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Hello Everyone,

I am new to NetXMS.  I would like to import a list of IP addresses.  The devices are on different networks and I only want to add that specific device to NetXMS.  We have about 600 networks connected through VPN connections.   Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.  Thank you.

Hi!

Your best bet is to create simply script with nxshell (http://wiki.netxms.org/wiki/Using_nxshell_to_automate_bulk_operations) to read list of addresses and create node objects. If you are not good at Python - just ask, I'm quite sure that somebody will create such script.

Best regards,
Victor

Quote from: Victor Kirhenshtein on June 12, 2014, 10:44:30 PM
Hi!

Your best bet is to create simply script with nxshell (http://wiki.netxms.org/wiki/Using_nxshell_to_automate_bulk_operations) to read list of addresses and create node objects. If you are not good at Python - just ask, I'm quite sure that somebody will create such script.

Best regards,
Victor

Hello Victor thank you for replying.  Actually I know nothing about Python.  Any assistance would be great.

I have ready script for similar purpose.
from org.netxms.client.objects import GenericObject, Node, Template

rootObject = session.findObjectByName("FromFile")
#print rootObject
#print "\n"
if rootObject:
for nodeIP in open("discover.txt").readlines():
test = s.findObjectByName(nodeIP.strip())
if test:
print "Object exists\n"
else:
name = "IP%s" % nodeIP.strip()
newNode = NXCObjectCreationData(objects.GenericObject.OBJECT_NODE, name, rootObject.getObjectId());
newNode.setPrimaryName(nodeIP.strip())
try:
nodeId = session.createObject(newNode)
except:
print "exception create node\n"
pass
else:
if nodeId:
try:
s.pollNode(nodeId,2,None)
except:
print "exception make pool\n"
pass

Create file with ip list, delimited by newline (without whitespaces).
rename it to discover.txt

put all in one folder. (/home/nxuser/nxShell/)

Create folder "FromFile" via nxmc. New objects will be added there.
Run

java -Djava.io.tmpdir=/tmp/ -Dnetxms.server=127.0.0.1 -Dnetxms.login=admin -Dnetxms.password=netxms -jar /home/nxuser/nxShell/nxshell-1.2.14.jar nodesRemoveSoftwareScan.py


Script work slowly. For 600 ip it will take 3-5 hours but all nodes will be polled.
If you want to do it faster - comment or delete next lines from script:

if nodeId:
try:
s.pollNode(nodeId,2,None)
except:
print "exception make pool\n"
pass


Quote from: andrey--k on June 13, 2014, 08:20:55 AM
I have ready script for similar purpose.

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from org.netxms.client.objects import GenericObject, Node, Template

rootObject = session.findObjectByName("FromFile")
#print rootObject
#print "\n"
if rootObject:
for nodeIP in open("discover.txt").readlines():
test = s.findObjectByName(nodeIP.strip())
if test:
print "Object exists\n"
else:
name = "IP%s" % nodeIP.strip()
newNode = NXCObjectCreationData(objects.GenericObject.OBJECT_NODE, name, rootObject.getObjectId());
newNode.setPrimaryName(nodeIP.strip())
try:
nodeId = session.createObject(newNode)
except:
print "exception create node\n"
pass
else:
if nodeId:
try:
s.pollNode(nodeId,2,None)
except:
print "exception make pool\n"
pass

Create file with ip list, delimited by newline (without whitespaces).
rename it to discover.txt

put all in one folder. (/home/nxuser/nxShell/)

Create folder "FromFile" via nxmc. New objects will be added there.
Run

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java -Djava.io.tmpdir=/tmp/ -Dnetxms.server=127.0.0.1 -Dnetxms.login=admin -Dnetxms.password=netxms -jar /home/nxuser/nxShell/nxshell-1.2.14.jar nodesRemoveSoftwareScan.py


Script work slowly. For 600 ip it will take 3-5 hours but all nodes will be polled.
If you want to do it faster - comment or delete next lines from script:

Code Select Expand


if nodeId:
try:
s.pollNode(nodeId,2,None)
except:
print "exception make pool\n"
pass


Thank you for the script.  I am running the windows version of NetXMS anything I need to change in the script?  How do you run the script?

Sorry, but am running linux-only versions.

Script should be run in a same manner on Windows, just omit -Djava.io.tmpdir=/tmp/ and use \ instaed of / in path separators.

Best regards,
Victor

Quote from: andrey--k on June 13, 2014, 04:22:24 PM
Sorry, but am running linux-only versions.

Hello, did some of the script get cut off.  Do you need closing statements for IF and For?

See indentation example on wiki:

Quote
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Python_syntax_and_semantics#Indentation

Quote from: andrey--k on June 14, 2014, 11:19:26 AM
See indentation example on wiki:

Quote
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Python_syntax_and_semantics#Indentation

Thank you Andrey I understand now.  I was able to get your script to work.  It is much appreciated.