IPng Networks Router Backup

SSH-based network device configuration backup tool with support for multiple device types and flexible authentication methods.

Features

• Multi-device backup: Configure multiple devices in YAML, with !include directives
• Device type templates: Reusable command sets per device type, overridable per individual device
• Flexible authentication: SSH agent, key files, or password

Quick Start

Installation

# Install Debian package
sudo dpkg -i ipng-router-backup_X.Y.Z_amd64.deb

# Or build from source
make build

Basic Usage

1. Create configuration files:

   Main config (config.yaml):

   !include device-types.yaml
   
   devices:
     asw100:
       user: netops
       type: srlinux
     asw120:
       user: netops
       type: srlinux
   

   Device types (device-types.yaml):

   types:
     srlinux:
       commands:
         - show version
         - show platform linecard
         - info flat from running
   

2. Run backup:

# Backup all devices
ipng-router-backup --config config.yaml --output-dir /backup

# Backup specific devices
ipng-router-backup --config config.yaml --host asw100 --output-dir /backup

3. Check output:

ls /backup/
# asw100  asw120

cat /backup/asw100
# ## COMMAND: show version
# Hostname             : asw100
# Software Version     : v25.3.2
# ...

Authentication

The tool automatically tries authentication methods in this order:

1. SSH Agent (if SSH_AUTH_SOCK is set)
2. SSH Key File (--key-file or default locations)
3. Password (--password flag)

Documentation

• Detailed Documentation - Complete feature guide, configuration reference, and examples
• Manual Page - Unix manual page
• Changelog - Version history and changes