backup the switch configuration and propose a simple solution for configuration management
do a backup of dal-sw-01.torproject.org ... somewhere. possibly just on the bacula storage server? to make sure we can recover if the switch dies.
consider pros and cons of a few options for configuration management including:
- manual configuration through the web interface, manual backups
- manual configuration through the SSH interface, manual backups
- 1 or 2 with RANCID backups
puppet? e.g. dellemcnetworking module, consider what happens when network goes down and puppet is unreachable- ansible?
- fabric / mitogen?
I actually tend to favor fabric here, now that i think of it, but i'd like to hear your thoughts. I also couldn't figure out how to do a quick config dump with copy running-config
as the completions offered didn't give me something like "console" i could just copy paste.
oh, and i'm not sure the running config is saved! that should probably be done urgently.
so, checklist:
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ASAP; ensure running config is saved -
short term: manual backup -
mid term: propose config management option
feel free to split mid-long term in a separate ticket.
Edited by Jérôme Charaoui