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[rancid] ASA flapping diffs with "names" or "no names"
Martin Barry
2009-11-25 07:44:19 UTC
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Just recently configured RANCID and am having isssues with an ASA. It
alternates between "names" output and "no names" output. Sample
snippets:

- names
+ no names

- ip address Internet-Transit 255.255.255.248 standby 192.168.0.2
+ ip address 192.168.0.1 255.255.255.248 standby 192.168.0.2

An hour later I get the reverse.

Any ideas?

OS: OpenSUSE 11.2
RANCID: 2.3.2
Expect: 5.44.1.11

cheers
Marty
alex dekker
2009-11-25 09:54:35 UTC
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Post by Martin Barry
Just recently configured RANCID and am having isssues with an ASA. It
alternates between "names" output and "no names" output. Sample
- names
+ no names
- ip address Internet-Transit 255.255.255.248 standby 192.168.0.2
+ ip address 192.168.0.1 255.255.255.248 standby 192.168.0.2
This must be an ASA bug, unless there's a show option that disables names for
objects, and is sometimes triggered [by another user logging in to the ASA,
perhaps?].

alexd
Shane Kavanagh
2009-11-25 10:06:27 UTC
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All

I am seeing similar which happed in the early hours of the morning, I am not
seeing the reverse,

If I connect to the device and do a show run I see "no names" in the running
config but not in the start-up config. The show run also tells me that my
config has not been changed since 18th November, therefore I must conclude
that this addition in the config did not get added by the CLI or Web
interface but by other means. I am starting to look at bug tracker on
cisco.com for SNMP bugs.

Do a "show version" from the enabled CLI
this will tell you the last user to modify the config and the date and time
when this was done
"Configuration last modified by <XXX> at 10:38:56.343 UTC Wed Nov 18 2009"
Check this with the time and date of the rancid config, I get rancid to pull
configs every hour and I could pin point this to a one hour window between 6
and 7 am
check your stat up config
"show startup-config | include no names"
Its not in my start up config.

However on other ASA's I am see this and it flips several times a day

!BootFlash: Current BOOT variable = disk0:/asa804-k8.bin
!BootFlash: CONFIG_FILE variable =
!BootFlash: Current CONFIG_FILE variable =
!
- !BootFlash: BOOT variable = disk0:/asa804-k8.bin
+ !BootFlash: BOOT variable =
!BootFlash: Current BOOT variable = disk0:/asa804-k8.bin
!BootFlash: CONFIG_FILE variable =
!BootFlash: Current CONFIG_FILE variable =
Post by Martin Barry
Just recently configured RANCID and am having isssues with an ASA. It
alternates between "names" output and "no names" output. Sample
- names
+ no names
- ip address Internet-Transit 255.255.255.248 standby 192.168.0.2
+ ip address 192.168.0.1 255.255.255.248 standby 192.168.0.2
An hour later I get the reverse.
Any ideas?
OS: OpenSUSE 11.2
RANCID: 2.3.2
Expect: 5.44.1.11
cheers
Marty
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Shane Kavanagh
2009-11-25 10:51:37 UTC
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This may be a bug in the ASA

CSCsz60119 Bug Details

*Traceroute makes configuration change from "no names" to "names" * *
Symptom:*

"no names" is changed to "names" by issuing traceroute commmand.

*Conditions:*

The state that "no names" is defined.

*Workaround:*

No workaround at this time
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Post by Shane Kavanagh
All
I am seeing similar which happed in the early hours of the morning, I am
not seeing the reverse,
If I connect to the device and do a show run I see "no names" in the
running config but not in the start-up config. The show run also tells me
that my config has not been changed since 18th November, therefore I must
conclude that this addition in the config did not get added by the CLI or
Web interface but by other means. I am starting to look at bug tracker on
cisco.com for SNMP bugs.
Do a "show version" from the enabled CLI
this will tell you the last user to modify the config and the date and time
when this was done
"Configuration last modified by <XXX> at 10:38:56.343 UTC Wed Nov 18 2009"
Check this with the time and date of the rancid config, I get rancid to
pull configs every hour and I could pin point this to a one hour window
between 6 and 7 am
check your stat up config
"show startup-config | include no names"
Its not in my start up config.
However on other ASA's I am see this and it flips several times a day
!BootFlash: Current BOOT variable = disk0:/asa804-k8.bin
!BootFlash: CONFIG_FILE variable =
!BootFlash: Current CONFIG_FILE variable =
!
- !BootFlash: BOOT variable = disk0:/asa804-k8.bin
+ !BootFlash: BOOT variable =
!BootFlash: Current BOOT variable = disk0:/asa804-k8.bin
!BootFlash: CONFIG_FILE variable =
!BootFlash: Current CONFIG_FILE variable =
Just recently configured RANCID and am having isssues with an ASA. It
Post by Martin Barry
alternates between "names" output and "no names" output. Sample
- names
+ no names
- ip address Internet-Transit 255.255.255.248 standby 192.168.0.2
+ ip address 192.168.0.1 255.255.255.248 standby 192.168.0.2
An hour later I get the reverse.
Any ideas?
OS: OpenSUSE 11.2
RANCID: 2.3.2
Expect: 5.44.1.11
cheers
Marty
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Martin Barry
2009-11-25 10:51:01 UTC
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Post by Shane Kavanagh
However on other ASA's I am see this and it flips several times a day
  !BootFlash: Current BOOT variable = disk0:/asa804-k8.bin
  !BootFlash: CONFIG_FILE variable =
  !BootFlash: Current CONFIG_FILE variable =
  !
- !BootFlash: BOOT variable = disk0:/asa804-k8.bin
+ !BootFlash: BOOT variable =
  !BootFlash: Current BOOT variable = disk0:/asa804-k8.bin
  !BootFlash: CONFIG_FILE variable =
  !BootFlash: Current CONFIG_FILE variable =
I am also seeing this BootFlash issue as well, but more frequently
than the "no names" one.

cheers
Marty
john heasley
2009-11-25 19:13:39 UTC
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Post by Shane Kavanagh
All
I am seeing similar which happed in the early hours of the morning, I am not
seeing the reverse,
If I connect to the device and do a show run I see "no names" in the running
config but not in the start-up config. The show run also tells me that my
config has not been changed since 18th November, therefore I must conclude
that this addition in the config did not get added by the CLI or Web
interface but by other means. I am starting to look at bug tracker on
cisco.com for SNMP bugs.
Do a "show version" from the enabled CLI
this will tell you the last user to modify the config and the date and time
when this was done
"Configuration last modified by <XXX> at 10:38:56.343 UTC Wed Nov 18 2009"
Check this with the time and date of the rancid config, I get rancid to pull
configs every hour and I could pin point this to a one hour window between 6
and 7 am
check your stat up config
"show startup-config | include no names"
Its not in my start up config.
However on other ASA's I am see this and it flips several times a day
!BootFlash: Current BOOT variable = disk0:/asa804-k8.bin
!BootFlash: CONFIG_FILE variable =
!BootFlash: Current CONFIG_FILE variable =
!
- !BootFlash: BOOT variable = disk0:/asa804-k8.bin
+ !BootFlash: BOOT variable =
this is either an IOS bug or a problem with the nvram; more likely the
former.

Schmidt, Daniel
2009-11-25 17:32:36 UTC
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One solution is to set rancid to ignore these lines or to not look at the bootflash. 'names' could also easily be ignored by rancid.

-----Original Message-----
From: rancid-discuss-***@shrubbery.net [mailto:rancid-discuss-***@shrubbery.net] On Behalf Of Martin Barry
Sent: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 3:51 AM
To: Shane Kavanagh
Subject: [rancid] Re: ASA flapping diffs with "names" or "no names"
Post by Shane Kavanagh
However on other ASA's I am see this and it flips several times a day
  !BootFlash: Current BOOT variable = disk0:/asa804-k8.bin
  !BootFlash: CONFIG_FILE variable =
  !BootFlash: Current CONFIG_FILE variable =
  !
- !BootFlash: BOOT variable = disk0:/asa804-k8.bin
+ !BootFlash: BOOT variable =
  !BootFlash: Current BOOT variable = disk0:/asa804-k8.bin
  !BootFlash: CONFIG_FILE variable =
  !BootFlash: Current CONFIG_FILE variable =
I am also seeing this BootFlash issue as well, but more frequently
than the "no names" one.

cheers
Marty
Chris Gauthier
2009-11-25 17:35:36 UTC
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While the individual "names" line could be ignored, the impact of the names/no names statement cannot. It's not just a one-line fix. The diff (in my case) results in a 10-page email because of all the substitutions being made.

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Sent: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 9:33 AM
To: rancid-***@shrubbery.net
Subject: [rancid] FW: Re: ASA flapping diffs with "names" or "no names"

One solution is to set rancid to ignore these lines or to not look at the bootflash. 'names' could also easily be ignored by rancid.

-----Original Message-----
From: rancid-discuss-***@shrubbery.net [mailto:rancid-discuss-***@shrubbery.net] On Behalf Of Martin Barry
Sent: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 3:51 AM
To: Shane Kavanagh
Subject: [rancid] Re: ASA flapping diffs with "names" or "no names"
Post by Shane Kavanagh
However on other ASA's I am see this and it flips several times a day
  !BootFlash: Current BOOT variable = disk0:/asa804-k8.bin
  !BootFlash: CONFIG_FILE variable =
  !BootFlash: Current CONFIG_FILE variable =
  !
- !BootFlash: BOOT variable = disk0:/asa804-k8.bin
+ !BootFlash: BOOT variable =
  !BootFlash: Current BOOT variable = disk0:/asa804-k8.bin
  !BootFlash: CONFIG_FILE variable =
  !BootFlash: Current CONFIG_FILE variable =
I am also seeing this BootFlash issue as well, but more frequently
than the "no names" one.

cheers
Marty
Shane Kavanagh
2009-11-25 17:39:05 UTC
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How do I go about telling rancid to ignore certain details on a device
by device basis.
Post by Schmidt, Daniel
One solution is to set rancid to ignore these lines or to not look at the
bootflash. 'names' could also easily be ignored by rancid.
-----Original Message-----
Sent: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 3:51 AM
To: Shane Kavanagh
Subject: [rancid] Re: ASA flapping diffs with "names" or "no names"
Post by Shane Kavanagh
However on other ASA's I am see this and it flips several times a day
  !BootFlash: Current BOOT variable = disk0:/asa804-k8.bin
  !BootFlash: CONFIG_FILE variable =
  !BootFlash: Current CONFIG_FILE variable =
  !
- !BootFlash: BOOT variable = disk0:/asa804-k8.bin
+ !BootFlash: BOOT variable =
  !BootFlash: Current BOOT variable = disk0:/asa804-k8.bin
  !BootFlash: CONFIG_FILE variable =
  !BootFlash: Current CONFIG_FILE variable =
I am also seeing this BootFlash issue as well, but more frequently
than the "no names" one.
cheers
Marty
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john heasley
2009-11-25 18:57:45 UTC
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Post by Martin Barry
Just recently configured RANCID and am having isssues with an ASA. It
alternates between "names" output and "no names" output. Sample
- names
+ no names
- ip address Internet-Transit 255.255.255.248 standby 192.168.0.2
+ ip address 192.168.0.1 255.255.255.248 standby 192.168.0.2
An hour later I get the reverse.
Any ideas?
your IOS is broken. call the TAC and tell them that the IOS is not
nvgen'g consistently.
Post by Martin Barry
OS: OpenSUSE 11.2
RANCID: 2.3.2
Expect: 5.44.1.11
cheers
Marty
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Ryan West
2009-11-25 19:05:15 UTC
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