[rancid] Cluster support?

Discussion:

Doug Youd

2008-10-13 09:18:21 UTC

Hi,

I've just stumbled upon RANCID and installed / configured it. Our
network uses several switch clusters which I'd like to receive and audit
configs of.

I did a bit of searching and came across this:
http://www.shrubbery.net/pipermail/rancid-discuss/2005-May/000998.html

That does seem a bit rough... has anyone come up with a more elegant
solution?

Thanks,

Doug Youd

Network / Systems Officer

UWA Library IT

Lance Vermilion

2008-10-13 14:58:23 UTC

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I am not sure but you might be able to use an extension by (I think) Ed
Ravin that allows you to jump through one device to get to another one. I
have never personally used it but you might have a look at it.

Hi,
I've just stumbled upon RANCID and installed / configured it. Our network
uses several switch clusters which I'd like to receive and audit configs of.
http://www.shrubbery.net/pipermail/rancid-discuss/2005-May/000998.html
That does seem a bit rough... has anyone come up with a more elegant
solution?
Thanks,
Doug Youd
Network / Systems Officer
UWA Library IT
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Chris Stave

2008-10-13 17:26:39 UTC

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After attempting to cram cluster support into RANCID and running into it
being quite rough, I just added ip addresses to the cluster members and
collect them normally. Switch numbering-wise, it ends up being a rather
clever solution, as our switches were numbered 10.0.0.[switch number] with a
netmask of 255.255.255.0. To ensure that up to three cluster members can be
nicely numbered, we've gone to using 10.0.[cluster member number].[switch
number] with a netmask of 255.255.252.0. This still makes it very easy to
tell which switches are related to each other and removes any odd things
you'd have to do to RANCID.

So, while certainly possible to add cluster support to RANCID as I did in
the past, the benefits are few compared to just adding ip addresses to the
cluster members.

Chris