Delay config download with RTCN SNMP and ConfigAutoDownload.exe

Hi all,

I have RTCN working OK as per the admin guide, I am using SNMP traps when a user goes into config mode.

The issue I have is that the Trap Server alerts are set so that when the running config is changed (HistoryEventMedium is 3) by the command line (1) the following program is executed:-

"C:\Program Files\SolarWinds\Configuration Management\ConfigAutoDownload.exe" ${IP}

All works as expected however downloading the running config as soon as a user enters config mode (when the trap is sent) seems a bit pointless. What I want is to download the config and compare it to the baseline, so I need it run the executable after the config changes have been made, i.e. when the user exits config mode. Is it possible to delay the downloading of the config until the user has entered the commands?

I understand syslog "%SYS-5-CONFIG_I: Configured from console" is issued when the user exits, so perhaps that is a better way.

Any help appreciated, I couldn't find my answer here, google or the admin guide.

Andy

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ThreeWROP

Think I found my own answer, looks like I'll hyave to go with syslog

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ThreeWROP

Think I found my own answer, looks like I'll hyave to go with syslog

t-bone3

I am new to THWACK,

But I ran into this same situation just fixed it last week. Instead of using raw syslog there is a way to configure your router to send SYSLOG notifications as SNMP traps.

We have a SNMP trap server that runs without logging to the database like the Solarwinds Syslog server seems to do.

The configuration on the router is pretty simple to setup:

logging history size

logging history notification ( i used debugging )

logging trap notification ( i used debugging )

and under the snmp-server host command I used syslog

snmp-server enable traps syslog

This will tell the router to send any syslog generated notitfication as an SNMP trap.

Thanks

jcooler

Nice idea T-bone. I think I might give this a shot on our devices.