[rancid] Cisco devices and calculating percent free

[Chris Wopat]

On Thu, Nov 12, 2020 at 12:17 PM Randy Bush <randy at psg.com> wrote:
>
> something analogous to
>
> --- rancid.types.base.ORIG      2020-03-19 01:11:40.000000000 +0000
> +++ rancid.types.base   2020-03-21 19:41:36.522622000 +0000
> @@ -221,7 +221,7 @@
>  cisco-nx;command;nxos::ShowEnvPower;show environment power
>  cisco-nx;command;nxos::ShowBoot;show boot
>  cisco-nx;command;nxos::DirSlotN;dir bootflash:
> -cisco-nx;command;nxos::DirSlotN;dir debug:
> +## cisco-nx;command;nxos::DirSlotN;dir debug:
>  cisco-nx;command;nxos::DirSlotN;dir logflash:
>  cisco-nx;command;nxos::DirSlotN;dir slot0:
>  cisco-nx;command;nxos::DirSlotN;dir usb1:
> @@ -598,7 +598,7 @@
>  junos;module;junos
>  junos;inloop;junos::inloop
>  junos;command;junos::ShowChassisClocks;show chassis clocks
> -junos;command;junos::ShowChassisEnvironment;show chassis environment
> +## junos;command;junos::ShowChassisEnvironment;show chassis environment
>  junos;command;junos::ShowChassisFirmware;show chassis firmware local
>  junos;command;junos::ShowChassisFirmware;show chassis firmware

I had not yet tested this out, but it looks like  it may remove the
full directory listing from whichever disc it's churning on.

I should have noted that I do have value in knowing the contents of
flash within RANCID, just not the amount of free space, which I get
via SNMP.

I'll test above or heasley's suggestion when it comes out to confirm.
Hell maybe I'll even spend a few minutes checking the cause of the
issue (ie what's happening to fluctuate disk utilization)

Cheers,
--Chris