device-backup-git

This script is run daily on the Cisco switches

Stores in git enabled folder

Description

This script allows network backups of Cisco switches and routers via ssh or telnet, Linux /etc/folders via rsync, config file can be encrypted using openssl, Netapp 1610 backup is also posible.

It stores the backed up configs in git repositories for version tracking.

How to use

-v verbose debug

-c Commit comment

-d backup git folder location (already initialized)

-f Device list

-n list of lines in dev file to backup.

-r Don't commit to GIT repositories

-k ignore all ssh keys

-b create startup-config with only all users, IP, gateway, snmp, and DNS appened file with RESET

-B create startup-config with only admin password, IP, gateway, snmp, and DNS appened file with RESET

-l List Device entries that will would run by hostname.

-L List full lines from device file.

./device-backup-git.sh -f dev.lst -d ../backup/ -n 8 -c "some changes description"

./device-backup-git.sh -f dev.lst -d ../backup/ -n "29 30" -c "back up devices with number 29 and 30 from the configuration file"

./device-backup-git.sh -f dev.lst -d ../backup/ -c "backup all devices from the configuration file"

Device file

Device options:

Device Type	use	protocols
ibmbnt	backup ibmbnt	telnet
linux	Backup /etc via rsync	rsync, rsynclocal, rsyncsudo
cisco	Older cisco OS versions	telnet, ssh, sshnokey
nxos	Recent cisco OS	telnet, ssh, sshnokey

Connection Protocols	use
rsync	use rsync
rsynclocal	Run rsync locally
rsyncsudo	Run rsync with sudo privilege
ssh	Use ssh
sshnokey	Use ssh ignore all key errors for this device
telnet	Use telnet

Device file format @ used as delimiter one device to each line:

NUMBER@DEVICE_TYPE@CONNECTION_PROTOCOL@@DEVICE_USER@USER_PASSWORD@ENABLE_PASSWORD@DEVICE_ADDRESS@DEVICE_PORT

cisco backup user example

username backup privilege 3 secret 0 PASSWORD
privilege exec all level 3 show running-config