Juniper Networks J-Series manual Automating Network Operations and Troubleshooting

Chapter 6

Automating Network Operations and Troubleshooting

J-series Services Routers support automation of network operations and troubleshooting tasks using commit scripts, operation scripts, and event policies. You can use commit scripts to enforce custom configuration rules. Operation scripts allow you to automate network management and troubleshooting tasks. You can configure event policies that initiate self-diagnostic actions on the occurrence of specific events.

This chapter contains the following topics. For more information about using commit scripts and operation scripts and configuring event policies, see the JUNOS Configuration and Diagnostic Automation Guide.

If the router is operating in a Common Criteria environment, see the Secure

Configuration Guide for Common Criteria and JUNOS-FIPS.

■Defining and Enforcing Configuration Rules with Commit Scripts on page 89

■Automating Network Management and Troubleshooting with Operation Scripts on page 92

■Running Self-Diagnostics with Event Policies on page 94

Defining and Enforcing Configuration Rules with Commit Scripts

Being able to restrict network configurations in accordance with custom configuration rules can reduce human error and improve network uptime and reliability. Commit scripts allow you to enforce custom configuration rules.

This section contains the following topics:

■Commit Script Overview on page 89

■Enabling Commit Scripts on page 90

■Disabling Commit Scripts on page 91

Commit Script Overview

Commit scripts run each time a new candidate configuration is committed and inspect the configuration. If a candidate configuration does not adhere to your design rules, a commit script can instruct the Services Router to perform various actions, including the following:

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