🌐 Unlock Network Automation: Manage Network Devices with pyATS and Geni in Python

Welcome back to IEE! In today's tutorial, we're diving deep into the world of network automation with pyATS, Cisco's Python Automation and Testing System. If you're a network engineer, developer, or simply curious about simplifying device operations, you're in the right place. What You'll Learn: • 🚀 Introduction to pyATS: Understand the fundamentals of pyATS and how it empowers you to automate and test your network infrastructure seamlessly. • 🔍 Creating Your Inventory File: Learn how to define your network devices in a YAML-formatted inventory file. This file serves as the backbone for managing your devices in pyATS. • ⚙️ Connecting to Devices: Explore how pyATS establishes connections to your network devices using the information provided in the inventory file. We'll cover protocols, IP addresses, ports, and credentials. • 📂 Organizing Devices with Testbeds: Discover the concept of testbeds in pyATS, a powerful way to organize and manage multiple devices in your network. Testbeds provide a structured environment for testing and automation. • 🛠️ Interacting with Devices: Dive into practical examples of interacting with network devices using pyATS. Execute show commands, retrieve device information, and perform basic operations to streamline your workflow. • 🔄 Automating Routine Tasks: Learn how to use pyATS to automate repetitive tasks on your network devices. Whether it's configuration changes, status checks, or data retrieval, pyATS can make your life easier. How to Get Started: 1. 📋 Prepare Your Inventory File: Create a YAML inventory file with details about your network devices. This file is the key to orchestrating operations with pyATS. 2. 🚀 Follow Along: Join me in a step-by-step journey as we connect to devices, explore testbeds, and unleash the full potential of pyATS for network automation. 3. 💡 Customize for Your Network: Understand how to adapt the techniques to fit the specifics of your network setup. pyATS is versatile and can accommodate various device types and configurations. 📋 Note: make sure that you have installed pyats by issuing this command as an example for an Ubuntu server: "pip3 install pyats[full]" Timestamps: 00:05 - Introduction 03:10 - How to setup the inventory.yaml file 08:45 - How to use pyATS (diff, parse and learn) command options from the CLI to interact with network devices 19:00 - How to use pyATS (parse, learn, concurrency) command options from an IDE environment to interact with network devices 33:10 - Perform AEtest on one of the use cases related to "show version" command 42:10 - Conclusion Conclusion: By the end of this tutorial, you'll have the knowledge and confidence to operate your network devices efficiently using pyATS. Whether you're a networking professional or an aspiring enthusiast, pyATS is your gateway to streamlined, automated network operations. 🔔 Don't forget to like, subscribe, and hit the notification bell to stay updated with our latest network automation tutorials! Have questions or suggestions for future tutorials? Drop them in the comments below. Let's dive into the world of network automation with pyATS! 💻✨ References: Genie Parser URL: https://pubhub.devnetcloud.com/media/genie-feature-browser/docs/#/parsers AEtest Documentation: https://pubhub.devnetcloud.com/media/pyats/docs/aetest/index.html pyATS Gnie CLI: https://pubhub.devnetcloud.com/media/genie-docs/docs/cli/genie_create.html 📋 Note: At the time of recording this video, the pyATS and Genie libraries were not compatible with Windows environment. Please use Linux/Unix version to be able to carry out this task successfully.