Hi all I have a question in regards to scripting IOS deployments. My organisation is currently at the 50+ device mark for total switches and routers but quickly growing. Until now I've been deploying IOS updates manually but I'm now looking to automate this to save myself the time spent on maintenance.
Should I look into purchasing management software to manage all the devices or should I simply use scripting to automate the task of IOS deployment? I kind of feel like we're not big enough to justify the purchase of management software and on the other hand I'm not sure scripts will automate me enough for the tasks I need to do such as check for interface errors and monitor alerts etc.
If anyone could please throw me some options to consider that would be much appreciated!
