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Cisco switch/router config storage
As a configuration changes on a router or switch, keep a copy of the config at LogicMonitor. Configurable number of versions to retain would be nice as well.
Great for DR!
Joe_Kania
Posted 14 years ago·Last reply 9 years ago
18 comments
Matthew_Dunham
·9 years agoHi All -
Just an update that we announced our new LM Config™ feature set just yesterday. For details check out:
https://www.logicmonitor.com/configuration-management/
jmccutcheon10
·10 years agoIs there any update on this? I was told by June. Is that still accurate?
Annie_Dunham
·10 years agoWe will use a template based approach similar to what we use for datasources, by which we'll have a few plug and play configurations but you will be able to customize it to work however you want. We'll have a few protocols out of the gates (ssh obviously being one), and will extend as requested.
daniel_Briseno
·10 years agoIs the planned implementation only for Cisco or would it be able to handle any device you could ssh into and run a simple script on to collect the config (e.g. F5, Radware, Dell,etc.)? I am currently in the stage of pre-purchase/implementation for Cattools (Solarwinds) which we got away from when deciding on LogicMonitor for our monitoring.
Annie_Dunham
·10 years agoYes! We're in design now, so although I don't have a delivery date I can assure you it's in motion and that you'll be able to try it out next year.
David_Costa
·10 years agoIS this something that is still in the pipeline?
Dan_Massameno
·11 years agoThis would be a great LogicManager feature to have. As it stands, Ill have to take a look at Rancid or get a quote from some vendor. ManageEngine or Solar Winds seem like likely candidates.
Joe_Kania
OP11 years agoHow is this feature coming? We are coming down to a crunch where we need to have this or buy a product. It makes more sense to keep it here but I cant wait forever. Please update.
Tomasz_Midura
·12 years agoIs there a launch date scheduled already?
Tom_Lasswell
·12 years agoIll second this, would be a great addition to logic monitor to collect switch configurations as Steve Francis mentioned in April 2013!
Brandon_travan
·12 years agoSo Steve Francis @ logicmonitor said 6 months out - about a year ago. Any update? This is the last piece of my legacy solarwinds environment I cant shut down until LM supports it.
thanh_rodke
·12 years agoWe just implemented SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager for this exact reason. Net cost was about $50 per device, with about $10 ALR per device. Well worth the money, but its a typical SolarWindws product, both useful and powerful, but completely totally non-intuitive.
Jerry_Wiltse
·12 years agoComing from a very extensive network operations background, DeviceExpert is the single best Niche product available today for dealing with network configs (not just backing up). I used CiscoWorks LMS for years prior to using DeviceExpert, however theres a large market segment where this is not applicable solution (MSPs, environments with mixed vendors, etc). Rancid does the bare minimum job in some environments, but unfortunately has no support or continued development behind it.rnDeviceExpert is one of a kind in what it does, and is extremely robust for being a niche product. For the tasks it performs, the cost is insignificant (compared to the cost of administrator labor costs). Its 2 disadvantages are that its not cloud-based and not multi-tenant aware. You basically need 1 Linux server per company to use it (from an MSP point of view),rn From my perspective this functionality seems fairly far from LogicMonitors core purpose, and there appears to be several other Gaps in the LM roadmap that I would rate as higher priorities for development. For example, client-side exporting and importing of everything: Custom Reports, User Lists, and Host Configurations. rnOf course, this is just one MSPs opinion.rnAlso, to answer a question, most platforms allow an SNMP command to trigger a config copy command and the destination being a server (usually tftp or ftp). So... yes... but with an FTP server requirement).
Romildo_Wildgru
·12 years agoRancid is the best opensource for this kind of thing. http://www.shrubbery.net/rancid/
On top you use ViewVC to be able to browse and compare different versions. http://www.viewvc.org
Steve_Francis
·13 years agoIts planned, but is at least 6 months out. (Hard to say exactly - were planning to hire 8 more developers this quarter, but its unclear if we will be able to find all the ones we are planning on hiring.) It will backup device configurations, diff them, alert on changes, etc.
Allen_Chan
·13 years agoI notice this request is categorized as planned. Can we get some details? Will LM have ability to back up configurations?
Max_Lip
·13 years agoThis seems like a great use case for scripting, and something that would be a huge help for almost many customers. SNMP cant grab configs (unless via SNMP-Write commands to dump via TFTP), but it would be very reasonable for LM to use scripting to collect configs and diff them using logic already used elsewhere in the product (such as in diffing datasources). Pretty much every switch/router out there will work with a show run or show config, and you can cover most any customer via those commands.
Kwoodhouse
·13 years agoHi, Ive seen a local ISP here in Santa Barbara implement custom baked solution with Rancid. Terrible name but pretty cool product. It would make regular backups of all the routers and switches plus allow differ lookups to see what changed and when. You can even configure it to grab certain command output like show version or show log. Then when the customer called in to say something wasn't working you could instantly see what they changed and let them know how to fix it without needing to gather output or do a screen share. Not sure if its possible to pull full configs from SNMP or if leveraging something like Rancid is possible but it would be really cool for customers. +1