Add network_driver
field to Platform model
#4136
Labels
type: feature
Introduction of new or enhanced functionality to the application
Milestone
As ...
Tammy - Tools Integrator
I want ...
To have a consistent way that various apps and libraries (Ansible, Golden Config, etc.) can determine which
Netmikolibrary-specific driver to use when communicating with a given class of devices.So that ...
Each individual integration does not need to reinvent the wheel, e.g. by adding a custom field or a config-context attribute, in order to solve this common problem.
I know this is done when...
The Platform model allows me to define a
netmiko_driver
network_driver
attribute, similar to the existingnapalm_driver
attribute, that apps and libraries can consume. See comment below for more specifics.Optional - Feature groups this request pertains to.
Database Changes
Yes, new database field.
External Dependencies
None directly - adding this field does not entail making Netmiko into a required dependency of Nautobot.
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