Re: (ASCEND) Script for updating firmware on a pipeline 50

[Mike Jackson <mhjack@tscnet.com>]

On Tue, 7 Apr 1998 s.lux@obi.de wrote:

> 
> Hello,
> 
> I'm looking for a (perl-)script, which loads an configuration-file or a new
> firmware over tftp on a pipeline 50. As I want to upgrade over 300
> pipelines, I do no want to do it manually. I know that you can do this job
> with NaviAccess but I do not want to purchase it just for uploding new
> firmwares. I have started writing a perl-script with the net::telnet Modul,
> but it doesn not work. Can anyone help me?
> 

If I were trying to do what you are trying, I would use the tcl based
expect package.  (ftp.cme.nist.gov)

Expect will allow you to write a script that telnet's to each box, logs
in, and tftp's the new software.  The script would even know if it failed
at any of the steps and could log that..

					Mike Jackson
					TSCNet
					

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