Comments on: Automatic backup of Netscreen configuration http://davehope.co.uk/Blog/automate-backups-of-netscreen-configuration/ Open source projects, sysadmin stuff and the home of Product Key Finder Mon, 07 May 2012 08:11:43 +0000 hourly 1 By: Mark http://davehope.co.uk/Blog/automate-backups-of-netscreen-configuration/#comment-100424 Mark Wed, 20 Jul 2011 14:34:24 +0000 http://davehope.co.uk/?p=500#comment-100424 Awesome work, thanks! Awesome work, thanks!

]]> By: Dave http://davehope.co.uk/Blog/automate-backups-of-netscreen-configuration/#comment-100381 Dave Wed, 20 Jul 2011 08:12:20 +0000 http://davehope.co.uk/?p=500#comment-100381 Hi Mark Are you able to SSH to it as opposed to telnet? If not, ssh may need to be reset: delete ssh device all set ssh version v2 set ssh enable set scp enable Hi Mark

Are you able to SSH to it as opposed to telnet? If not, ssh may need to be reset:

delete ssh device all
set ssh version v2
set ssh enable
set scp enable

]]> By: Mark http://davehope.co.uk/Blog/automate-backups-of-netscreen-configuration/#comment-100255 Mark Tue, 19 Jul 2011 19:46:40 +0000 http://davehope.co.uk/?p=500#comment-100255 That worked thanks, but now this is an issue... Disconnected: No supported authentication methods available (Server sent:) When I telnet in and use the gt command all both scp and ssh are running... Calgary_01-> get scp SCP is enabled SCP is ready Calgary_01-> get ssh SSH V2 is active SSH is enabled SSH is ready for connections Maximum sessions: 6 Active sessions: 0 Also what is the minimum ios required for this script cause I notice it doesn't support sshv1? That worked thanks, but now this is an issue…
Disconnected: No supported authentication methods available (Server sent:)

When I telnet in and use the gt command all both scp and ssh are running…

Calgary_01-> get scp
SCP is enabled
SCP is ready
Calgary_01-> get ssh
SSH V2 is active
SSH is enabled
SSH is ready for connections
Maximum sessions: 6
Active sessions: 0

Also what is the minimum ios required for this script cause I notice it doesn’t support sshv1?

]]> By: Dave http://davehope.co.uk/Blog/automate-backups-of-netscreen-configuration/#comment-99871 Dave Mon, 18 Jul 2011 20:01:02 +0000 http://davehope.co.uk/?p=500#comment-99871 Hi Mark, Is SSHv2 and SCP enabled? If you login with Putty first, you'll be prompted to accept the host key. Do that and then it'll work if everything is setup correctly on the device. Thanks Hi Mark, Is SSHv2 and SCP enabled?

If you login with Putty first, you’ll be prompted to accept the host key. Do that and then it’ll work if everything is setup correctly on the device.

Thanks

]]> By: Mark http://davehope.co.uk/Blog/automate-backups-of-netscreen-configuration/#comment-99830 Mark Mon, 18 Jul 2011 17:00:33 +0000 http://davehope.co.uk/?p=500#comment-99830 I run the script with one entry in the backuplist.txt but in the c:\backups it shows a folder with a date but that folder is empty? The username and password is correct. I run the script with one entry in the backuplist.txt but in the c:\backups it shows a folder with a date but that folder is empty? The username and password is correct.

]]> By: Dave http://davehope.co.uk/Blog/automate-backups-of-netscreen-configuration/#comment-95568 Dave Wed, 06 Jul 2011 07:33:59 +0000 http://davehope.co.uk/?p=500#comment-95568 Hi Peter, You'd generate the SSH keys on the system you're connecting from using ssh-keygen, see here for more information: http://pkeck.myweb.uga.edu/ssh/ Generate SSH keys without a passphrase and then import the public key onto each of your netscreens via the web UI, assigning it to your user (or the netscreen account if you use the default). Then you can ssh/scp without a password. Thanks Hi Peter,

You’d generate the SSH keys on the system you’re connecting from using ssh-keygen, see here for more information: http://pkeck.myweb.uga.edu/ssh/

Generate SSH keys without a passphrase and then import the public key onto each of your netscreens via the web UI, assigning it to your user (or the netscreen account if you use the default).

Then you can ssh/scp without a password.

Thanks

]]> By: peter http://davehope.co.uk/Blog/automate-backups-of-netscreen-configuration/#comment-95559 peter Wed, 06 Jul 2011 07:00:50 +0000 http://davehope.co.uk/?p=500#comment-95559 Hi Dave, You've been a fantastic help and I wanted to ask you how would you suggest to generate ssh keys on a netscreen? What I mean is in order to automate this I guess the login to the netscreen needs to be in the script and if so where? How would I do this, on the backup server and then copy keys to netscreen, if so where on the netscreen and how? Thanks for your help and patience, cheers Hi Dave,
You’ve been a fantastic help and I wanted to ask you how would you suggest to generate ssh keys on a netscreen? What I mean is in order to automate this I guess the login to the netscreen needs to be in the script and if so where? How would I do this, on the backup server and then copy keys to netscreen, if so where on the netscreen and how? Thanks for your help and patience, cheers

]]> By: Dave http://davehope.co.uk/Blog/automate-backups-of-netscreen-configuration/#comment-93224 Dave Wed, 29 Jun 2011 17:11:11 +0000 http://davehope.co.uk/?p=500#comment-93224 Hi Peter Log in to the system you're running the backup script from (the scp command). And add it to your crontab. To do that, once logged in via ssh to your Solaris system issue the command 'crontab -e' to edit your users scheduled jobs. Add the path to your shell script into there in the relevant format. For example: 0 5 * * 1 /bin/bash /home/peter/backupNS5.sh Where "/home/peter/backupNS5.sh" is the path to the shell script you created to backup your devices. Hi Peter

Log in to the system you’re running the backup script from (the scp command). And add it to your crontab. To do that, once logged in via ssh to your Solaris system issue the command ‘crontab -e’ to edit your users scheduled jobs.

Add the path to your shell script into there in the relevant format. For example:

0 5 * * 1 /bin/bash /home/peter/backupNS5.sh

Where “/home/peter/backupNS5.sh” is the path to the shell script you created to backup your devices.

]]> By: peter http://davehope.co.uk/Blog/automate-backups-of-netscreen-configuration/#comment-93223 peter Wed, 29 Jun 2011 17:05:41 +0000 http://davehope.co.uk/?p=500#comment-93223 Dave, Sounds good, but I guess you know what I"m going to ask? So how do I add this to crontab -e Any idea where to put this and in which lines etc,cheers for all your help so far Dave,
Sounds good, but I guess you know what I”m going to ask?
So how do I add this to crontab -e

Any idea where to put this and in which lines etc,cheers for all your help so far

]]> By: Dave http://davehope.co.uk/Blog/automate-backups-of-netscreen-configuration/#comment-92695 Dave Mon, 27 Jun 2011 20:24:39 +0000 http://davehope.co.uk/?p=500#comment-92695 Perhaps on the box you're running ssh from, add it to your crontab (crontab -e) ? Perhaps on the box you’re running ssh from, add it to your crontab (crontab -e) ?

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