net_dev_test_example

Example of network development tooling for dev and test.

Motivation

This repo of netdev examples was put together to test and learn about virlutils, pyATS, and Genie.

Show Me!

Here is the sample topology in VIRL

Features

• Example topology with 6 routers
• Example pyATS test
• Example pyATS + Genie test

Technologies & Frameworks Used

Cisco Products & Services:

• VIRL

Tools & Frameworks:

• virlutils
• Genie
• pyATS

Usage

Using the example is easy:

• virl up
• virl ls && virl nodes
• Confirm all nodes in simulation have come up
• virl generate pyats
• make ping
• make bgp

Installation

• git clone https://github.com/CiscoSE/net_dev_test_example
• virtualenv .venv -p python3
• pip install -r requirements.txt
• Create a .virlrc file with VIRL info
  • VIRL_HOST=ip
  • VIRL_USERNAME=
  • VIRL_PASSWORD=
• source env.sh

Authors & Maintainers

• Sam Byers sabyers@cisco.com

Credits

Most of the code in this repo is copypasta from the various example repos on DevNet. Here is some of the people credited with this awesome work:

• kecorbin
• RunSi
• jeaubin
• siming85

License

This project is licensed to you under the terms of the Cisco Sample Code License.