Network Automation Solution : How to save configuration file of Cisco Router/Switch devices using Python Script

[Kt43387]

import netmiko
from netmiko import ConnectHandler
device = ConnectHandler(device_type="cisco_ios", ip="DEVICE IP", username="USERNAME", password="PASSWORD")
output1 = device.send_command("show running-config")
save_file = open("Switch_running.txt","w")
save_file.write(output1)
save_file.close()
device.disconnect()

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[sagrai]

Working command is below:

from netmiko import ConnectHandler

iou1 = {
'device_type': 'cisco_ios',
'ip': '172.16.221.106',
'username': 'admin',
'password': 'cisco',
}

device = ConnectHandler(**iou1)

output1 = device.send_command("show running-config")
save_file = open("Switch_running.txt","w")
save_file.write(output1)
save_file.close()
device.disconnect()

[kkowalczyk]

An option using the CiscoAutomationFramework package would be below, might be a little more straight forward as the package handles things like OS detction and has integrated functions to get data like the running config so you dont have to worry about setting things like the terminal length to get all of the output.

https://github.com/superadm1n/CiscoAutomationFramework/blob/master/ExampleScripts/config_backup.py

The link above is an example config backup script included with the package, below would be something that functionally does the same as your example

from CiscoAutomationFramework import connect_ssh

with connect_ssh('IP', 'USERNAME', 'PASSWORD') as ssh:
    device_config = ssh.running_config

with open('path/to/my/file.txt', 'w') as f:
    f.write(device_config)

[Martin L]

thanks for sharing !