Thought the list might be interested in how I finally resolved this.  I
created a script with the following text, and setup a cron job to run it
on a regular basis.

DATESTAMP=`date +%y.%m.%d`
echo y | snapshot -s <server_IP> <username> <password>
snapshot_$DATESTAMP

-----Original Message-----
From: Jarmoc, Jeff
Sent: Monday, February 07, 2005 2:49 PM
To: 'Mailing list for discussion of Firewall-1'
Subject: Backup / Snapshot of Secureplatform & zebra

I'm working on configuring a new secureplatform box, which also has
zebra and ospfd running on it.  In testing backup/restore procedures,
I've found that the included backup utility does not backup zebra
configuration, but that the snapshot utility does.  Therefore, I'm
trying to automate running snapshot and copying the resulting file via
SCP.

So far, the following command seems to be what I want as it runs the
command and creates an image file with the date included in the
filename; snapshot --scp <serverip> <user> <password> snapshot_`date`

However, the snapshot utility starts off with a prompt, and requires 'y'
followed by a carriage return to continue.  Is there some way to include
entering this in my command?

Alternately, is there a better way to save the configuration of a SPLAT
box, including zebra (and potentially other configuration done outside
CP ie. GRE tunnels)?

Thanks for your help in advance.

Jeff Jarmoc - CCSA, CCNA, MCSE
Sr. Network Analyst - Grubb & Ellis

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