Re: [rancid] Merge OpenGear vendor-provided rancid scripts with official RANCID release for future?

Ni Ne <[email protected]> Wed, 27 Nov 2019 05:19:29 +0000
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I'd be happy to test it. Thanks!

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From: john heasley <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2019 8:01:58 PM
To: Ni Ne <[email protected]>
Cc: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [rancid] Merge OpenGear vendor-provided rancid scripts with of=
ficial RANCID release for future?

Tue, Nov 26, 2019 at 08:53:02PM +0000, Ni Ne:
> OpenGear has published rancid and login files that work with their consol=
e servers.
>
> The page describing it is here:
>
> https://opengear.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/216369543-RANCID-Support
>
> The direct link to their code is:
>
> https://opengear.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/article_attachments/209925523/openg=
ear-rancid-v2.1.zip
>
> I just implemented their scripts, replacing very old custom hack-jobs I p=
ut together years ago, using some other existing login scripts as a base. T=
heir scripts handle the prompts better than my legacy code.
>
> I have successfully tested their code on ~150 OpenGear console servers of=
 various models (IM7200, IM4xxx, CMx) and on various software versions - 3.=
16 through 4.5
>
> There are some tweaks I made, like running their show version code first.=
 And that line is not commented out in the resulting output file. But beyon=
d that, it works fine.
>
> Would it be possible for their code to be reviewed and merged with offici=
al rancid source for easier future use?
>

sure.  I've asked them for permission.

It will have to be brought up to date with the current code and I will need
your (and/or other's) help to test those changes.

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<div class=3D"PlainText">Tue, Nov 26, 2019 at 08:53:02PM &#43;0000, Ni Ne:<=
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&gt; OpenGear has published rancid and login files that work with their con=
sole servers.<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; The page describing it is here:<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; <a href=3D"https://opengear.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/216369543-RA=
NCID-Support">
https://opengear.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/216369543-RANCID-Support</a>=
<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; The direct link to their code is:<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; <a href=3D"https://opengear.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/article_attachments/2=
09925523/opengear-rancid-v2.1.zip">
https://opengear.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/article_attachments/209925523/opengea=
r-rancid-v2.1.zip</a><br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; I just implemented their scripts, replacing very old custom hack-jobs =
I put together years ago, using some other existing login scripts as a base=
. Their scripts handle the prompts better than my legacy code.<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; I have successfully tested their code on ~150 OpenGear console servers=
 of various models (IM7200, IM4xxx, CMx) and on various software versions -=
 3.16 through 4.5<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; There are some tweaks I made, like running their show version code fir=
st. And that line is not commented out in the resulting output file. But be=
yond that, it works fine.<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; Would it be possible for their code to be reviewed and merged with off=
icial rancid source for easier future use?<br>
&gt; <br>
<br>
sure.&nbsp; I've asked them for permission.<br>
<br>
It will have to be brought up to date with the current code and I will need=
<br>
your (and/or other's) help to test those changes.<br>
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