[rancid] Rancid : consulting about Blade switch

[Schibuola, Raimi]

The ios is like a cisco switch,here follow the config added for blade :

Inside .cloginrc :

add userprompt  1.1.1.1 {"Enter tacacs username:"} rancid
add password    1.1.1.1 rancidpassword enablepassword

add method      *       telnet  ssh


Inside router.db :

1.1.1.1:hp:up


I have tested with the clogin and I can connect it correctly :

./clogin 1.1.1.1


Unfortunately still no backup config inside the group , as opposed to the backup config of cisco product.




-----Original Message-----
From: Jethro R Binks [mailto:jethro.binks at strath.ac.uk] 
Sent: mercoledì 22 giugno 2011 23.45
To: Schibuola, Raimi
Cc: rancid at shrubbery.net
Subject: Re: Rancid : consulting about Blade switch

On Wed, 22 Jun 2011, john heasley wrote:

> Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 05:22:06PM +0100, Schibuola, Raimi:
> > Yes it is IBM vendor , The problem is we don't know who can make 
> > rancid module customize for IBM .
> > 
> > Have you something consultant who can make it?
> 
> We'd need to have one to test.
> 
> But, it may be similar enough to an existing module that it just works.  
> like I mentioned below; this is probably not made by IBM, its more 
> likely that it is made by someone else and just branded as an IBM 
> product.
> 
> see the router.db(5) rancid manpage for a list of device types.
> 
> you can also ask on the rancid-discuss at shrubbery.net mailing list if 
> anyone has rancid working with these switches.

I don't know about this particular IBM model, but Blade Network 
Technologies make the switches that HP use in their blade enclosures, the 
GbE2 and so on.  These have a default "AOS" CLI, which is like the Alteon 
stuff in alogin/arancid (I don't otherwise know the connection between 
Blade and Alteon).  (John> A suggested additional command was sent to the 
list earlier this week for arancid which is probably worth including).

On the other hand, the GbE2 can also be switched into a cisco-a-like CLI 
mode, which is how I run mine, so I don't actually use alogin/arancid 
here.  I haven't got around to writing/modifying for a new module for the 
Blade cisco-a-like CLI.

Hope that helps,

Jethro.

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Jethro R Binks, Network Manager,
Information Services Directorate, University Of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK

The University of Strathclyde is a charitable body, registered in
Scotland, number SC015263.


> 
> > 
> > Regards
> > 
> > If you need you can call me directly.
> > 
> > 
> > Regards
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Raimi Schibuola
> > Network and Security Management
> > London Stock Exchange Group
> > Direct Line: +39 0272426669   Internal : 82669
> > Mobile: +39 3408440699
> > E-mail: rschibuola at sorint.it? / schibuola.raimi-ext at borsaitaliana.it
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: john heasley [mailto:heas at shrubbery.net] 
> > Sent: mercoled? 22 giugno 2011 18.34
> > To: Schibuola, Raimi
> > Cc: rancid at shrubbery.net
> > Subject: Re: Rancid : consulting about Blade switch
> > 
> > Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 10:46:15AM +0100, Schibuola, Raimi:
> > > Morning,
> > > 
> > >  
> > > 
> > > Actually we used rancid for backup Juniper and Cisco firewall, switch ,
> > > router.
> > > 
> > > We need support for add backup also for Blade Network Technologies
> > > RackSwitch G8124 and G8000.
> > > 
> > > After completing config of  router.db and .cloginrc , we have no backup
> > > of switch. 
> > > 
> > >  
> > > 
> > > Is it possible backup Blade switch?
> > 
> > not that I am aware of.  this is from IBM?  They probably dont make their
> > own switches.  they are probably OEMs of someone else's product.  if you
> > can find out who makes it, you might find that there is a rancid module
> > for it that works - or mostly works.
> > 
> > >  
> > > 
> > > We are using rancid on platform linux Ubuntu 10.10.
> > > 
> > >  
> > > 
> > > Waiting response.
> > > 
> > >  
> > > 
> > > Regards
> > > 
> > >  
> > > 
> > > Raimi Schibuola
> > > 
> > > Network and Security Management
> > > 
> > > London Stock Exchange Group
> > > 
> > > Direct Line: +39 0272426669   Internal : 82669
> > > 
> > > Mobile: +39 3408440699
> > > 
> > > E-mail: rschibuola at sorint.it <mailto:rschibuola at sorint.it>   /
> > > schibuola.raimi-ext at borsaitaliana.it
> > > <mailto:schibuola.raimi-ext at borsaitaliana.it> 
> > > 
> > >  
> > > 
> > >  
> > > 
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