[Infrastructures] Network device management

[Brian Dunbar]

On May 12, 2005, at 12:25 PM, Chad Morland wrote:

> On 5/12/05, Will Lowe <harpo@thebackrow.net> wrote:
>>> How about the other way around? I was thinking of writing an expect
>>> script that checks out a config from CVS and updates via BOOTP.
>>
>> Two problems I see here:
>>
>> * Gotta teach all the network guys to use CVS.
>>
>> * This means editing configs someplace NOT on a router.  Make a
>> mistake and commit it, and the next time your script runs your router
>> goes offline.  Better to edit the config on the router, make sure it
>> works, and just know the change will get recorded elsewhere.
>
> The first point is not a big concern to me. But the second is very
> valid. Thanks for your help!
>
> -CM


Isn't the second point valid for any infrastructure work? If I fubar a 
network setting (say something in the IP settings)  in gold and a bad 
config escapes into production that can knock the server off the air 
I've got problems.

I might be missing something of course.

Brian Dunbar
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