Python Script abort while downloading file from FTP to Switch

[#1]

Hello all,

I'm trying to download a new IOSXE on a C9200 from FTP server with a NetMRI Python Script.

Unfortunately I'm running into a timout while the IOS is copied.

My copy line looks like that:

easy.send_command("copy ftp://{}{} flash:".format(server, newIOS))

The execution of the command is successfull, but the copy process is too long.

I tried to set my script to sleep for 6 minutes after the copy line with time.sleep(360).

Also I tried the send_async_command:

easy.send_async_command("copy ftp://{}{} flash:".format(server, newIOS), 360)

This got me a new error. The send_async_command needs a further argument. 

The Script-Timeout is set to 3600.

Nothing of that fixed my problem.

Do you guys have an idea how to fix it?

Any help would be much appreciated!

[#2]

Can you post the entire script?  Easier to troubleshoot

[#3]

Thanks for your reply.

This is my script until now.

# BEGIN-SCRIPT-BLOCK
# Script-Timeout: 3600
# Script-Filter:
#	$Vendor eq "Cisco" and $sysDescr like /IOSXE/
#Script-Variables:
#	$serverPath string "Path"
# 	$newIOS string "IOS"
#	$checkSize boolean
# 	$fileSize string "file size"
#	$checkMD5 boolean
#	$md5 string "MD5"
# END-SCRIPT-BLOCK

from netmri_easy import NetMRIEasy
import time
import sys

defaults = {
	"api_url": api_url,
	"http_username": http_username,
	"http_password": http_password,
	"job_id": job_id,
	"device_id": device_id,
	"batch_id": batch_id
}

with NetMRIEasy(**defaults) as easy:
	ver = easy.send_command("show version")
  
	if "C9200" in ver:
		flashContent = easy.send_command("dir | i {}".format(newIOS))
	
		if newIOS in flashContent:
			if checkSize:
				if fileSize in flashContent:
					print("size okay")
				else:
					print('size not okay', file=sys.stderr)
					sys.exit()

			if checkMD5:
				verifyMD5 = easy.send_command("verify /md5 flash:{} {}".format(newIOS, md5))
				if "Verified" in verifyMD5:
					print("md5 okay")
				else:
					print('md5 not okay', file=sys.stderr)
					sys.exit()

			easy.send_command("conf t")
			easy.send_command("no boot system")
			easy.send_command("boot system flash:{}".format(newIOS))
			easy.send_command("end")
			easy.send_command("wr")

		else:
			easy.send_command("conf t")
			easy.send_command("file prompt quiet")
			easy.send_command("end")
			easy.send_command("copy ftp://{}{} flash:".format(serverPath, newIOS))
			easy.send_command("conf t")
			easy.send_command("file prompt alert")
			easy.send_command("end")
			easy.send_command("wr")

			if checkSize:
				if fileSize in flashContent:
					print("size okay")
				else:
					print('size not okay', file=sys.stderr)
					sys.exit()

			if checkMD5:
				verifyMD5 = easy.send_command("verify /md5 flash:{} {}".format(newIOS, md5))
				if "Verified" in verifyMD5:
					print("md5 okay")
				else:
					print('md5 not okay', file=sys.stderr)
					sys.exit()

			easy.send_command("conf t")
			easy.send_command("no boot system")
			easy.send_command("boot system flash:{}".format(newIOS))
			easy.send_command("end")
			easy.send_command("wr")

	else:
		print('wrong switch model', file=sys.stderr)
		sys.exit()

[#4]

Your code seems to be fine, what version of NetMRI are you running?

I know we did this issue, I would open a support case for this and Ping me on our Slack Channel 

Go here if you are not a member

https://github.com/infobloxopen/netmri-toolkit

[#5]

We are running NetMRI version 7.4.1.95749

Today I will update to 7.4.2.97106

I joined the Channel.

[#6 · Accepted solution]

Support told me to use the send_async_command and add a regex pattern to match the next prompt.

The command syntax is:
send_async_command(command, timeout, regex)

In my case:

send_async_command("copy ftp://{}{} flash:".format(server, newIOS), 360, ".*#")