Quick start guide to CANU

Usage

To run, type canu. It should run and display help.

To see a list of commands and arguments, just append --help.

When running CANU, the Shasta version is required; it can be specified with either -s or --shasta. For example:

canu -s 1.5

Validate a fresh system using CSI and CANU

Preparation

  1. Make a new directory to save switch IP addresses.

    mkdir ips_folder
cd ips_folder

  2. Parse CSI files and save switch IP addresses.

    canu -s 1.5 init --csi-folder /var/www/prep/SYSTEMNAME/ --out ips.txt

Check network firmware

canu -s 1.5 network firmware --ips-file ips.txt

Check network cabling

canu -s 1.5 network cabling --ips-file ips.txt

Validate BGP status

canu -s 1.5 validate bgp --ips-file ips.txt –verbose

Validate cabling

canu -s 1.5 validate cabling --ips-file ips.txt

Validation using the system’s SHCD

With the system’s SHCD, CANU can also validate the configuration and cabling.

Validate the SHCD

canu -s 1.5 validate shcd --shcd SHCD.xlsx

Validate the SHCD against network cabling

canu -s 1.5 validate shcd-cabling --shcd SHCD.xlsx --ips-file ips.txt

Generate switch configuration for the network

canu -s 1.5 network config --shcd SHCD.xlsx --csi-folder /var/www/prep/SYSTEMNAME/ --folder configs