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<P><FONT SIZE=2>How easy would it be to use the database schema and backend code, possibly with a different UI, do you think?<BR>
Well, it's worth a try, it's one of those ymmv things :-)<BR>
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-----Original Message-----<BR>
From: Lance Vermilion [<A HREF="mailto:lavermil@gheek.net">mailto:lavermil@gheek.net</A>]<BR>
Sent: Mon 9/22/2008 6:47 PM<BR>
To: Traiano Welcome<BR>
Cc: Oliver Gorwits; rancid-discuss@shrubbery.net<BR>
Subject: Re: [rancid] Re: RANCID as an Element of a CMDB System<BR>
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Traiano,<BR>
<BR>
The biggest downfall to Netdisco is that it is not a simple install. I<BR>
think that is what has plagued the project. The UI could use a little<BR>
updating, but it gets the job done.<BR>
<BR>
On Mon, Sep 22, 2008 at 1:47 AM, Traiano Welcome <twelcome@tenet.ac.za> wrote:<BR>
> Hi Oliver<BR>
><BR>
> I've gone some way towards building the router schema based on ENTITY-MIB<BR>
> and others (quite labour intensive :-)). Netdisco seems to overlap a lot of<BR>
> what I've done, and offer a number of better features, so it might be worth<BR>
> looking at integrating it into the CMDB system I'm trying to build, as<BR>
> opposed to the custom stuff I've scripted.<BR>
><BR>
> Many Thanks!<BR>
> Traiano<BR>
><BR>
><BR>
> -----Original Message-----<BR>
> From: rancid-discuss-bounces@shrubbery.net on behalf of Oliver Gorwits<BR>
> Sent: Fri 9/19/2008 3:46 PM<BR>
> To: rancid-discuss@shrubbery.net<BR>
> Subject: [rancid] Re: RANCID as an Element of a CMDB System<BR>
><BR>
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> Hi Traiano,<BR>
><BR>
> Traiano Welcome wrote:<BR>
> | what I want is a pre-canned sql schema for each<BR>
> | model router config (or a single generic one!) which would allow me<BR>
> | to easily import a router config into a database.<BR>
><BR>
> If you were using SNMP, you could poll the ENTITY-MIB on the network<BR>
> devices. This would reveal their hardware configuration, and it uses a<BR>
> standardized language as described in section 3 of RFC 2737.<BR>
><BR>
> Some systems such as Netdisco will do this, and insert it into an SQL<BR>
> database. The database schema is quite simple; the RFC uses a strict<BR>
> hierachical model for the physical entities.<BR>
><BR>
> You could look at the Netdisco or SNMP::Info code for some ideas,<BR>
> perhaps, and translate them for your RANCID-based system.<BR>
><BR>
> regards,<BR>
> oliver.<BR>
> - --<BR>
> Oliver Gorwits, Network and Telecommunications Group,<BR>
> Oxford University Computing Services<BR>
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