[rancid] DEVEL: FWSM and Vyatta support

[Rob Shepherd]

Dear Rancid users,

I'd like to tackle the much talked of support for FWSM multi-context 
configurations.

I'll also try and add support for vyatta OFR PC-Based routers.  I have 
one of
these now. So far, impressed and happy with it.

I'm unfamiliar with the architecture of rancid and I'm not a perl 
programmer,
but I am a competant developer. Thus i'll need just a bit of handholding to
begin with.

If anybody has drawn up any ideas thus far, i'd happily start there, as 
I have
not made a start.

I will try for dynamic retreival of FWSM contexts, but I'd be happy 
ending up
just doing a static context list(i.e. with a prepoulated list of context 
somehow
- I don't add contexts very often). CAST your votes now.....

1. Could somebody tell me if there is a CVS server for development of rancid
2. Could somebody hint at which version to devel from. should I apply 
any of the
patches available from the main site (I don't know what they do)
3. Please can somebody who has familiarity maybe take some timeout to 
point out
the hunks of code that will need touching
4. Is anybody out there willing to test either of the proposed systems.

As for vyatta devices, this just uses an unix SSH connection, to a 
custom login
shell. Attached is sample output for a config retrieval. I can't imagine 
why I
couldn't add support for this.... if somebody can cast an knowledgeable 
eye and
point out any problems before I begin, I would appreciate it.

As usual, anything which will help me is greatly appreicated.

Cheers

Rob


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Rob Shepherd BEng PhD | Computer and Network Engineer | CAST Ltd
Technium CAST | LL57 4HJ | http://www.techniumcast.com
rob at techniumcast.com | 01248 675024 | 077988 72480

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