Custom expect script to Oracle app server

Afternoon chaps,

 

 

I have an Oracle application that listens on 10 specific ports to allow remote devices to access an Oracle app cluster.

 

The application running on the app servers is notoriously flaky and doesnt like broken connections or crashed logins or users that have not exitted gracefully. A basic monitor polling the TCP port listener flags up errors in the Oracle app server so I have been trying to develop a custom expect script to "gracefully" telnet to the device on the listener ports, change to a different menu, login and logout gracefully.

 

I have been able to perform the tasks from the SSH session on the LTM to the server but need to have it crafted into a script.

 

 

This particular task doesnt have any adverse affect to the app. Here is what I have so far so any pointers would be greatly received and appreciated.

 

 

2 Pool members listen on a 10.x.x.1 & .2 address and on a range of 10 ports each.

 

I simply need to login on each server/port and verify I can successfully login and logout.

 

 

script I had in mind:

 

 

telnet 10.x.x.x 10306

 

set telnet $spawn_id

 

expect -nocase "1"

 

send a carriage return

 

send "\r"

 

expect the User Name: field as the active prompt

 

expect -nocase "User Name: "

 

send "testuser\r"

 

expect -nocase "Password : "

 

send "testpassword\r"

 

 

expect -nocase "1"

 

send "1\r"

 

expect -nocase "1"

 

send "3\r"

 

Wait for the prompt this takes us back to the login

 

now we send a "ctrl ]" to break out of the telnet session and exit gracefully

 

send '^]'

 

send "quit\r"

 

exit

 

 

 

As this is a production unit I need to at least have the script in a semi-working state before I raise the change to start testing.

 

Is there anything I may need alongside the above? Anything you think I am missing?

 

 

I'll be installing it as an expect script monitor so will need to also get "expect" on the LTM as it doesnt appear to have it in the location I was expecting.

 

It's a 6800 LTM unit pair.

 

 

 

Any guidance appreciated.

 

 

Regards

 

Pete