Netshot on a RaspberryPi
The installation of Netshot on a RaspberryPi is not only a proof of concept. This could be of great help in some situations!!
Most of the time, the network where end users seat has a limited access to network devices, or no access at all.
From this starting point, you have two options :
- relax security rules and open management flows from end users LAN to your network devices,
- when first option is too complicated, or not feasible, you can imagine that a temporary access to network devices is enough.
Because Netshot is not a chatty and noisy solution, you can schedule your snapshots only when you need refresh, and use a small and portable RasberryPi to do this!
To install Netshot on a RaspberryPi, you basically have to follow the Debian installation rules, and pay attention to Java 8 installation on an ARM processor:
- Download JDK8 for ARM processors: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jdk8-arm-downloads-2187472.html
- Extract archive to a local dir on your PI:
$ sudo tar zxvf jdk-8-linux-arm-vfp-hflt.tar.gz
- Update alternatives:
$ sudo update-alternatives --install "/usr/bin/java" "java" "/path/to/bin/java" 1 $ sudo update-alternatives --set java /path/to/bin/java
Now you should have a working JRE on your Pi, check this out:
$ java -version java version "1.8.0_06" Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_06-b23) Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 25.6-b23, mixed mode)
When you need to refresh the snapshots:
- plug the PI close to the network devices (or even into the network devices management ports)
- update http.baseurl
- Enjoy!!