CSCvf87844 automated script needed after ISE 2.2 Patch 4 and ISE 2.3 Patch?

[caradford86]

The workaround comments for bug ID CSCvf87844 state "But if the affected endpoints are more, then there are steps available to get all the endpoints data from oracle to VCS. Will update those data and eng-notes. We are also planning to come up with automated script that can be given to customer."

Will this script still be necessary after installing the new patch 4?

[hslai · Accepted solution]

It's addressed by providing the CLI options.

The patches add more options to ISE admin CLI "application configure ise". For example, ISE 2.3 Patch 1 shows,

my-i230-a/admin# application configure ise


Selection configuration option
...
...
[20]Reset Context Visibility
[21]Synchronize Context Visibility With Database
[0]Exit

[Arne Bier]

Interesting.  Where can we learn more about what these two options do?  When do I need to use this?

[20] Reset Context Visibility 

[21] Synchronize Context Visibility With Database 

[hslai]

We would use them when suspecting ISE context visibility not displaying all endpoints.

Below are my test run in my lab with 3 endpoints. After option 20, all endpoints are gone. After option 21, the endpoints are back.

...

[20]Reset Context Visibility

[21]Synchronize Context Visibility With Database

[0]Exit

20

This will remove all data from Context Visibility. Do you want to proceed [y/n]: y

Checking ISE persona

  - Done

Stopping monit services

  - Done

Stopping ISE indexing engine

  - Done

Unzip and making changes to vcs jar

  - Done

Modifying ISE indexing engine configuration

  - Done

Starting ISE indexing engine

  - Done

Performing reset of ISE indexing engine

  - Done

Stopping ISE indexing engine

  - Done

Removing backup of vcs jar

  - Done

Reverting changes to ISE indexing engine configuration

  - Done

Starting ISE indexing engine

  - Done

Starting monit services

  - Done

Reset of Context Visibility is successful on this node

...

[20]Reset Context Visibility

[21]Synchronize Context Visibility With Database

[0]Exit

21

This will synchronize Context Visibility with database. Do you want to proceed [y/n]: y

Copying files

  - Done

Changing permissions

  - Done

Exporting endpoints from database

  - Done

Importing endpoints into context visibility

  - Done

Synchronization of Context Visibility with Oracle is successful