Extreme Networks Technical Brief
Reuse of Scripts
One of the many benefits of scripting is the ability to deploy
features in a uniform and repeatable fashion. In busy IT
departments with ever-growing task lists and interruptions,
standard processes can easily be disrupted or delayed—
which increases the potential for human errors. Further,
many network management systems provide static scripts
that can be run only on a single device—customizing device-
specific values is not possible. To work around this limitation,
IT staffers replicate the script and change the values depending
on the device being accessed, a manual process that can be
prone to errors.
EPICenter 7.1 allows for the reuse of script files through the
use of variables, which can be easily customized for each
execution or device through the GUI. The GUI provides
operators with meaningful labels for each variable that clearly
state the intended purpose. By providing meaningful labels
and confining changes to the GUI, operator errors are effectively
minimized. In addition, when features are deployed using
EPICenter and scripts, the exact commands, sequence, and
values can be specified. This allows network managers to
ensure that features are deployed correctly the first time and
every time.
Because scripts can be used to automate configuration changes,
the administrator may want to limit which members of the
organization can view, modify, or execute scripts. EPICenter 7.1
provides the administrator the ability to associate access
controls at the individual script level. For audit purposes, log
entries are created whenever a script is executed.
Summary
EPICenter 7.1 network management system puts total
control into the user’s hands. The ability to create and
automate any desired functionality is a new paradigm. Through
easy to create and modify scripts, Extreme Networks
®
provides another way to make high-performance network
configuration simpler and easier.
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