06-14-2018 03:29 PM - edited 03-08-2019 03:22 PM
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!
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06-15-2018 11:11 PM
@Otaku78 wrote:
I'm just looking to manage my time better will all my other duties and being a one man show.
In my experience, pushing the IOS across 50+ switches takes about<30 minutes. It takes another 5 minutes to schedule a reboot. I
How OS Upgrade on Catalyst Switches 2900, 3500 and 3700 - Easy as Pi
06-14-2018 04:12 PM
Prime infrastructure will help you to do this one.
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06-14-2018 10:34 PM
06-15-2018 09:48 PM
Thanks for the advice Leo that sounds like a huge overhead to do that for over a thousand devices. Agreed doing it manually mitigates any upgrade issues and I'm happy to hear what I'm currently doing isn't unreasonable.
I'm aware my organisation is tiny when it comes to infrastructure but I'm just looking to manage my time better will all my other duties and being a one man show. What would you suggest in terms of management for monitoring alarms/errors etc? Do you think deploying an SNMP manager would cover it?
06-16-2018 02:00 AM
06-15-2018 11:11 PM
@Otaku78 wrote:
I'm just looking to manage my time better will all my other duties and being a one man show.
In my experience, pushing the IOS across 50+ switches takes about<30 minutes. It takes another 5 minutes to schedule a reboot. I
How OS Upgrade on Catalyst Switches 2900, 3500 and 3700 - Easy as Pi
06-16-2018 12:28 AM
This was the info I needed thank you! I now see what you mean. I've been manually copying over .bin files and not taking advantage of the .tar files using the archive command and syntax.
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