Python3 Multivendor Backup

Backup your network configuration of a supported vendor, with easy options for automation.

Supported Vendors

• Cisco IOS & ASA
• Juniper
• VyOS
• Huawei
• Fortinet
• MicroTik
• Dell OS6

This is running on Python3 with Netmiko, and ping3. Version 2.1

Example:

CLI

GUI

Installation

1. You must have Python3 and PIP installed on the device you are running the program on.
2. You need to run pip3 install netmiko or pip install netmiko in a command prompt / terminal on your computer.
3. You need to run pip3 install ping3 or pip install ping3 in a command prompt / terminal on your computer.
4. You need to download this repository or copy all of the contents of the run.py file into a python file.

Usage of this program

CLI

1. To run this, you need to run python3 multivendor_run.py in your terminal or command prompt.
2. Host list will be taken from backup_hosts.csv. Please populate the file with the host, username, password, with optional secret for cisco devices.
3. It will copy the saved configuration into a folder named backup-config in the same directory of the python file. The configuration file name will be the Cisco device hostname, date, and time. Unreachable hosts will be listed in a separated file named downDevices_ + date and time.

GUI

1. Download & run executable from GitHub releases tab.
2. Select the vendor you want to copy the config of.
3. Select the CSV file from the popup window.
4. It'll give you a popup for each successfull configuration copied, as well as for each down host, if any.

Getting help

If you are having trouble or need help, create an issue here

Contributors

ste-giraldo for adding a memory and cpu saving feature to grabbing the hostname, and suggesting the ping feature. joshland for code refactoring & Dell OS6 support.

Credits and references

I'd like to credit Kirk Byers for making Netmiko, and Kyan for making Ping3

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Licensing info

This code is with the MIT license.