Automation

I need to change the local identity on 200 SRX. Each SRX will have a unique local idenity. I've never automated any tasks before. Whats the best way to do this?

Hi Folks,

I do this often with expect script from a external unix/linux box

#!/usr/bin/expect
set timeout 10
set name [lindex $argv 0]
set port [lindex $argv 1]
spawn telnet -l lab $name $port
expect "Password:"
send "<type password>\n"
expect "> "
send "edit\n"
expect "# "
send "<commands to configure>\n"
expect "# "
send "<commands to configure>\n"
expect "# commit and-quit "
expect "> "
send "exit\n"

thanks for the reply Python. I've been reading quite a bit about using Expect for automation. The learning curve is for me is huge since im new to programming and linux. Are they're any windows based solutions?

Hello there,

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@Gunner909 wrote:

 Are they're any windows based solutions?

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SecureCRT supports VB scripts.

Example below for telnetting into several boxes & collecting their configs using VBscript.

Boxes' hostnames are supplied from text file.

# $language = "VBScript"
# $interface = "1.0"

Const username = "aarseniev"             ' Username to use for login
Const password = "password123"        ' Password for corresponding user


Sub Main

Dim objFso, objShell, objTextStream, szLine
Dim vSessionsArray()
Dim nSessionCount
nSessionCount = 0

' Start of with a reasonable size for the array
ReDim vSessionsArray(300)

' Read in Sessions from a file that contains session names (one per line)
Set objFso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set objShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
Dim szMyDocs
' edit the following paths accordingly
' rootdir may be a place where you store all your lists (e.g. routers-site1, routers-site2 etc.)
rootdir = objShell.SpecialFolders("C:")
Set objTextStream = objFso.OpenTextFile(rootdir & "\MyDocuments\RouterList.txt", 1, false)

Dim host
Do While Not objTextStream.AtEndOfStream
host = Trim(objTextStream.ReadLine)
' Don't add empty lines/sessions
if host <> "" then
vSessionsArray(nSessionCount) = host
nSessionCount = nSessionCount + 1
end if
Loop

    crt.Screen.Synchronous = True
    crt.Screen.Send "date" & vbCr
    crt.Screen.WaitForString "$ " 

                                  csuffix = "-config-csco"
                                  jsuffix = "-config-jnpr"
                                  
                                  
                                  For Each host in vSessionsArray
       
  crt.Screen.Send "telnet " & host & vbCr
    result = crt.screen.WaitForStrings("Username:", "login:", "Resolver Error")
     ' 1 for cisco, 2 for juniper, 3 for no-such-name
  If result = 1 Then
    crt.Screen.Send username & vbCr
    crt.Screen.WaitForString "Password: "
    crt.Screen.Send password & vbCr
    crt.Screen.WaitForString "#"
    call EnableCommandIOS ("term len 0", host)
    crt.Screen.Send "exit" & vbCr
    crt.Screen.WaitForString "$ "
  End if
  If result = 2 Then
    crt.Screen.Send username & vbCr
    crt.Screen.WaitForString "Password:"
    crt.Screen.Send password & vbCr
    crt.Screen.WaitForString ">"
    call CommandJunos ("set cli screen-length 0", host)
    crt.Session.LogFileName = "c:\MyDocuments\ScriptOutput\" & host & jsuffix
    crt.Session.Log(TRUE)

                        call CommandJunos ("show configuration", host)
    crt.Session.Log(FALSE)
    crt.Screen.Send "exit" & vbCr
    crt.Screen.WaitForString "$ "  
  End if
  If result = 3 then
  End if
  
   Next

    crt.Screen.Synchronous = False
End Sub

HTH

Thx

Alex

Hi Folks,

If you are not used to scripts; the straightforward easy way to do the same with secureCRT,

Using The Chat Window To Send Commands To Multiple SecureCRT^® Sessions

Broadcast Commands Using Chat

Broadcasting commands uses the SecureCRT chat window, which appears underneath the session window. Chat allows you to type in commands that are only sent to the remote when you press the ENTER key (when not in the chat window, each character is sent to the remote as soon as you type it). You can prepare multiple lines of commands in the chat window by using the CTRL+ENTER key combination.

To open the chat window, select Chat window on the View menu. Once all your sessions are started as tabs, right-click in the chat window and choose Send Chat to All Sessions. With this option enabled, each command entered into the chat window is sent to every tab in the SecureCRT window.

Thanks for the info. I appreaciate it. I'm sure you'll guys will notice me as a regular in this forum. The # of devices is growing but the # of support staff isn't. Automation is very much going to be a priority of mine.

Hi Folks,

We are always there to help you with any questions you might have.I love to automate anything I can that involves repeating tasks.