How to rediscover the running ACE software after update in ANM?

[Sebastian Meth]

Hi,

We're running ANM version 3.0 and different ACE software versions in  different locations managed by this ANM server.

It seems that ANM never updates the version information running on different ACE modules after first switch/module import.

Certain features like restore/backup are only available after ANM thinks/knows that the ACE is running at least version A2-3.0.

Is there a way to update/refresh this in ANM without deleting and reimporting the whole switch chassis again and again?

--Sebastian

[venkatkr · Accepted solution]

Hi Sebastian,

In the current ANM implementation, you need to do a chassis CLI sync after ACE 
module upgrade.
You might need to do an ACE module CLI sync after the chassis CLI sync, once 
ANM detects some ACE version change (as compared with the version from the 
initial chassis import).

Let me know.I tried it and it worked fine.

Venky

[Sebastian Meth]

Hi Venky,

thx for the quick response. I tried it and it works for newly imported chassis.

But I see no way to change the username or protocol (telnet/ssh) that ANM uses to log into the supervisor engine after first import.

You can only change the pasword and enable password for chassis CLI Sync.

We have migrated to TACACS authentication for the chassis in the mean time and now I think I'll have to reimport all chassis and modules and have to use my personal tacacs id for ANM to sync.

Do you know any better way to handle this?

Br,

Sebastian