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Enhanced Command Line Configuration in Intel SFT

Update to Intel SFT release in Sept. 2011 includes improved command line configuration options, syslog support, script state tracking, file upload/download logging, and SSH key generation for Windows users.

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Enhanced Command Line Configuration in Intel SFT

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  1. Intel SFT CR Sept 2011 Release 9/28/2011

  2. Minimize Command Line Params • intelsftconfig.ini can now be used instead of the command line or used in conjunction with the command line • Must use UPPERCASE in the config.ini file • Property names do not use the “--" prefix • Can overwrite by using a different value in the command line • Only thing that cannot be set in the config.ini file is a path to a custom configuration file. • Example • The above parameters can be set in config.ini file and removed from the command line Now the command can be

  3. Minimize Command Line Params • Additionally, gzip and tar programs can be removed from the command line and configuration files • “which” is used to determine the paths to these files automatically in the script • It is recommend to first confirm manually that which does return the desired program • If needed, add --gzip/--tar to the command line or GZIP/TAR in the intelsftconfig.ini file to bypass this auto-discovery using “which”

  4. Syslog support for UNIX • Feature to use the system’s system logs (syslog) instead of custom log files. • Enabled through configuration in intelsftconfig.ini file • Syslog available only on UNIX, not available for Windows users • Example:

  5. Script State Tracking • Feature to track the state of a script execution • Enabled through configuration in the configuration files • SESSIONSTATE = perl <script path and name> • The scripts will execute the configured PERL script passing it • The state of the script • The name of the calling script • Additional helpful data that may exist for the state • A custom PERL script can be developed and configured in the SESSIONSTATE configuration property to meet their system needs • The demonstration script that will be provided out of the box will create a log file and append to that log file

  6. Script State Tracking Demo File Upload Success • To use the demo script, add the following lines to your configuration files • SESSIONSTATE = perl sessionState.pl --sessionStateLog=sessionstate.log File Download Success

  7. Logging Files Extracted • Feature to log the file paths and names of all files extracted onto Destination systems • Enabled through configuration in intelsftconfig.ini • DownloadFiles.pl will create a file for every replic_*.tar file extracted successfully in a configurable path. • Log file name is using the pattern<replic_*.tar file name>.<date / time stamp>_<PID>.log • Sample log file contents:

  8. SSH Public Key For Windows Users • Window’s PERL script users will now be able to generate public/private key pairs using PUTTY and configure their scripts with them. • Avoids the need to manage passwords and change them in July 2012. • Once updated to the Sept 2011 release, users can generate their private/public key with instructions we will provide them • Our team will configure a new username using their Public Key • The user can then configure their intelsftconfig.ini files to use their Public Key and new username and point to the key auth host name Before After Host=ift.intel.com Host=ift-keyauth.intel.com

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