<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div>Hi Hervey,<br><br></div>Thank you for that long list... <br><br></div>Looks like Ansible/Jinja2 + a combination of some python scripts will do me justice though I will also look at puppet...<br><br></div><div>I think Brian had some nice Ansible material somewhere which I will look at too.<br><br></div><div>Thanks a lot Nishal, Joe and Hervey for sharing...<br><br> <br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, May 4, 2016 at 1:40 AM, Hervey Allen <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:hervey@nsrc.org" target="_blank">hervey@nsrc.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><span class="">On 5/3/16 1:29 PM, Noah wrote:<br>
><br>
> On 3 May 2016 22:26, "Nishal Goburdhan" <<a href="mailto:nishal@controlfreak.co.za">nishal@controlfreak.co.za</a><br>
</span><span class="">> <mailto:<a href="mailto:nishal@controlfreak.co.za">nishal@controlfreak.co.za</a>>> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>> On 3 May 2016, at 20:44, Noah wrote:<br>
>><br>
>>> Hi folks,<br>
>>><br>
>>> What opensource tools are folks outhere using for network operation<br>
>>> automation and to be be specific, bulk configurations, automated software<br>
>>> upgrades of say a good number of network gears etc...<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> i use puppet to semi-automate management and maintenance of a good few<br>
> (70+) linux hosts. if i knew more about puppet, that could probably<br>
> read “fully-automate”, but that’s my failing, not the system ..<br>
>><br>
><br>
> Hi Nisha<br>
><br>
> Ok cool, I will look at puppet..<br>
><br>
>> you didn’t say what you wanted to do - if you’re looking for generic<br>
> support for network equipment (read: routers+switches) you’re likely to<br>
> find ansible a better fit, since there’s no “client” involved here;<br>
> just ssh.<br>
>><br>
><br>
> Yes exactly the above and i had looked at Ansible actually but not in<br>
> details yet.<br>
><br>
>> of course, if you’re not already using rancid/oxidised, you’re missing<br>
> step #1.<br>
>><br>
><br>
> I am just curious what other folks out there could be using...<br>
><br>
<br>
</span>Some folks I know use CFEngine and Chef. These folks have told me they<br>
wish they were using Puppet.<br>
<br>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puppet_(software)" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puppet_(software)</a><br>
<br>
and, this points you to:<br>
<br>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_open-source_configuration_management_software" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_open-source_configuration_management_software</a><br>
<br>
>From asking around over the years Puppet, Ansible, Netdot and custom mix<br>
of scripts and specific tools seem to be quite popular for those going<br>
the Open Source / "Free" software route.<br>
<br>
- Hervey<br>
<br>
<br>
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</blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><b>./noah</b></div></div></div>
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