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I think we may be getting crossed wires, so I'll hopefully clarify below: The new 'Select All Devices' checkbox feature added in v3.8.0 will override any individual, filtered or otherwise selection you have made in the devices list box below and simply associate ALL devices in the database with your activity. Therefore if…

Hi Alexey, I'm not quite sure I understand the request. Could you expand on the problem you have for me please (maybe add a screen-shot of the screen in question)? Thanks, Steve

Depending on which device type you are using, you may be able to add ignore text via the Device Variations feature. Not all device types support variations just yet, so if the device type you are using doesn't (and it won't work with the 'Generic.Device' device type) then post back which devices you would like to see…

The difference between what you are after (or were after) and the Report.Compare.Running Startup activity in CatTools for Cisco is the activity will provide you a visual line-by-line diff of the running and startup configs. The activity you were suggesting just gives a quick notification that there is a difference in the…

Hi Magnus, The ignore block can be very tricky to set-up correctly. I would need to see the HTML diff file and (if possible) the configs being compared, or at least an extract of them which includes the lines you are trying to ignore so I can find the correct syntax for the ignore text. I have sent you a friend request so…

Hi Magnus, Looks like there is a problem loading the variations overrides for the new SonicWall device script. I have created an internal ticket for the CatTools project team to review. The ticket reference is: 186956. Regards, Steve

Have you tried the Cisco.CallManager device type provided by CatTools? Regards, Steve

Alexey, Does the ability to 'run an activity at group level' sound like the feature you were looking for too? Regards, Steve

Thanks for the real-world examples David. It definitely helps me to understand the requirements and hopefully will attract a few more forum members votes too.

Hi David, I'm guessing that the 'show system status' and the responses that are returned from this command are probably Cisco IOS specific correct? Are there other device (Cisco or other vendors) which this is consistent with? Regards, Steve

Thanks for the further explanation. So we are talking about the 'Devices' tab on the 'Edit scheduled activity details' form. You can actually select just a group of devices using a combination of the the 'Filter (F3)' button and then (once you have specified your filter) use the 'Select All' button which selects all the…

Thanks Magnus for posting back... it was my pleasure to help.

Hi Magnus, Thought I'd let you know that the issue with the variations overrides not loading on the new SonicWall.SonicOS device type has been fixed and a HotFix is available for download in the customer portal. Regards, Steve

Hi SSP Europe, I gather from the support ticket that the issue is resolved now? Could you post back on this thread what was needed to fix the problem as this could be very helpful for other CatTools users out there if they encounter the same problem. Many thanks, Steve

You are welcome Marc. Many thanks for taking the time to get back to me with confirmation too. Steve

First select 'File > Enable capture mode' from the menu. This will turn on capturing of the communications between the device and CatTools. Next, run the activity and wait until it completes. Finally, zip up the infolog.txt (and infolog_prev.txt) file from the CatTools install folder along with the device DebugLog text…

Seems the script is exiting at a later point now because no authentication is required. Try the revised attached script. Please let me know how you get on with this one. Steve

Try using the %ctDeviceName meta variable within your filename. backup startup-configuration to 10.21.1.16 : %ctDeviceName_config.cfg If this works, then you may next want to try using %ctGroupName/%ctDeviceName to see if the file is then saved within a new Group sub-folder (you may need to create the group sub-folder…

Can you raise a support ticket and let them know you have been speaking with me on thwack. I will need to get some diagnostics from one of the failing devices from you to see what is going wrong. Post back here your support ticket number too, so if others have the same issue we have a point of reference. Thanks, Steve

Try the following revised Cisco.Other.CUE.txt script (within the attached zip file). This should now handle the "... open" response from the device when the session has been established, then send a CR to reach the CUE hostname prompt. Take a backup of your existing Cisco.Other.CUE.txt script in the \Scripts folder and…

Lee, You actually guessed correctly in your previous post the reason why it is recommended the timer is off when you use the API. In the UI, you have to stop the Timer (and ensure that no activity is currently running) in order to maintain (add/remove/edit) devices. This releases the logical database 'lock' that prevents…

When you apply the new license key via the UI, the CatTools Manager (UI) and the CatTools Service generally reloads the key automatically without needing to restart. However, on the odd occasion the CatTools Service sometimes fails to reload the new license key (probably because the Service was busy running a scheduled…

Which version of CatTools are you running?

You are very welcome Achu. Steve

Awesome - thanks for posting back to the list! Steve

Digitaldesigndj The custom scripting in CatTools v2 is not quite the same as the custom scripting in CatTools v3. There have been many changes to internal functions (names and operations) to support the revised activity naming convention which was implemented in CatTools v3.2.0. More information on these changes can be…

Hi Marc, I checked the device script for that error message and it would appear that you are probably getting something back from the CUE device, however it is not one of responses which CatTools is expecting. Can you confirm the following: 1) On sessioning to the CUE, are you prompted for a Password, or does it just log…

All, You may want to check out the following online help page: http://www.kiwisyslog.com/help/cattools/dev_specificinfo_backupviascpsftp.htm It may be possible to backup the F5 BigIP UCS archive with CatTools using the Device.CLI.Send commands activity and by downloading the SolarWinds SFTP/SCP Server. From what I could…

Hi Kevin, Any luck with the Config Header Text field variation suggestion to strip the "cat /etc/pf.conf" command off the top of the config? Regards, Steve

OK, so is there an extension to the command: backup startup-configuration to 10.21.1.16 which allows you to specify the destination/target filename? For example, something like: backup startup-configuration to 10.21.1.16 : filename.cfg