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I recently joined A10 Networks Professional Services Engineer based in the Pacific Northwest. Being the Pythonminded Network Engineer that I am, the first thing I looked for is how to use Python to automate configuration tasks. A10 provides an aXAPI interface that utilizes REST Web services calls to make configuration changes. More information can be found here, http://www.a10networks.com/products/axseriesaXAPI. php.

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A10 Networks aXAPI With Python

I recently joined A10 Networks Professional Services Engineer based in the Pacific Northwest. Being the Pythonminded Network Engineer that I am, the first thing I looked for is how to use Python to automate configuration tasks. A10 provides an aXAPI interface that utilizes REST Web services calls to make configuration changes. More information can be found here, http://www.a10networks.com/products/axseriesaXAPI. php.

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PostedonOctober3,2013byEricChou

IrecentlyjoinedA10NetworksProfessionalServicesEngineerbasedinthePacificNorthwest.Being
thePythonmindedNetworkEngineerthatIam,thefirstthingIlookedforishowtousePythonto
automateconfigurationtasks.A10providesanaXAPIinterfacethatutilizesRESTWebservicescalls
tomakeconfigurationchanges.Moreinformationcanbefound
here,http://www.a10networks.com/products/axseriesaXAPI.php.
Hereisaquickoverviewofhowitworks:
1. GetasessionIDviaanHTTPScallwithusernameandpassword.
2. ConstructyourHTTPSpostbodyintheformatspecifiedperguide(XMLorJSon).
3. MakePOSTrequesttothedevice.
Figure1.Sourcehttp://www.a10networks.com/products/axseriesaXAPI.php.

Hereisthecodebrokendownintosectionsinaccordancetotheoverviewatthetop:
Step1.GettheSessionID
#!/usr/bin/envpython
#
#v1,September27,2013
#byEricChou
#
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#Reference:AX_aXAPI_Ref_v220121010.pdf
#
importhttplib,json,urllib,urllib2
#GetsthesessionIDtohost172.31.31.121(Student12)
c=httplib.HTTPSConnection(172.31.31.121)
c.request(GET,/services/rest/V2/?
method=authenticate&username=admin&password=a10&format=json)
response=c.getresponse()
data=json.loads(response.read())
session_id=data['session_id']
printSessionCreated.SessionID:+session_id
Step2.ConstructtheHTTPPostbody
NotethatIreusethesessionIDbecauseithasnottimedoutyet.Iskiptherepeatedstepsto
createmorebecausetheonlythingthatisdifferentistheHTTPbody.Fullscriptisattheendof
thepost.
###############################
#Step1.CreateServers#
###############################
#Createslbserverss110.0.2.128
#ConstructHTTPURLandPostBody
post_body=json.dumps(
{server:
{
name:s1,
host:10.0.2.128,
health_monitor:(default),
port_list:[
{"port_num":80,

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"protocol":2,}
],
}
}
)
url=https://172.31.31.121/services/rest/V2/?&session_id=+session_id+
&format=json&method=slb.server.create
printURLCreated.URL:+url+body:+post_body
(repeatandrinseforallthenecessaryconfigurationtasks)

Step3.Maketherequest

#Makingrequest
req=urllib2.Request(url,post_body)
rsp=urllib2.urlopen(req)
content=rsp.read()
printResult:+content

Thatisit!Simple,elegant,andrepeatablewithminimaleffort.:)

Hereisthedeviceblankconfigurationbeforescript:

AX12#shrun|sslb
AX12#
AX12#

Hereistheoutputafterexecution:

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>>>
SessionCreated.SessionID:69be80219842402d45f0488c52b782
URLCreated.URL:https://172.31.31.121/services/rest/V2/?
&session_id=69be80219842402d45f0488c52b782&format=json&method=slb.server.createbody:{server:
{host:10.0.2.128,name:s1,port_list:[{"protocol":2,"port_num":80}],health_monitor:
(default)}}
Result:{response:{status:OK}}
URLCreated.URL:https://172.31.31.121/services/rest/V2/?
&session_id=69be80219842402d45f0488c52b782&format=json&method=slb.server.createbody:{server:
{host:10.0.2.129,name:s2,port_list:[{"protocol":2,"port_num":80}],health_monitor:
(default)}}
Result:{response:{status:OK}}
URLCreated.URL:https://172.31.31.121/services/rest/V2/?
&session_id=69be80219842402d45f0488c52b782&format=json&method=slb.service_group.createbody:
{service_group:{protocol:2,name:http,member_list:[{"port":80,"server":"s1"},{"port":80,
"server":"s2"}],health_monitor:ping}}
Result:{response:{status:OK}}
URLCreated.URL:https://172.31.31.121/services/rest/V2/?
&session_id=69be80219842402d45f0488c52b782&format=json&method=slb.virtual_server.createbody:
{virtual_server:{subnet:{mask_len:24,address:10.0.1.122},vport_list:[{"service_group":"http",
"protocol":2,"port":80}],name:vip1}}
Result:{response:{status:OK}}
>>>

Deviceconfigurationafter:

AX12#shrun|sslb
slbservers110.0.2.128
connlimit8000000nologging
port80tcp
slbservers210.0.2.129
connlimit8000000nologging

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port80tcp
slbservicegrouphttptcp
healthcheckping
members1:80
members2:80
slbvirtualservervip110.0.1.122/24
port80tcp
servicegrouphttp
AX12#
AndnowIcanseethefantasticwebpagebymakingarequesttotheVIPservicedbys1:

aXAPIisprettycool.Iwillprobablyplaywithitmoreandpostmyprogresshere.

HappyCoding!LeavemeacommentonhowyoudliketoseeaXAPIintegrationscripts.:)

Hereisthefullscript:
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Note.Asyoucansee,thenextsteptooptimizewouldbetomaketheHTTPbodyconstructa
functiontocutdownthecode.Alsousemultiprocesstothreadwouldbenicetoo.

#!/usr/bin/envpython

#
#v1,September27,2013
#byEricChou
#
#Reference:AX_aXAPI_Ref_v220121010.pdf
#

importhttplib,json,urllib,urllib2

#GetsthesessionIDtohost172.31.31.121(Student12)
c=httplib.HTTPSConnection(172.31.31.121)
c.request(GET,/services/rest/V2/?
method=authenticate&username=admin&password=a10&format=json)
response=c.getresponse()
data=json.loads(response.read())
session_id=data['session_id']
printSessionCreated.SessionID:+session_id

###############################
#Step1.CreateServers#
###############################

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#Createslbserverss110.0.2.128
#ConstructHTTPURLandPostBody
post_body=json.dumps(
{server:
{
name:s1,
host:10.0.2.128,
health_monitor:(default),
port_list:[
{"port_num":80,
"protocol":2,}
],
}
}
)
url=https://172.31.31.121/services/rest/V2/?&session_id=+session_id+
&format=json&method=slb.server.create
printURLCreated.URL:+url+body:+post_body

#Makingrequest
req=urllib2.Request(url,post_body)
rsp=urllib2.urlopen(req)
content=rsp.read()
printResult:+content

#Createslbservers210.0.2.129
post_body=json.dumps(

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{server:
{
name:s2,
host:10.0.2.129,
health_monitor:(default),
port_list:[
{"port_num":80,
"protocol":2,}
],
}
}
)
url=https://172.31.31.121/services/rest/V2/?&session_id=+session_id+
&format=json&method=slb.server.create
printURLCreated.URL:+url+body:+post_body

#Makingrequest
req=urllib2.Request(url,post_body)
rsp=urllib2.urlopen(req)
content=rsp.read()
printResult:+content

####################################
#Step2.CreateServiceGroup#
####################################

#Createservicegrouphttpwithmemberservers1ands2

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post_body=json.dumps(
{service_group:
{
name:http,
protocol:2,
health_monitor:ping,
member_list:[
{"server":"s1",
"port":80,},
{"server":"s2",
"port":80,},
],
}
}
)
url=https://172.31.31.121/services/rest/V2/?&session_id=+session_id+
&format=json&method=slb.service_group.create
printURLCreated.URL:+url+body:+post_body

#Makingrequest
req=urllib2.Request(url,post_body)
rsp=urllib2.urlopen(req)
content=rsp.read()
printResult:+content

#####################################
#Step3.CreateVirtualServer#

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#####################################

#Createvirtualserver
post_body=json.dumps(
{virtual_server:
{
name:vip1,
subnet:
{
address:10.0.1.122,
mask_len:24,
},
vport_list:[
{"protocol":2,
"port":80,
"service_group":"http",
},
],
}
}
)
url=https://172.31.31.121/services/rest/V2/?&session_id=+session_id+
&format=json&method=slb.virtual_server.create
printURLCreated.URL:+url+body:+post_body

#Makingrequest
req=urllib2.Request(url,post_body)

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rsp=urllib2.urlopen(req)
content=rsp.read()
printResult:+content

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