When we talk about a concept for a long time, its meaning can become unclear or changed. What it truly represents might become less significant. Today, I want to discuss the SSoT, a term that many people think they understand, but I believe has lost some clarity. This term is essential in modern IT automation.... Continue Reading →
IP Fabric: Download All Settings Easily
This post looks at a simple way to download all the settings from IP Fabric and acts as a primer for future IP Fabric API posts. IP Fabric was written from day one with an API First approach. This means that every function/feature is coded as an API in the first instance. The webUI is... Continue Reading →
Automating Raritan PX3 PDU Configuration
Automating tasks on devices with no vendor API/library support is really hard work, but it can also be the most useful code you write. In this example the devices have no API, SDK and the CLI structure is so different to network equipment that standard automation techniques won't work. The Problem My most recent coding... Continue Reading →
Netbox: Custom Link to Run a Custom Script that Specifies the Object to Pass as a Paramter
This is a short and simple post to describe how in netbox you can create a custom button that invokes a netbox custom script, with parameters pre-populated. In the example I use, the FindOwners button below is found only in the device page. Clicking it navigates to a particular script with the device in question... Continue Reading →
Can you fully automate a network?
A view point exploring why network automation should be an overlay rather than replacement of traditional networking skills.
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