Network Automation is becoming increasingly important for managing and maintaining large-scale networks efficiently. If you're working with Cisco Switch Nexus 9000 NX-OS, you might be familiar with the Embedded Event Manager (EEM) and the importance of capturing logs when specific events occur on your interfaces.
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In this project, we'll be exploring the powerful CLI library in Cisco Switch Nexus 9000 NX-OS and leveraging it to build a troubleshooting assistant that can automate the process of capturing logs and storing them in the bootflash. By the end of this project, you'll have a better understanding of how to use EEM, CLI libraries, and automation to streamline your network operations and troubleshoot issues faster.
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How can we know the status changed? Syslog
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Where run the command? Onbox Nexus 9000
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How to send the command to nexus 9000? Using Cli library of Python
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Where we are going to save the information? Bootflash
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How to xtract the information allocated in the Nexus Using SCP
- Library to interact: Cli, scp
| Topics | Description | Title | Notes |
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| INSTALL PYTHON AND DEPENDENCIES | Install Python 3.10.2. | INSTALL PYTHON AND DEPENDENCIES | In this first step you install your Python. |
| INSTALL ANYCONNECT VPN CLIENT | Install VPN Client via CLI | INSTALL ANYCONNECT VPN CLIENT | In this second step you are going to install your vpn anyconnect client. |
| INSTALL GIT | Install GIT via CLI | INSTALL GIT | In this step you install git in your environment. |
| SCRIPT ASSISTANT | Script Assistant onbox in Nexus 9000 | SCRIPT ASSISTANT ONBOX | In this step you are going to create the code to capture information if exist an event. |
| SCRIPT TO EXTRACT FOLDER | Script files using scp in Python | EXTRACT NEXUS 9000 FILES | In this step you are going to dowload the files captured previously via Python. |
BUILDING-A-TROUBLESHOOTING-ASSISTANT.mp4
- Devnet Sandbox to test owner Inventory
- JSON to test format