[rancid] Need help with fixing custom Rancid script (IBM flex switches)

[Jethro R Binks]

On Tue, 5 Feb 2013, Auzzik wrote:

> Good day,
> 
> I am trying to backup configs from IBM flex switches.
> They have different commands like: /info/l2/dump or /cfg/dump.

Did you try the Alteon WebOS alogin and arancid first?  That uses those 
types of commands:

%commands=(
        '/info/sys'             => "ShowVersion",
        '/cfg/dump'             => "WriteTerm",
);

Jethro.



> I made a copy of 'flogin' and 'francid' files: ibmlogin and ibmrancid.
> 
> I added a new line into /usr/bin/rancid-fe to specify a new device class
> 'ibm'.
> 
> The file has now:
> 
> %vendortable = (
>     'agm'               => 'agmrancid',
>     'alteon'            => 'arancid',
>     'arista'            => 'arrancid',
>     'avocent'           => 'avorancid',
>     'baynet'            => 'brancid',
>     'cat5'              => 'cat5rancid',
>     'cisco'             => 'rancid',
>     'cisco-nx'          => 'nxrancid',
>     'cisco-xr'          => 'xrrancid',
>     'css'               => 'cssrancid',
>     'enterasys'         => 'rivrancid',
>     'erx'               => 'jerancid',
>     'extreme'           => 'xrancid',
>     'ezt3'              => 'erancid',
>     'f5'                => 'f5rancid',
>     'force10'           => 'f10rancid',
>     'fortigate'         => 'fnrancid',
>     'foundry'           => 'francid',
>     'hitachi'           => 'htrancid',
>     'hp'                => 'hrancid',
> # ibm was added manually
>     'ibm'               => 'ibmrancid',
>     'juniper'           => 'jrancid',
>     'mrtd'              => 'mrancid',
>     'mrv'               => 'mrvrancid',
>     'netopia'           => 'trancid',
>     'netscaler'         => 'nsrancid',
>     'netscreen'         => 'nrancid',
>     'procket'           => 'prancid',
>     'redback'           => 'rrancid',
>     'riverstone'        => 'rivrancid',
>     'smc'               => 'srancid',
>     'tnt'               => 'tntrancid',
>     'zebra'             => 'zrancid'
> );
> 
> I specified device names in .cloginrc:
> add     user            sw* rancid
> add     password        sw* {www.rancid.net}
> add     method          sw* ssh
> add     autoenable      sw* 1
> 
> I added device into router.db:
> sw1.ibm:ibm:up
> 
> In ibmrancid I added:
> 
> sub WriteTerm {
> ....
> # custom added lines
>         if (/^Press q to quit, any other key to continue/) {
>                 next;
>         }
>         if (/script end*/) {
>             $found_end = 1;
>             return(1);
>         }
>     }
>     return(0);
> }
> 
> So, when I do '/usr/libexec/rancid/ibmrancid -c "/cfg/dump" sw1.ibm' it works
> fine.
> When I try to run 'racnid-run -r sw1.ibm" if fails.
> 
> To troubleshoot I tried to run:
> 
> /usr/libexec/rancid/ibmrancid -d sw1.ibm
> 
> executing /usr/libexec/rancid/ibmlogin -t 30 -c"/cfg/dump" sw1.ibm
> PROMPT MATCH: >> sw1.aus - Main#
> HIT COMMAND:>> sw1.aus - Main# /cfg/dump
>     In WriteTerm: >> sw1.aus - Main# /cfg/dump
> sw1.ibm /usr/libexec/rancid/ibmlogin error: Error: TIMEOUT reached
> sw1.ibm /usr/libexec/rancid/ibmlogin error: Error: TIMEOUT reached
> sw1.ibm: End of run not found 0 || 1
> sw1.ibm: End of run not found
> results: found END string
> sw1.ibm: End of run not found
> script end  /**** DO NOT EDIT THIS LINE!
> 
> Also, ibmrancid has the following commands to run:
> 
> @commandtable = (
> #       {'/info/sys/general'    => 'WriteTerm'},
> #       {'/info/sys/chassis'    => 'WriteTerm'},
> #       {'/info/l2/vlan'        => 'WriteTerm'},
> #       {'/info/l2/failovr/trigger'     => 'WriteTerm'},
> #       {'/info/transcvr'       => 'WriteTerm'},
>         {'/cfg/dump'    => 'WriteTerm'},
> );
> 
> 
> Please help me find out what's wrong. Looks like it tries to get run command
> but fails.
> 
> The outpuif of /cfg/dump looks like (the end):
> 
> /c/sys/syslog
>     console dis
> /c/l2/lldp
>     on
> /c/sys/ntp
>     on
> /
> script end  /**** DO NOT EDIT THIS LINE!
> 
> 
> Thanks.
> Auzzik
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Jethro R Binks, Network Manager,
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