View configuration archive for a unreachable device Cisco Prime Infraestructure

[cstcom]

Hi,

I have no way to see configuration archive for a unreachable device in Cisco Prime Infraestructure, this occurs from the update to Prime 3.0.

In "Inventory--Configuration archive", i find de device, if in state unreachable, i can´t view the config.  Can i find the config archive for device in cli mode by ssh? In what path?

[Marvin Rhoads]

That's a good question. I had noticed this myself on a client's network last week. I consider it a bug, but did not open a case on it. I was able to fix the reachability issue and restore access to the full archive but that won't always be possible.

The configs are all stored in the database and there's an arcane procedure to pull them out of Oracle (documented in another thread - I'll try to find it). Prime LMS has the "shadow" directory where it's relatively easy to just browse for a given config in plain text format. Prime Infrastructure is lacking in that regard.

Edit:

BugID (old) asking that PI have a shadow directory:

     https://bst.cloudapps.cisco.com/bugsearch/bug/CSCud84458

Procedure to extract configuration files into a directory:

     https://supportforums.cisco.com/discussion/12408811/ask-expert-cisco-prime-infrastructure-implementation-and-deployment?page=1

[cstcom]

Thanks you for your recommendation, it works perfectly in Prime 3.0.