From: Michael Kotchkoski (michaelk2000@hotmail.com)
Date: Fri Dec 22 2006 - 00:11:17 ART
I agree that having a config management software tool makes a life a whole a
lot easier. But the truth is that Ciscoworks stinks. We manage 20,846 cisco
devices and not even spliting into 3 Ciscoworks servers could handle it.
Then we got a third product named ONA Oppsware and it's very good, it has
drivers for cisco and nortel devices.
Mike K.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Alex De Gruiter" <Alex.deGruiter@didata.com.au>
To: <anthony.sequeira@thomson.com>; <rguyler@shp-dayton.org>;
<ccielab@groupstudy.com>; <jjrinehart@hotmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2006 3:52 PM
Subject: RE: Pushing Configuration to Cisco Routers/Switches
> We manage around 200+ devices and I can promise that having something
> like NetConfig makes life a whole lot easier when making global changes
> - like access-classes on VTYs and NTP configuration.
>
> CiscoWorks has its limitations, but its certainly a powerful tool.
>
> My $0.02.
>
> Alex
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
> anthony.sequeira@thomson.com
> Sent: Friday, 22 December 2006 12:56 AM
> To: rguyler@shp-dayton.org; ccielab@groupstudy.com;
> jjrinehart@hotmail.com
> Subject: RE: Pushing Configuration to Cisco Routers/Switches
>
> Hi Joe!
>
> The most current version of CiscoWorks for infrastructure
> (router/switch) management is called CiscoWorks LAN Management Solution
> (LMS) 2.6.
>
> This product features two applications for pushing configurations to
> devices. The product also stores all configurations in an archive for
> you to enable version management.
>
> The first application is called Config Editor - it allows for the quick
> pushing of a configuration to a single device.
>
> The second application is called NetConfig - this application is
> designed to push configurations to multiple systems in batch. It
> features templates for common configurations - such as changing
> passwords, banner messages, etc.
>
> Both applications offer a variety of transport mechanisms for the actual
> configuration deployment including - telnet, TFTP, HTTPS, SSH, or RCP.
> You get to select which transports to use and in what order to try them
> on the devices.
>
> Both of these applications are found in the LMS subset of applications
> called Resource Manager Essentials by the way in case you want more
> information on them from Cisco's Web site.
>
> I have used these applications in the lab and in production to deliver
> configurations and they do work. The latest version of NetConfig solves
> issues when trying to push LARGE numbers of configurations (over 50 at
> one time) but admittedly, I have never tried that.
>
> Anthony J. Sequeira
> #15626
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
> Guyler, Rik
> Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2006 7:20 AM
> To: ccielab@groupstudy.com
> Subject: RE: Pushing Configuration to Cisco Routers/Switches
>
> Depends on what CiscoWorks you're talking about. I have the unfortunate
> displeasure of owning VMS and it does SSH into various boxes for various
> things. Now if it just did what it's supposed to do... ;-)
>
> Rik
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
> Darby Weaver
> Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2006 11:27 PM
> To: Joe Rinehart; ccielab@groupstudy.com
> Subject: Re: Pushing Configuration to Cisco Routers/Switches
>
> Joe,
>
> Nothing to do with SSH actually. Alot to do with SNMP or automating
> interactive scripts.
>
> I like SNMP.
>
> Remember a little while back I mentioned RANCID here, well you can use
> it to push configs automatically.
>
> Solarwinds has a product called Cirrus that does the same thing for
> Configutarion Management.
>
> The company that makes AdventNet has an offering as well.
>
> There are others no doubt but this will give you a place to start.
>
> If you have a *Nix background look at RANCID, if you don't have *Nix
> background it may just be the incentive you have been looking for.
>
> Good Luck!
>
> --- Joe Rinehart <jjrinehart@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hey folks, real-world question here.
> >
> > I know that newer versions of CiscoWorks and other applications have
> > the capability of pushing configurations to routers and switches. How
>
> > exactly does it do that and how can that basic functionality be
> > created? I figure its an ssh kind of thing, but not sure.
> >
> >
> >
> > Any ideas?
> >
> >
> _______________________________________________________________________
> > Subscription information may be found at:
> > http://www.groupstudy.com/list/CCIELab.html
>
> _______________________________________________________________________
> Subscription information may be found at:
> http://www.groupstudy.com/list/CCIELab.html
>
> _______________________________________________________________________
> Subscription information may be found at:
> http://www.groupstudy.com/list/CCIELab.html
>
> _______________________________________________________________________
> Subscription information may be found at:
> http://www.groupstudy.com/list/CCIELab.html
>
>
****************************************************************************
**
> - NOTICE FROM DIMENSION DATA AUSTRALIA
> This message is confidential, and may contain proprietary or legally
privileged information. If you have received this email in error, please
notify the sender and delete it immediately.
>
> Internet communications are not secure. You should scan this message and
any attachments for viruses. Under no circumstances do we accept liability
for any loss or damage which may result from your receipt of this message or
any attachments.
>
****************************************************************************
**
>
> _______________________________________________________________________
> Subscription information may be found at:
> http://www.groupstudy.com/list/CCIELab.html
This archive was generated by hypermail 2.1.4 : Tue Jan 02 2007 - 07:50:38 ART