DNAC Network Device Config Archiver POC

Simple utility to archive network device configurations from DNA Center

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This utility is sample code, provided as a demonstration of how to archive device configurations with the DNA Center API.

Features

• Downloads the device configuration for all devices in DNA Center and saves it to a local directory.

Solution Components

Cisco Products / Services

• Cisco DNA Center

Usage

Using the utility is simple:

• Configure the dnac_config.py to match your DNA Center details
• Then run the utility:

python dnac_network_device_config_archiver_poc.py

• The utility will output a directory called DNAC_Config_Archive with timestamped subdirectories containing the devices configurations pulled from DNA Center. The configuration text files are named using the device's hostname.

./DNAC_Config_Archive/2019-10-16 15:36:48.905188/c9200.site1.company.com

Installation

Installation is straight forward:

1. Clone the repo:

git clone https://github.com/CiscoSE/dnac_network_device_config_archiver_poc

2. Make a virtual environment (optional)

3. Install the requirements with Python's package manager:

pip install -r requirements.txt