Config Fetching

Fetching is the process of retrieving device configuration. Performed by config check of box discovery. According to the Config Policy setting in Managed Object Profile two methods can be used:

• Script
• Download from external storage

Fetching via script

The get_config script for the target platform is necessary. It is usually implemented as a complementary script alongside get_version.

Fetching from external storage

Discovery can download configuration from External Storage. This assumes the configuration supplied to storage via external process: device uploads config by itself or some third-party system (like RANCID), handles all complex logic on its own. Fetching from external storage is the integrated feature of Discovery and provided out-of-the box.