Cisco Systems 4.1 Modifying Device Security, Verifying Device Prompts, Configuring Default Job Policies

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Chapter 9 Making and Deploying Configuration Changes Using NetConfig

Preparing to Use NetConfig

For more details see the topic Checking and Viewing Device Credentials in the section Adding and

Troubleshooting Devices Using Device Management.

NetConfig must have access to the credentials to make device configuration changes.

Modifying Device Security

NetConfig must be able to run certain commands on devices to configure them. You must disable

security that prohibits NetConfig from running these commands.

For the list of commands, see the topic Modifying Device Security in the section Archiving

Configurations and Managing Them Using Archive Management.

NetConfig requires particular CLI prompt formats:

If the telnet transport mechanism is used, the following prompts are applicable.

• For IOS-based devices, Content Engine devices, and Content Service Switch devices:

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The login prompt must end with a greater-than symbol (>).

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The enable prompt must end with a pound sign (#).

• For Catalyst devices:

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The login prompt must end with a greater-than symbol (>).

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The enable prompt must end with the text (enable).

If the secure shell (SSH) transport mechanism is used, the following prompts are applicable.

• For IOS-based devices, Content Engine devices, and Content Service Switch devices:

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The login prompt may end with any one of the following: (>), (#), (:), (%).

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The enable prompt must end with a pound sign (#).

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For Catalyst devices:

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The login prompt may end with any one of the following: (>), (#), (:), (%).

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The enable prompt must end with the text (enable).

Default prompts use this formatting. If you have changed your defaults, verify that the prompts meet

these requirements, and change them if they do not.

NetConfig jobs have properties that determine how they run. You can configure default job policies

(Resource Manager Essentials > Admin > Config Mgmt > Config Job Policies) that apply to all

NetConfig jobs.

For more details see the topic Configuring Default Job Policies in the section Archiving Configurations

and Managing Them Using Archive Management.