Filtering output from commands in Crossbeam CLI and Linux shell

Article Id: 167910

Status: Published

Updated On: 13-05-2017 10:59

Legacy Id: TECH244035

Products:

XOS

Issue/Introduction:

How to use grep and search commands to filter CLI output and how to use Linux shell filtering features to filter the output of CLI commands.N/A

Cause:

Explain how to filter CLI output using grep and search commands. Also provide examples of some useful commands that can be run from the UNIX prompt to filter the output of CLI commands.

Resolution:

Filtering CLI commands within CLI

It is possible to use search or grep commands in the CLI to filter output of any show command.

search

The search command provides a simple method to search for single terms within show command output.

search [-exclude] [-case-sensitive] <single_search_term> <show_command>

Example search for an IP address in the running config:

CBS# search 192.168 "show running-config"
ip 192.168.4.10/24 192.168.4.255
ip 192.168.4.15/24 192.168.4.255
ip route 192.168.129.0/24 10.10.3.254 vap-group fw circuit outside

grep

The grep command provides full grep functionality and can be used to search for a complex search term.

grep [-options <opt1> … <optx>] <search_term> [<show_command>]

Searching for an IP address in show flow active output:

CBS# grep 192.168 "show flow active verbose"

fw_2 Source Addr 192.168.4.10, Destination Addr 192.168.129.1

np1 Source Addr 192.168.129.1, Destination Addr 192.168.4.10

Filter configuration to display IP addresses and related circuits and virtual routers:

CBS# grep -options -E "^circuit| ip |virtual" "show running-config"

circuit mgmt circuit-id 1025

ip 192.168.100.11/24 192.168.100.255 increment-per-vap 192.168.100.12

circuit sync circuit-id 1026

ip 192.168.101.11/24 192.168.101.255 increment-per-vap 192.168.101.12

circuit inside circuit-id 1027

ip 192.168.10.11/24 192.168.10.255 increment-per-vap 192.168.10.12

circuit outside circuit-id 1028

ip 10.121.94.11/24 10.121.94.255 increment-per-vap 10.121.94.12

virtual-router vrrp-id 1 circuit inside

virtual-ip 192.168.10.10/24 192.168.10.255

virtual-router vrrp-id 2 circuit outside

virtual-ip 10.121.94.10/24 10.121.94.255

Filtering CLI commands in Linux shell

Additionally, it is possible to filter output of CLI commands in the Linux shell. The following examples are run from the Linux prompt on the CPM.

Display flows being reported as drops in the AFT (including 2 lines after filtered data):

   /crossbeam/bin/cli -i 'show flow act' |grep -i -A2 drop

Same command but exporting to a file:

   /crossbeam/bin/cli -i 'show flow act' |grep -i -A2 drop > flowdrop.txt

Showing traplog messages for a certain date (including 3 lines after and 4 lines before filtered data) :

   /crossbeam/bin/cli -i 'show traplog' |grep -A3 -B4 2009-11-25

Same command but exporting to a file:

   /crossbeam/bin/cli -i 'show traplog' |grep -A3 -B4 2009-11-25 > nov11trap.txt

Searching for an IP address in running configuration:

   /crossbeam/bin/cli -i 'show running-config" |grep 192.168.100.5

Search Audit trail for last time the reload command was run:

   /crossbeam/bin/cli -i 'show audit-trail' |grep -i reload

The watch command can also be used to monitor the output of commands.
watch runs command repeatedly, displaying its output (the first screenfull).
This allows you to watch the program output change over time:

   watch --i=2 "/crossbeam/bin/cli -i \"show ap-vap-mapping\""

   watch --i=2 "/crossbeam/bin/cli -i \"show interface gig 1/1\""

   watch --i=2 "/crossbeam/bin/cli -i \"show heartbeat np1\""

Workaround

N/A