Comments on: Howto: Export 3com 4xxx family switch configurations to a text file for backup and change management http://thebackroomtech.com/2008/06/05/howto-export-3com-4xxx-family-switch-configurations-to-a-text-file-for-backup-and-change-management/ serving up the info back room techs everywhere find interesting Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:28:25 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Sam Prince http://thebackroomtech.com/2008/06/05/howto-export-3com-4xxx-family-switch-configurations-to-a-text-file-for-backup-and-change-management/#comment-2055 Sam Prince Fri, 12 Dec 2008 17:55:03 +0000 http://thebackroomtech.wordpress.com/?p=355#comment-2055 Interesting post. I'm trying to automate some 3com switch tasks and have made some progress using powershell, but I'm finding the outcomes from stuffing data into telnet sessions a bit flaky at times so it still needs some tweaking to get it 100% reliable. I'm interested in the sentence: "I have scheduled tasks that use the above methodology to dump each switch’s configuration daily to the appropriate directory" What are you using to trigger the switch to start transmitting its config? Powershell/cmd.exe/something else? Connecting to telnet/SSH/HTTP/something else? At the moment I have a semi-working script to search for a MAC address in all the switches' address databases (to track down rogue devices more quickly than 3NS can). I'm also looking at backing up configs to my TFTP server on a schedule. Sam Interesting post.

I’m trying to automate some 3com switch tasks and have made some progress using powershell, but I’m finding the outcomes from stuffing data into telnet sessions a bit flaky at times so it still needs some tweaking to get it 100% reliable.

I’m interested in the sentence:

“I have scheduled tasks that use the above methodology to dump each switch’s configuration daily to the appropriate directory”

What are you using to trigger the switch to start transmitting its config? Powershell/cmd.exe/something else? Connecting to telnet/SSH/HTTP/something else?

At the moment I have a semi-working script to search for a MAC address in all the switches’ address databases (to track down rogue devices more quickly than 3NS can). I’m also looking at backing up configs to my TFTP server on a schedule.

Sam

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