System and method for providing a script-based collection for devices in a network environment
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1. A method, comprising:
- executing a master scheduling script provided in a network element, the network element configured for exchanging packets with a plurality of end devices in a network environment, wherein the master scheduling script is configured to;
parse a seed file that contains the plurality of end devices; and
spawn a collector control script for a selected end device of the plurality of end devices, wherein the spawned collector control script is configured to instruct a collector element to launch a slave collection script to initiate a collection of data from the selected end device, wherein the slave collection script is configured to parse an inventory configuration file (ICF) to gather a set of command line interface (CLI) commands associated with the selected end device;
receiving the data from the selected end device; and
communicating the received data to a next destination.
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Abstract
A method is provided in one example and includes verifying a storage capacity of a network element coupled to an end device over a network connection. The method also includes executing script provided in the network element, which is configured for exchanging packets in a network environment. The script initiates a collection of data being retrieved from the end device. The data can be Fault, Configuration, Accounting, Performance, and Security (FCAPS) data associated with the end device. The data collected from the end device is communicated to a next destination.
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1. A method, comprising:
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executing a master scheduling script provided in a network element, the network element configured for exchanging packets with a plurality of end devices in a network environment, wherein the master scheduling script is configured to; parse a seed file that contains the plurality of end devices; and spawn a collector control script for a selected end device of the plurality of end devices, wherein the spawned collector control script is configured to instruct a collector element to launch a slave collection script to initiate a collection of data from the selected end device, wherein the slave collection script is configured to parse an inventory configuration file (ICF) to gather a set of command line interface (CLI) commands associated with the selected end device; receiving the data from the selected end device; and communicating the received data to a next destination. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. One or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media that includes code for execution and when executed by a processor is operable to perform operations comprising:
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executing a master scheduling script provided in a network element, the network element configured for exchanging packets with a plurality of end devices in a network environment, wherein the master scheduling script is configured to; parse a seed file that contains the plurality of end devices; and spawn a collector control script for a selected end device of the plurality of end devices, wherein the spawned collector control script is configured to instruct a collector element to launch a slave collection script to initiate a collection of data from the selected end device, wherein the slave collection script is configured to parse an inventory configuration file (ICF) to gather a set of command line interface (CLI) commands associated with the selected end device; receiving the data from the selected end device; and communicating the received data to a next destination. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. An apparatus configured for exchanging packets with a plurality of end devices in a network environment, comprising:
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a memory element configured to store data; a processor operable to execute instructions associated with the data; a master scheduling script configured to interface with the memory element and the processor to; parse a seed file that contains the plurality of end devices; and spawn a collector control script for a selected end device of the plurality of end devices, wherein the spawned collector control script is configured to instruct a collector element to launch a slave collection script to initiate a collection of device-specific data from the selected end device, wherein the memory element is configured to receive the device-specific data from the selected end device, wherein the slave collection script is configured to parse an inventory configuration file (ICF) to gather a set of command line interface (CLI) commands associated with the selected end device; and a transport module configured to communicate the received device-specific data to a next destination. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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