Dec 13, 2016 at 10:30:08AM +0300, Alexander R:
> > On Tue, Dec 13, 2016 at 12:19 AM, heasley <heas at shrubbery.net> wrote:
> >
> > > Mon, Dec 12, 2016 at 12:01:24PM +0300, Alexander R:
> > > > my configuration:
> > > > centos 7 x86_64
> > > > i've issue in rancid 3.5.1 and 3.6.0
> > >
> > > thank you for including this.
> > >
> > > > i've issue to collect configs from switch modules "BNT Layer 2/3
> Copper
> > > > Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module for IBM BladeCenter (5.2.8 (FLASH
> > > image1))",
> > > > it has IP 192.168.1.11
> > > >
> > > > It's cisco-like CLI, so i've created my own "ibm" type in
> > > rancid.types.conf:
> > > >
> > > > # cat /etc/rancid/rancid.types.conf
> > > > ibm;script;rancid -t ibm
> > > > ibm;login;clogin
> > > > ibm;module;ios
> > > > ibm;inloop;ios::inloop
> > > > ibm;command;ios::WriteTerm;show running-config
> > > >
> > > > It's working fine with other switch module  "IBM Networking OS
> Virtual
> > > > Fabric 10Gb Switch Module for IBM BladeCenter (7.8.3 (FLASH
> image1))" and
> > > > it have IP 192.168.1.12, but not with "BNT Layer 2/3 Copper Gigabit
> > > > Ethernet Switch Module for IBM BladeCenter (5.2.8 (FLASH image1))"
> > > >
> > > > Fail device:
> > > > # rancid -t ibm -d 192.168.1.11
> > > > loadtype: device type ibm
> > > > loadtype: found device type ibm in /etc/rancid/rancid.types.conf
> > > > executing clogin -t 90 -c"show running-config" 192.168.1.11
> > > > PROMPT MATCH: sw11#
> > > > HIT COMMAND:sw11#show running-config
> > > >     In WriteTerm: sw11#show running-config
> > > > 192.168.1.11: End of run not found
> > > > end
> > > >
> > > > In 192.168.1.11.raw i see config issued by "show run..."
> > > >
> > > > Ok device:
> > > > # rancid -t ibm -d 192.168.1.12
> > > > loadtype: device type ibm
> > > > loadtype: found device type ibm in /etc/rancid/rancid.types.conf
> > > > executing clogin -t 90 -c"show running-config" 192.168.1.12
> > > > PROMPT MATCH: sw12#
> > > > HIT COMMAND:sw12#show running-config
> > > >     In WriteTerm: sw12#show running-config
> > > > 192.168.1.12: End of run not found
> > > > end
> > > >
> > > > ps. 192.168.1.11 has NO words "exit" in config, because interface
> isn't
> > > > configured (such a configuration plan).
> > > > 192.168.1.12 has words "exit", because interfaces is configured.
> > > >
> > > > Could you help me?
> > >
> > > ios::WriteTerM() will expect to find and "end" marker in the config,
> > > without
> > > which it will not set $found_end.  if this device does not have this
> marker
> > > or something similar that a customer version of ios::WriteTerm could
> use,
> > > you can use a custom version of ios::WriteTerm that just counts lines,
> > > which
> > > ios::WriteTerm already does if the input is an ASA (or a few others),
> which
> > > lack an end marker.
> > >
> >
> > Hi,
> > thank you for responce.
> >
> > It's my configs
> >
> > Ok device:
> > rancid]# tail -n5 192.168.1.12.raw
> > ntp secondary-server 192.168.1.1
> > !
> > end
> >
> > sw12#exitReceived disconnect from 192.168.1.12: 11: Logged out.
> > rancid]#
> >
> > Fail device:
> > rancid]# tail -n5 192.168.1.11.raw
> > ntp secondary-server 192.168.1.1
> > !
> > end
> >
> > sw11#exitReceived disconnect from 192.168.1.11: 11: Logged out.
>           ^^ this is likely the problem; the lousy thing didnt echo the
> CR.  inloop() expects the CR and set $clean_run.  you'll have to adjust
> the match; the lousy exos does this too.
>

I'm sorry, but how to do this "you'll have to adjust the match"?


>
> > rancid]#
> >
> > So, both switches have "end" word at the end of file. Any ideas? I don't
> > know why it's not worked on same "text" files
> >
> >
> > > the purpose of this is that some devices behave poorly in low memory
> > > conditions, eg: memory leaks.  some appear to succeed to produce a
> config,
> > > but output nothing.  requiring the marker prevents rancid from dropping
> > > the config from the repo.
> > >
>
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