Juniper Networks J-Series manual Enabling Operation Scripts, Executing Operation Scripts

Chapter 6: Automating Network Operations and Troubleshooting

Enabling Operation Scripts

To enable operation scripts:

1.Write an operation script.

For information about writing operation scripts, see the JUNOS Configuration and Diagnostic Automation Guide.

2.Copy the script to the /var/db/scripts/op directory.

Only users with superuser privileges can access and edit files in the

/var/db/scripts/op directory.

3.Navigate to the top of the configuration hierarchy in either the J-Web or CLI configuration editor.

4.Perform the configuration tasks described in Table 44 on page 93.

5.If you are finished configuring the network, commit the configuration.

Table 44: Enabling Operation Scripts

Task	J-Web Configuration Editor
Navigate to the Op level in the	1.	In the J-Web interface, select
configuration hierarchy.		Configuration>View and Edit>Edit
		Configuration.
	2.	Next to System, click Configure or
		Edit.
	3.	Next to Scripts, click Configure or
		Edit.
	4.	Next to Op, click Configure or Edit.

CLI Configuration Editor

From the [edit] hierarchy level, enter

edit system scripts op

Enable the operation script file—for example, op-script.xsl.

1.	Next to File, click Add new entry.	Set the script file name:
2.	In the Name box, type op-script.xsl.	set file op-script.xsl

3.Click OK.

Executing Operation Scripts

You can execute the enabled operation scripts from the CLI or from within an event policy. For information about event policy, see “Running Self-Diagnostics with Event Policies” on page 94.

This section describes how you can execute operation scripts from the command line.

To execute an operation script from the CLI:

1.Enter configuration mode in the CLI.

2.Execute the script with the following command:

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