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EAPI Script To Push Extensions Across List of EOS Devices Using Python

This document outlines a Python script for automating the installation of extensions on Arista EOS devices using eAPI. It details the prerequisites, deployment methods, and components of the script, which includes copying an extension file to multiple switches and executing installation commands. The script logs the success or failure of each operation, and additional resources are provided for further information.

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EAPI Script To Push Extensions Across List of EOS Devices Using Python

This document outlines a Python script for automating the installation of extensions on Arista EOS devices using eAPI. It details the prerequisites, deployment methods, and components of the script, which includes copying an extension file to multiple switches and executing installation commands. The script logs the success or failure of each operation, and additional resources are provided for further information.

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EAPI script to push extensions across list of EOS

devices using Python


eos.arista.com/eapi-script-to-push-extensions-across-list-of-eos-devices-using-python

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Contents [hide]

Introduction
Pre-Requisites
Deployment methods
Script Components
Script Explanation
eAPI Script (automated_patch_push.py)
Github Repo Script

Introduction
This article demonstrates Arista’s EOS automation capabilities leveraging eAPI. This
document walks you through a script to Secure Copy (SCP) an extension on Arista
switches along with installing the extension on the list of switches defined in the script.

Pre-Requisites
This script is supported on Linux/Unix/Mac Operation Systems. The Arista eAPI must be
enabled on the switches and can be configured as follows:

Arista> enable
Arista# configure terminal
Arista(config)# management api http-commands
Arista(config-mgmt-api-http-cmds)# [no] shutdown
Arista(config-mgmt-api-http-cmds)# [no] protocol https [port ]
Arista(config-mgmt-api-http-cmds)# [no] protocol http [port ]

Jsonrpclib python module, could be installed as follows:

[admin@Arista ~]$ pip install jsonrpclib

Deployment methods
There is a choice of different options to install extensions across devices.

1. Manual configuration through Cli

a. User needs to securely copy the file into flash across all the switches

b. User needs to run commands to install extensions across all switches

c. Further instructions on installing extensions on EOS can be found on this link.


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2. GUI based installation by creating an Image Bundle in Cloud Vision Portal (CVP)
with the desired extension and push it on the device or container. Further
information can be found on this link

3. Using Python based eAPI script to install extensions across list of devices, we will
discuss this script further in the next section of this article.

Script Components
1. automated_patch_push.py

2. hosts.txt

3. output_logs.txt

Script Explanation
The script automated_patch_push.py reads the list of devices from the file hosts.txt and
creates a list. The script communicates with the list of Switches using eAPI configured on
the switch and the jsonrpclib module.

The script first copies the desired extensions on the switch and then runs the set of
commands to install the extension on the switch. The script then logs the failure/success of
the tasks in output_logs.txt file.

eAPI Script (automated_patch_push.py)


import subprocess
import getpass
from jsonrpclib import Server
import pexpect
import sys

myfile = "./SecurityAdvisory0030-Hotfix.swix" #Mention any extension that you are


trying to push to the switches

with open("./hosts.txt") as host_list:


ips = host_list.readlines()

user = raw_input("Username:") #Input the username of an account on the switch


password = getpass.getpass("Password:") #Input the password of an account on the
switch

for ip in ips:
ip = ip.rstrip()
destination = "%s@%s:" % (user, ip)
#Command to SCP extension on the switch

scp_cmd = "scp -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null " +


myfile + " " + destination
print "\nCOPYING FILE SecurityAdvisory0030-Hotfix.swix TO SWITCH %s \n Please wait

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for few secs....." %(ip)
try:
pexpect.run(scp_cmd)
child = pexpect.spawn(scp_cmd)
child.expect(r'.*assword:')
child.sendline(password)
child.expect(pexpect.EOF,timeout=5)
output_lines = child.before
print output_lines
except:
print "COPYING FILE SecurityAdvisory0030-Hotfix.swix TO SWITCH %s FAILED" % (ip)
else:
print "COPYING FILE SecurityAdvisory0030-Hotfix.swix TO SWITCH %s SUCCESFUL" %
(ip)

url = "http://%s:%s@%s/command-api" %(user,password,ip)


#Commands to install extensions on the switch
cmds = ["enable","configure","copy flash:SecurityAdvisory0030-Hotfix.swix
extension:","extension SecurityAdvisory0030-Hotfix.swix","copy installed-extensions
boot-extensions"]
try:
switch = Server(url)
extension_push = switch.runCmds(1,cmds,"json")
except:
print "INSTALLING EXTENSION SecurityAdvisory0030-Hotfix.swix FAILED for %s" %
(ip)
print
"==========================================================================="
with open('./output_logs.txt', 'a') as f:
status = "%s: FAILED\n" % (ip)
f.write(status)
else:
print "INSTALLING EXTENSION SecurityAdvisory0030-Hotfix.swix SUCCESFUL for %s" %
(ip)
print
"============================================================================="
with open('./output_logs.txt', 'a') as f:
status = "%s: SUCCESFUL\n" % (ip)
f.write(status)

Github Repo Script


The script can be downloaded on this link

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