sconsole-config-import-script

If you ever happen to have a wti TSM-24 Console Server and want to migrate its config to an Avocent ACS800/8000 Advanced Console System, this script is for you.

Project Goal

The wti TSM-24 Console Server has a config export function that produces a device specific XML file that requires some parsing to be useful for other applications. If you now wish to migrate that data onto your Avocent ACS800/8000 Advanced Console System , this script will use its RESTful API to transfer your configuration to the new system.

It is explicitly a quick and dirty script written in a day and not as a program that takes command line arguments or parses config files etc. It is provided as is without warranties nor guarantees.

Usage

Assuming you have a working Python 3 installation with pip, install the module dependency:

python3 -m pip install requests

In parse_devcon.py adjust the line devcon_tree = ET.parse('wtilog.xml') to match your XML's name and path. Execute python3 parse_devcon.py to test parsing and check that the output is ok.

In rest_avocent.py adjust these variables to match your hostname and credentials on the console system:

api_url_base = "https://sconsole.local:48048/api/v1"
usercredentials = {"username": "admin", "password": "admin"}

Now execute python3 rest_avocent.py to transfer your console port configuration over. Note that this overwrites existing configuration and a backup prior to execution is advised.

Components

parse_devcon.py takes care of parsing the XML file and turning it into a dictionary for later use in the program. The dictionary is optimised for the RESTful API, for example translating menu selections into actual Serial speeds.

rest_avocent.py uses the Avocent RESTful API to execute the transfer. Due to a hostname mismatch, the included TLS certificate cannot be used to verify the host's integrity.