Fix checksum verification timing out on large OS images - #411
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Fixes #410
Problem
get_remote_checksumhardcodesread_timeout=300for the checksum command(
verify /md5on IOS/ASA,run md5sumon IOS-XR), and nothing in theverify_file -> compare_file_checksum -> get_remote_checksumchain accepts atimeout. On Catalyst 9k hardware
verify /md5hashes at under 4 MB/s, so a~1.2 GB image already exceeds 300s and current 2+ GB images need 500-700+
seconds. The result:
file_copy/remote_file_copytransfers that completedsuccessfully on the device get reported as failures when the post-transfer
verification hits netmiko's absolute read timer. Retried jobs can also fail in
the pre-transfer verification, since the file is already on flash by then.