From: Vazman (vazman@gmail.com)
Date: Thu Sep 15 2005 - 14:05:06 GMT-3
There was a windows based free snmp tool that I was using. You can schedule
it to grab the config for a list of devices and save it with the
"hostname_date" format. I will try to find the name.
On 9/15/05, Nick Griffin <ngriffin@qos-is.com> wrote:
>
> Another option is perl, you'll need some basic scripting knowledge, and
> Net::Telnet, Net::Telnet::Cisco modules. Works on linux and windoz.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nobody@groupstudy.com on behalf of Leigh Harrison
> Sent: Thu 9/15/2005 8:59 AM
> To: Group Study
> Cc: ccielab@groupstudy.com
> Subject: Re: Cisco configurations auto backups
>
> Hey there,
>
> If you're on a budget, then my suggestion would be to use netSNMP on
> Linux. (http://net-snmp.sourceforge.net/)
> You can set up a cron job to run off twice a week and use snmp to get a
> copy of the configs.
>
> If you're posh - then you could use CiscoWorks to do it.
>
> If you're not really into linux, then you could write a script in
> "expect" (http://expect.nist.gov/ You can get a copy for windows).
> These scripts can be written to log into your routers and give them the
> command copy start tftp, etc, and then fill the all the relevant tftp
> details too. The only thing I don't like about these scripts is that
> you have to input passwords into it. However, you could set up a user
> that can only use the "copy start/run tftp" command to minimise problems.
>
> Personally, I use the Linux/netSNMP setup.
>
> Group Study wrote:
>
> >Folks,
>
> >
> >
> >
> >Is there a way I can backup Cisco configurations to a TFTP server
> automatically, i.e., twice a week? Which tools or applications can I use?
> >
> >
> >
> >Any URLs links will be useful.
> >
> >
> >
> >Thanks
> >
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