django-switch-config-backup 1.1

Backup switch configs

This is a django application to backup switch configs

It can download the config from the switch using SFTP or SCP, or it can login to the switch CLI and execute a command to upload the config.

The configs are saved in a git repository

Supported backup methods:

• Telnet and SSH CLI upload:

  • Cisco

• SCP fetch:

  • Cisco

• SFTP fetch:

  • HPE Aruba

  • Extreme Networks

Some switches need config changes to enable SFTP or SCP:

• HPE Aruba (SFTP):

  • ip ssh filetransfer

• Cisco (SCP):

  • ip scp server enable

Gitlist is required to show configs on web:

https://gitlist.org/

Quick start

1. Add “config_backup” to your INSTALLED_APPS setting like this:

   INSTALLED_APPS = [
       ...
       'config_backup',
   ]

2. Run python manage.py migrate to create the config_backup models.

3. Install Gitlist

4. Create a root folder for the repository folder and add it to Gitlists config

5. Create the repository folder

6. Add the repository folder to settings.py with the key BACKUP_PATH

   Set BACKUP_URL to the path for CLI backup for Cisco (Optional)

7. In django admin console add common and/or switch specific username, password and backup type

7. Run python manage.py config_backup [switch name] to backup the config from a switch