[ixpmanager] update-l2database.pl not updating database

[Barry O'Donovan]

On 25/09/13 20:54, Brian Thompson wrote:
> My understanding of Juniper is without the dot is layer 2 switching and
> with the dot is layer 3 routing.
>
> Hopefully this is an easy fix for Nick in his script to adjust.


Possibly but I'll let Nick come back on that.

Looks like I also need to hack in some exceptions for Juniper's when 
adding switches by SNMP polling and on the cron based switch update via 
SNMP polling.

  - Barry


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> On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 12:48 PM, Barry O'Donovan
> <barry.odonovan at inex.ie <mailto:barry.odonovan at inex.ie>> wrote:
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>
>
>     On 25/09/13 20:32, Brian Thompson wrote:
>
>         No I was trying to give as much detail as possible.
>
>
>     Cool, my misunderstanding.
>
>
>         [1] http://git.io/dmWA6g  updates switchports table to ge-0/0/0
>
>
>         [2] http://git.io/7ZPmUw  updates macaddress table discovers
>         macaddresses at ge0/0/0.0
>
>
>     I think you have these references wrong?
>
>     Both of these use the same backend code and neither touch the
>     macaddress table. I suspect you mean:
>
>     http://git.io/dmWA6g and http://git.io/7ZPmUw updates switchports
>     table to ge-0/0/0
>
>     Where as:
>
>     updates macaddress table discovers macaddresses at ge0/0/0.0?
>
>
>     Now, looking at the SNMP dump you posted previously
>     (https://gist.github.com/__pdxmaverick/6597601
>     <https://gist.github.com/pdxmaverick/6597601>), it looks like
>     Juniper are reporting ifDescriptions (switchport.name
>     <http://switchport.name>) such as:
>
>     .1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.2.602 = STRING: "ge-0/0/2"
>     .1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.2.603 = STRING: "ge-0/0/2.0"
>
>     and ifNames (switchport.ifName) as:
>
>     .1.3.6.1.2.1.31.1.1.1.1.602 = STRING: "ge-0/0/2"
>     .1.3.6.1.2.1.31.1.1.1.1.603 = STRING: "ge-0/0/2.0"
>
>
>     It's not important that these are the same but it is important that
>     these appear to be two references to the same port?
>
>     I suspect that when adding these switches in IXP Manager you're also
>     looking at a port entry for ge-0/0/2 and ge-0/0/2.0?
>
>
>
>       - Barry
>
>
>     PS: if anyone is wondering why ifDesc is confusingly named 'name' in
>     the switchport database, it's an unfortunate legacy that would be a
>     boat load of work to change.
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