>Expect is really awesome to do some stuff fast and don't worry about >Perl telnet modules, sockets and stuff. I have a lab with 5 routers >and I was sick of cleaning the configuration every time I started a new >lab test, so I wrote a simple expect script (attached to this msg) to load >a default config. If you have a PM2 or something, you could change this >script to log into the PM2, reload the router and cleanup configs and IOS >image. Would be cool to have those power supplys that you can control >from the network, it should be a must have for those remote labs that rent >rack space and people mess with configuration :)
I do have APS power switches that can power cycle. I'll be logging from the Linux logic box to a Cisco remote telnet server. I have the Perl anyway running some reasonably complex network and medical logic, so I'll have that anyway. I've heard good things about Expect, but just have never touched it. > >-- >Daniel Lafraia >Senior Software Developer CCNP/CCDP >Earthlink MIS Group > >On Fri, 27 Sep 2002, Howard C. Berkowitz wrote: > >> Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2002 17:35:27 GMT >> From: Howard C. Berkowitz >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Subject: OT: Perl/Expect to Console? [7:54344] >> >> I've written some Perl scripts (on a LINUX box) to drive some router >> tests. Perl is something I've taught myself, and don't have the >> experience with it I do with C. >> >> I got some vague advice from one of our people to write TCL/Expect >> and plug that in -- another language to learn -- or to use a telnet >> client. Well, of course telnet would work manually -- but can I >> fork/spawn a subprocess and connect it to Perl, such that STDIN and >> STDOUT of telnet appear as Perl files? >> >> Examples or pointers to them welcome. >> >> Howard >Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; name="loadcfg.exp" >Content-ID: >Content-Description: >Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="loadcfg.exp" > >Attachment converted: G4Int1:loadcfg.exp (TEXT/MSWD) (001A21E0) Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=54364&t=54344 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
