Import List of IP Addresses

[m1975Michael]

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.

[victor]

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

[m1975Michael]

@victor said in Import List of IP Addresses:

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.

[andrey--k]

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

[m1975Michael]

@andrey-k said in Import List of IP Addresses:

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

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?

[andrey--k]

Sorry, but am running linux-only versions.

[victor]

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

[m1975Michael]

@andrey-k said in Import List of IP Addresses:

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?

[andrey--k]

See indentation example on wiki:

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

[m1975Michael]

@andrey-k said in Import List of IP Addresses:

See indentation example on wiki:

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.