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The document describes a Python script that uses SNMP to poll network devices and retrieve interface name and description information. The script defines functions to connect to devices via SNMP and get or walk OIDs, and includes a main function that uses these functions to retrieve interface details from a device and print them.

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The document describes a Python script that uses SNMP to poll network devices and retrieve interface name and description information. The script defines functions to connect to devices via SNMP and get or walk OIDs, and includes a main function that uses these functions to retrieve interface details from a device and print them.

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FYP-network-automation

from easysnmp import Session


from easysnmp import exceptions as SNMPexceptions

def SnmpPoll(type, OID, host, community):


"""
Author - Jonathan Steward
Function - Polls for Snmp Information based on the type and the OID
provided.
Inputs -
type - string
oid - string
host - string
community - string
returns -
list - results of the SNMP operation, if can't connect returns False
"""
attemps = 0
while attemps < 3:
try:
session = Session(hostname=host, community=community, version=2)
if type == "GET":
try:
result = session.get(OID)
return result
except SNMPexceptions.EasySNMPTimeoutError as error:
print "couldn't connect to {} to poll for SNMP for some
reason: {}".format(host, error)
attemps += 1

if type == "WALK":
try:
result = session.walk(OID)
return result
except SNMPexceptions.EasySNMPTimeoutError as error:
print "couldn't connect to {} to poll for SNMP for some
reason: {}".format(host, error)
attemps += 1
except:
print "something didn't work, re-trying"
attemps += 1

"""
Commented because this script was for phase 1 and isn't used any more
def main():
hosts = ["192.168.0.1"]
community = "public"
for host in hosts:
GrabIntToDesc(host, community)
def GrabIntToDesc(host, community):
InterfaceNameOID = '.1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.2' # OID for int names
InterfaceDescOID = '.1.3.6.1.2.1.31.1.1.1.18' # OID of int descriptions
as configured
# print ("searching for the value related to OID %s"%(OID))
IntNames = SnmpPoll("WALK", InterfaceNameOID, host, community)
if not IntNames:
return
IntDesc = SnmpPoll("WALK", InterfaceDescOID, host, community)
if not IntDesc:
return

IntDetails = []

descriptions = 0
for index, interface in enumerate(IntNames):
if not IntDesc[index].value:
continue
descriptions += 1
intdetail = '{} {}'.format(interface.value, IntDesc[index].value)
IntDetails.append(intdetail)

if not descriptions:
print "no interface descriptions set"
else:
print "\ninterfaces for {} host\nName\t|\tDescription".format(host)
for int in IntDetails:
print int

if __name__ == "__main__":
main()

"""

from setuptools import setup

setup(name='jonathan-steward-automation',
version='0.2',
description='automation for networking',
url='http://www.jonathansteward.co.uk',
author='jonathansteward',
author_email='[email protected]',
license='???',
packages=['jonathan_steward_automation'],
zip_safe=False)

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