[rancid] Rancid with an F5

Mon Apr 4 02:21:54 UTC 2016

Wed, Mar 30, 2016 at 06:23:27PM +0000, Jeffrey d'Ambly:
> I’ve updated my f5rancid script to use this one
> 
> https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dotwaffle/rancid-git/master/bin/f5rancid.in
> 
> However it’s still not working. Is there something additional I need to do?

I've attempted to import the v11 support as type "bigip" here:
ftp://ftp.shrubbery.net/pub/rancid/alpha/rancid-3.4.99.tar.gz
Someone will have to test it for me though.  I tried the bigip 12.0 ova,
but vbox is returning an error when I try importing it.

> —Jeff
> 
> From: Shain Singh <shain.singh at gmail.com<mailto:shain.singh at gmail.com>>
> Date: Tuesday, March 29, 2016 at 5:20 PM
> To: Jeffrey <jeffrey.dambly at jasper.com<mailto:jeffrey.dambly at jasper.com>>, heasley <heas at shrubbery.net<mailto:heas at shrubbery.net>>, "rancid-discuss at shrubbery.net<mailto:rancid-discuss at shrubbery.net>" <rancid-discuss at shrubbery.net<mailto:rancid-discuss at shrubbery.net>>
> Subject: Re: [rancid] Rancid with an F5
> 
> that script looks like it's built for v10 of f5's software... 'bigpipe' commands will no longer run, so you would need to change them to 'tmsh' commands. https://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/13000/600/sol13697
> 
> 
> 
> On Wed, 30 Mar 2016 at 07:52 Jeffrey d'Ambly <jeffrey.dambly at jasper.com<mailto:jeffrey.dambly at jasper.com>> wrote:
> Here is the output, am I using the wrong version of f5rancid?
> 
> 
> [rancid at sjc-corp-net01 configs]$ eval `/usr/libexec/rancid/f5rancid -C
> sjc-lb01`
> sjc-lb01
> spawn ssh -i /var/rancid/.ssh/id_dsa -c 3des -x -l admin sjc-lb01
> Warning: Identity file /var/rancid/.ssh/id_dsa not accessible: No such
> file or directory.
> Password:
> Last login: Tue Mar 29 11:04:48 2016 from 192.168.201.51
> admin@(sjc-lb01)(cfg-sync In Sync)(Active)(/Common)(tmos)#
> admin@(sjc-lb01)(cfg-sync In Sync)(Active)(/Common)(tmos)# terminal length
> 0
> Syntax Error: unexpected argument "terminal"
> admin@(sjc-lb01)(cfg-sync In Sync)(Active)(/Common)(tmos)# terminal width
> 132
> Syntax Error: unexpected argument "terminal"
> admin@(sjc-lb01)(cfg-sync In Sync)(Active)(/Common)(tmos)#  bigpipe version
> Syntax Error: unexpected argument "bigpipe"
> admin@(sjc-lb01)(cfg-sync In Sync)(Active)(/Common)(tmos)# bigpipe platform
> Syntax Error: unexpected argument "bigpipe"
> admin@(sjc-lb01)(cfg-sync In Sync)(Active)(/Common)(tmos)# cat
> /config/bigip.license
> Syntax Error: unexpected argument "cat"
> admin@(sjc-lb01)(cfg-sync In Sync)(Active)(/Common)(tmos)# bigpipe monitor
> list all
> Syntax Error: unexpected argument "bigpipe"
> admin@(sjc-lb01)(cfg-sync In Sync)(Active)(/Common)(tmos)# bigpipe profile
> list
> Syntax Error: unexpected argument "bigpipe"
> admin@(sjc-lb01)(cfg-sync In Sync)(Active)(/Common)(tmos)# bigpipe base
> list
> Syntax Error: unexpected argument "bigpipe"
> admin@(sjc-lb01)(cfg-sync In Sync)(Active)(/Common)(tmos)# bigpipe db show
> Syntax Error: unexpected argument "bigpipe"
> admin@(sjc-lb01)(cfg-sync In Sync)(Active)(/Common)(tmos)# bigpipe route
> static show
> Syntax Error: unexpected argument "bigpipe"
> admin@(sjc-lb01)(cfg-sync In Sync)(Active)(/Common)(tmos)# ls --full-time
> --color=never /config/ssl/ssl.crt
> Syntax Error: unexpected argument "ls"
> admin@(sjc-lb01)(cfg-sync In Sync)(Active)(/Common)(tmos)# ls --full-time
> --color=never /config/ssl/ssl.key
> Syntax Error: unexpected argument "ls"
> admin@(sjc-lb01)(cfg-sync In Sync)(Active)(/Common)(tmos)# bigpipe list
> Syntax Error: unexpected argument "bigpipe"
> admin@(sjc-lb01)(cfg-sync In Sync)(Active)(/Common)(tmos)#exit
> Use "quit" to end the current session
> admin@(sjc-lb01)(cfg-sync In Sync)(Active)(/Common)(tmos)# exit
> Use "quit" to end the current session
> admin@(sjc-lb01)(cfg-sync In Sync)(Active)(/Common)(tmos)# exit
> Use "quit" to end the current session
> admin@(sjc-lb01)(cfg-sync In Sync)(Active)(/Common)(tmos)# exit
> Use "quit" to end the current session
> admin@(sjc-lb01)(cfg-sync In Sync)(Active)(/Common)(tmos)# exit
> Use "quit" to end the current session
> admin@(sjc-lb01)(cfg-sync In Sync)(Active)(/Common)(tmos)# exit
> Use "quit" to end the current session
> admin@(sjc-lb01)(cfg-sync In Sync)(Active)(/Common)(tmos)# exit
> Use "quit" to end the current session
> admin@(sjc-lb01)(cfg-sync In Sync)(Active)(/Common)(tmos)#
> ^C[rancid at sjc-corp-net01 configs]$
> 
> 
> 
> On 3/29/16, 1:45 PM, "heasley" <heas at shrubbery.net<mailto:heas at shrubbery.net>> wrote:
> 
> >Tue, Mar 29, 2016 at 08:04:28PM +0000, Jeffrey d'Ambly:
> >> So that would mean the commands are not working, how do I troubleshoot
> >> that?
> >
> >yes, i expect so.  you will need to run the commands to check for
> >yourself.
> >like
> >eval `f5rancid -C hostname`
> >
> >> ‹Jeff
> >>
> >> On 3/29/16, 11:33 AM, "heasley" <heas at shrubbery.net<mailto:heas at shrubbery.net>> wrote:
> >>
> >> >Tue, Mar 29, 2016 at 05:31:06PM +0000, Jeffrey d'Ambly:
> >> >>
> >> >> I¹m having some issues getting rancid working with my F5 load
> >>balancers.
> >> >>
> >> >> Here is what my routers.db looks like
> >> >>
> >> >> [root at sjc-corp-net01 observium]# cat router.db | grep lb
> >> >> atl-lb01;f5;up
> >> >> atl-lb02;f5;up
> >> >> gz-lb01;f5;up
> >> >> gz-lb02;f5;up
> >> >> jed-lb01;f5;up
> >> >> jed-lb02;f5;up
> >> >> nj-lb01;f5;up
> >> >> nj-lb02;f5;up
> >> >> phx-lb01;f5;up
> >> >> phx-lb02;f5;up
> >> >> ryd-lb01;f5;up
> >> >> ryd-lb02;f5;up
> >> >> sjc-lb01;f5;up
> >> >> sjc-lb02;f5;up
> >> >> [root at sjc-corp-net01 observium]#
> >> >>
> >> >> When I run rancid I get the following
> >> >>
> >> >> [root at sjc-corp-net01 rancid]# cat observium.20160329.101355
> >> >> starting: Tue Mar 29 10:13:55 PDT 2016
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> Trying to get all of the configs.
> >> >> ERROR: sjc-lb01 configuration appears truncated.
> >> >>
> >> >> Is this because I have partitions configured on my f5, and if so how
> >>do
> >> >>I resolve this?
> >> >
> >> >it does so if receives less than 3 lines of configuration.
> 
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