Tag: configuration
Redirecting Cisco Show Command Output
Have you ever issued a diagnostic command on a Cisco device and wish you could keep the output to review off line at a later time? There actually is a way to do this! (without copying and pasting, etc). I recently was asked to send the results of “show tech-support” to Cisco’s TAC to get […]
Authenticating APC Network Management Cards with Network Policy Server
Working in a large environment with 100% power availability as a requirement I have had the experience of working with many APC UPS systems. We typically monitor the UPS remotely and from time to time have to log in to check statuses or review errors. Our environment frowns upon shared credentials as do I so […]
Cisco Configuration “Expect” Backup Script
I was recently tasked with backing up switch configurations automatically. No problem, right? Wrong. There was nothing to spend on this project so it was up to me and whatever I could do with a script. I had made a telnet script in the past but was not crazy about passwords flying around in plain […]
Remote Cisco Router Change Safty Net
In the networking world you have a lot of opportunity to break things and take down entire buildings, WAN links, etc. Even less risky changes can result in a short break in connectivity while routing protocols re converge and so on. Because we often don’t have physical access to both sites while we are making […]