Hello Stephen, list,
when looking at the CA-provided Cisco NXOS upload script, it starts with a
section like this (09.02.03.H11):
<snip>
### Main ###
if( $#ARGV != 5 && $#ARGV != 6 )
{
print "Usage: upload_running.pl <device IP> <contentFile> <user> <pass>
<enable_pass> <login_timeout_in_seconds> <upload_timeout_in_seconds>\n";
print STDERR "Usage: upload_running.pl <deviceIP> <contentFile> <user>
<pass> <enable_pass> <login_timeout_in_seconds>
<upload_timeout_in_seconds>\n";
exit 255;
}
</snip>
Within the "Additional Script Paratemeters" view, there are two parameters
defined:
SSH Login Timeout : 5 : do not prompt
SSH Cmd Timeout : 5 : do not prompt
Combining the information above, you'll get all the script parameters needed.
To be able to run a meaningful debug, we often start developing the scripts
standalone (means besides Spectrum) basically running them from CLI. This
allows us for something like your line-by-line approach.
Once they work, we import them into NCM device families.
Regarding all the various vendors, there are two strategies:
1) create a script framework being very flexible in handling different prompts
and command sets to use it in many/all device families
2) create multiple minimalistic scripts each to support a single vendor/device
type only
Mit freundlichen Gruessen - Yours sincerely
Raphael Franck
Consultant
Managed Services Factory
Computacenter AG & Co oHG
Services & Solutions
Europaring 34-40, 50170 Kerpen, Germany
E-Mail: [email protected]
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Von: Schroeder, Stephen G CIV USARMY 7 SIG CMD (US)
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Gesendet: Dienstag, 5. November 2013 15:45
An: spectrum
Betreff: [spectrum] NCM Help. (UNCLASSIFIED)
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Good Morning,
I am trying to explore the options within NCM and I am getting stuck with the
PERL/Upload firmware portion.
Currently all the devices are in the Cisco IOS-SSH family and the capturing and
uploading of the Config files has been running smooth. When I initially upload
the firmware it is disallowed with the error of "Operation is not available. If
the device supports this operations, a script must be configured".
Next, Device family --> Information --> Device Firmware Transfer Settings -->
Load Device Firmware Script and load "Cisco NX OS Upload_Script" (Does not
exactly match my C3745-AdventerpriseK9-M, Version 12.4(12) but I do not have
really any other choice). I go to upload firmware task again and this time it
is allowed. Click on continue, Save and then Upload Firmware. Receive an error:
"Load Firmware Script Return Error [255]: usage error"
This is where I get stuck.
I suspect that I need to add something to the Additional Script Parameters but
I am not sure what to add there and I have no idea how the PERL script works or
how to debug it if there is an error. I am used to be able to break scripts or
do a line by line step through to find out what is happening.
On top of all this, I have multiple vendors in the network environment and I
need scripts to get these other devices working (Junipers, Brocades, Avaya,
Estasys, etc.) The documentation for NCM is good in certain areas, then it just
drops off into an abyss.
I greatly appreciate any and all help in this.
Thanks
Stephen
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