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Arista API
Ansible for Arista
Ansible in the (Linux) host machine
First of all we need >Python2.7, pip and setuptools:
To compile it Python 2.7:
tar -xvf Python-2.7.5.tgz cd Python-2.7.5 ./configure make sudo checkinstall
Download ansible-devel from github
Compile it with
source ./hacking/env-setup
Newer python versions include pip: http://tecadmin.net/install-python-2-7-on-centos-rhel/#
Arista eAPI 101 . Several python examples can be found here
This is a basic, simple example.
In gsites tchkwn, there is an example of a py to configure a set a vlans all at once in several switches.
EOS-4.14.8M-CommandApiGuide.pdf and browse into the correspondent active release
Arista eAPI Python Library
Python
jsonrpclib
RPC / JSON-RPC specification
Ansible for EOS
http://chromaticsites.com/blog/automated-servers-and-deployments-ansible-jenkins
- Roles: “reusable abstractions” as their docs page explains. See more at: http://chromaticsites.com/blog/automated-servers-and-deployments-ansible-jenkins#sthash.i8k9rOHG.dpuf
- Playbooks
