GXMLG 2.0

I finally broke down and rebuilt my GXMLG tool.  Given the complexity of the task, I originally wrote the applet using MS Access.  However, to make things easier to distribute and easier to troubleshoot and use, version 2.0 uses perl and is run from the command line.  To illustrate the difference, the old utility was 6.5MB.  The new script is 11KB.  That's what a graphical interface gives you.



You'll have to install perl (I use strawberry perl on windows boxes) and run the script like this:

>perl gxmlg.pl

Running it without any arguments shows you the help file:

This script outputs any combination of configuration files for the NetQoS
suite of products. You must install strawberry perl and Text::CSV,
Text::CSV_XS, and Getopt::Long. To install CPAN modules, run cpan [module name]
from the command prompt.

Example: cpan Text::CSV

This script was created by Stuart Weenig (C)2012.  For more information visit
http://stuart.weenig.com. This script may be redistributed as long as all the
files are kept in their original state.


Current Version: 2.0

Usage: PERL gxmlg.pl [-outnpcxml] [-outsacsv] [-outnvcsvnv] [-outucmcsv]
                     [-infile NAMEOFINFILE] [-npcinspath INSERTPATH]
                     [-npcxmlname NPCXMLFILE] [-sacsvname SACSVFILE]
                     [-nvcsvname NVCSVFILE] [-ucmcsvname UCMCSVFILE]

    -infile NAMEOFINFILE        Specifies the name of the Sites file to be
                                imported. (If omitted: sites.csv)
    -outnpcxml                  Output an NPC XML groups definition file.
    -npcxmlname NPCXMLFILE      Name of the NPC file to be output. (If
                                omitted: NPCGroups.xml)
    -npcinspath INSERTPATH      The path to the group that will serve as
                                the insertion point.  Required if using
                                -outnpcxml option.
    -outsacsv                   Output a SA networks CSV file.
    -sacsvname SACSVFILE        Name of the SA file to be output. (If omitted:
                                SANetworks.csv)
    -outnvcsv                   Output a NV discovery scopes file.
    -nvcsvname NVCSVFILE        Name of the NV file to be output. (If omitted:
                                NVScopes.csv)
    -outucmcsv                  Output a UCMonitor locations file.
    -ucmcsvname UCMCSVFILE      Name of the UCMonitor locations file to be output.
                                (If omitted: UCMLocations.csv)

You must install strawberry perl and Text::CSV, Text::CSV_XS, and Getopt::Long.
To install CPAN modules, run cpan [module name] from the command prompt
Example: cpan Text::CSV

If the server you will be running this on doesn't have access to the internet, you
won't be able to install the modules automatically (since they have to be downloaded
from the internet).  The solution is to download the tarballs from www.cpan.org and
extract them using winzip or winrar or 7z.  You might need to extract several times
until you get just the folder with the files in them.  Then copy them to your server.
Open a command prompt and cd to the directory containing Makefile.pl (you'll have to
do this for each module).  Then execute the following:

     perl Makefile.pl && dmake && dmake test && dmake install

For the text modules, do Text::CSV first, then Text::CSV_XS.

The script itself is pretty simple.  Specify an input file.  This input file is the same sites/networks file referenced in my previous blog post.  Here's a sample sites list to get you started.  Then just decide which output files you want.  If you specify the npc output file, you'll also need to specify the insertion point (more information about the insertion point).

If you don't have internet access on the box, you won't be able to install the Text::CSV modules to install (since they come from the internet).  The solution is to download the Text::CSV and Text::CSV_XS tarballs and extract them using winzip or winrar or 7z.  You might need to extract several times until you get just the folder with the files in them.  Then copy them to the NVMC.  Open a command prompt and cd to the directory containing Makefile.pl (you'll have to do this for each one).  Then execute the following:

perl Makefile.PL && dmake && dmake test && dmake install

Do Text::CSV first, then Text::CSV_XS.