Expect scripting problems

[deehusky79]

Hi, I'm a newbie in expect. I need a help to figure out couple things with this script:

#Specify all our commands in a list, that we will issue one by one at a later time.
set commands [list "conf t" "do sh ver | i uptime" "do sh clock" "end"]

#set prompt "#"
set prompt {([#>]) ?$}

foreach device $device_list {
        # Set each device's log file to be the name of the device...
        set file_name $device
        set timeout 30

        # we initiate the login connection
        spawn ssh $device
        match_max [expr 32 * 1024]
        expect -re $prompt
        send \r
        expect -re $prompt

        foreach cmd $commands {
                send "$cmd\r"
                expect -re $prompt
                send \r
                expect -re $prompt
                set output $expect_out(buffer)
                set fd [open $file_name.txt a+]
                puts $fd $output

                close $fd
                }
expect -re $prompt
send "exit\r"

exp_close -i $spawn_id
exp_wait
}

My problems are:

1. This script runs the commands but the output get altered, eg:

INPUT

R1#conf t
Enter configuration commands, one per line.  End with CNTL/Z.
R1(config)#
R1(config)#do sh ver | i uptime
R1 uptime is 5 days, 5 hours, 56 minutes
R1(config)#
R1(config)#do sh clock
15:27:41.082 NZST Mon May 14 2018
R1(config)#
R1(config)#end

OUTPUT:

conf t
Enter configuration commands, one per line.  End with CNTL/Z.
R1(config)#
do sh ver | i uptime
R1 uptime is 5 days, 5 hours, 56 minutes
R1(config)#
R1(config)#
R1(config)#

MISSING: do sh clock

2. How to format the output as per below (the device hostname shows only on the first line).

R1#

conf t
do sh ver | i uptime
R1 uptime is 5 days, 5 hours, 56 minutes
do sh clock
15:27:41.082 NZST Mon May 14 2018
end

3. How to save the output into 1 file only, eg:

~$more file_name.txt

R1#

conf t
do sh ver | i uptime
R1 uptime is 5 days, 5 hours, 56 minutes
do sh clock
15:27:41.082 NZST Mon May 14 2018
end

R2#

conf t
do sh ver | i uptime
R2 uptime is 6 days, 5 hours, 56 minutes
do sh clock
18:27:41.082 NZST Mon May 14 2018
end

R3#

conf t
do sh ver | i uptime
R3 uptime is 7 days, 5 hours, 56 minutes
do sh clock
18:27:41.082 NZST Mon May 14 2018
end

Thanks heaps for your time to help me!

[Joe Clarke]

I'm not sure why you go into config mode to execute show commands.  That seems needlessly complicated.  This version should be closer to what you want.

#Specify all our commands in a list, that we will issue one by one at a later time.
set commands [list "conf t" "do sh ver | i uptime" "do sh clock" "end"]

 

#set prompt "#"
set prompt {([#>]) ?$}

set file_name {file_name.txt}

set fd [open $file_name w]

foreach device $device_list {
        # Set each device's log file to be the name of the device...
        set timeout 30
        puts $fd $device

        # we initiate the login connection
        spawn ssh $device
        match_max [expr 32 * 1024]
        expect -re $prompt

        foreach cmd $commands {
                send "$cmd\r"
                expect -re $prompt
                set output $expect_out(buffer)
                puts $fd $output

        }
        send "exit\r"

        exp_close -i $spawn_id
        exp_wait
}

close $fd

[deehusky79]

Hi Joe,

Thanks for your time to look at my issue. I use sh commands just for testing. I run your script and some devices missing the last command "end'. Here's the input sample (R2):

spawn ssh R1

R1>conf t
en
Password:
R1#conf t
Enter configuration commands, one per line.  End with CNTL/Z.
R1(config)#do sh ver | i uptime
R1 uptime is 1 week, 3 days, 59 minutes
R1(config)#do sh clock
10:20:34.239 NZST Tue May 15 2018
R1(config)#end
R1#

spawn ssh R2

R2>conf t
en
Password:
R2#conf t
Enter configuration commands, one per line.  End with CNTL/Z.
R2(config)#do sh ver | i uptime
R2 uptime is 1 hour, 48 minutes
R2(config)#do sh clock
10:20:40.020 NZST Tue May 15 2018
R2(config)#

spawn ssh R3

.......

Could you also explain to me what the purpose of match_max [expr 32 * 1024] please. Can I expect the buffer is big enough to copy the output of 800+ devices?

Thanks Joe!