salt.modules.napalm_mod#

NAPALM helpers#

Helpers for the NAPALM modules.

New in version 2017.7.0.

salt.modules.napalm_mod.alive(**kwargs)#

Returns the alive status of the connection layer. The output is a dictionary under the usual dictionary output of the NAPALM modules.

CLI Example:

salt '*' napalm.alive

Output Example:

result: True
out:
    is_alive: False
comment: ''

salt.modules.napalm_mod.call(method, *args, **kwargs)#

Execute arbitrary methods from the NAPALM library. To see the expected output, please consult the NAPALM documentation.

Note

This feature is not recommended to be used in production. It should be used for testing only!

CLI Example:

salt '*' napalm.call get_lldp_neighbors
salt '*' napalm.call get_firewall_policies
salt '*' napalm.call get_bgp_config group='my-group'

salt.modules.napalm_mod.compliance_report(filepath=None, string=None, renderer='jinja|yaml', **kwargs)#

Return the compliance report.

filepath

The absolute path to the validation file.

Changed in version 2019.2.0.

Beginning with release codename 2019.2.0, this function has been enhanced, to be able to leverage the multi-engine template rendering of Salt, besides the possibility to retrieve the file source from remote systems, the URL schemes supported being:

salt://
http:// and https://
ftp://
s3://
swift:/

Or on the local file system (on the Minion).

Note

The rendering result does not necessarily need to be YAML, instead it can be any format interpreted by Salt's rendering pipeline (including pure Python).

string

New in version 2019.2.0.

The compliance report send as inline string, to be used as the file to send through the renderer system. Note, not all renderer modules can work with strings; the 'py' renderer requires a file, for example.

renderer: jinja|yaml

New in version 2019.2.0.

The renderer pipe to send the file through; this is overridden by a "she-bang" at the top of the file.

kwargs

Changed in version 2019.2.0.

Keyword args to pass to Salt's compile_template() function.

CLI Example:

salt '*' napalm.compliance_report ~/validate.yml
salt '*' napalm.compliance_report salt://path/to/validator.sls

Validation File Example (pure YAML):

- get_facts:
    os_version: 4.17

- get_interfaces_ip:
    Management1:
      ipv4:
        10.0.2.14:
          prefix_length: 24
        _mode: strict

Validation File Example (as Jinja + YAML):

- get_facts:
    os_version: {{ grains.version }}
- get_interfaces_ip:
    Loopback0:
      ipv4:
        {{ grains.lo0.ipv4 }}:
          prefix_length: 24
        _mode: strict
- get_bgp_neighbors: {{ pillar.bgp.neighbors }}

Output Example:

device1:
    ----------
    comment:
    out:
        ----------
        complies:
            False
        get_facts:
            ----------
            complies:
                False
            extra:
            missing:
            present:
                ----------
                os_version:
                    ----------
                    actual_value:
                        15.1F6-S1.4
                    complies:
                        False
                    nested:
                        False
        get_interfaces_ip:
            ----------
            complies:
                False
            extra:
            missing:
                - Management1
            present:
                ----------
        skipped:
    result:
        True

salt.modules.napalm_mod.config_diff_text(source1='candidate', candidate_path=None, source2='running', running_path=None)#

New in version 2019.2.0.

Return the diff, as text, between the two different configuration sources. The sources can be either specified using the source1 and source2 arguments when retrieving from the managed network device.

source1: candidate: The source from where to retrieve the configuration to be compared with. Available options: candidate, running, startup. Default: candidate.
candidate_path: Absolute or remote path from where to load the candidate configuration text. This argument allows any URI supported by cp.get_url), e.g., salt://, https://, s3://, ftp:/, etc.
source2: running: The source from where to retrieve the configuration to compare with. Available options: candidate, running, startup. Default: running.
running_path: Absolute or remote path from where to load the running configuration text. This argument allows any URI supported by cp.get_url), e.g., salt://, https://, s3://, ftp:/, etc.
saltenv: base: Salt fileserver environment from which to retrieve the file. Ignored if candidate_path or running_path is not a salt:// URL.

CLI Example:

salt '*' napalm.config_diff_text
salt '*' napalm.config_diff_text candidate_path=https://bit.ly/2mAdq7z
# Would compare the running config with the configuration available at
# https://bit.ly/2mAdq7z

salt.modules.napalm_mod.config_diff_tree(source1='candidate', candidate_path=None, source2='running', running_path=None)#

New in version 2019.2.0.

Return the diff, as Python dictionary, between two different sources. The sources can be either specified using the source1 and source2 arguments when retrieving from the managed network device.

source1: candidate: The source from where to retrieve the configuration to be compared with. Available options: candidate, running, startup. Default: candidate.
candidate_path: Absolute or remote path from where to load the candidate configuration text. This argument allows any URI supported by cp.get_url), e.g., salt://, https://, s3://, ftp:/, etc.
source2: running: The source from where to retrieve the configuration to compare with. Available options: candidate, running, startup. Default: running.
running_path: Absolute or remote path from where to load the running configuration text. This argument allows any URI supported by cp.get_url), e.g., salt://, https://, s3://, ftp:/, etc.
saltenv: base: Salt fileserver environment from which to retrieve the file. Ignored if candidate_path or running_path is not a salt:// URL.

CLI Example:

salt '*' napalm.config_diff_text
salt '*' napalm.config_diff_text candidate_path=https://bit.ly/2mAdq7z
# Would compare the running config with the configuration available at
# https://bit.ly/2mAdq7z

CLI Example:

salt '*' napalm.config_diff_tree
salt '*' napalm.config_diff_tree running startup

salt.modules.napalm_mod.config_filter_lines(parent_regex, child_regex, source='running')#

New in version 2019.2.0.

Return a list of detailed matches, for the configuration blocks (parent-child relationship) whose parent respects the regular expressions configured via the parent_regex argument, and the child matches the child_regex regular expression. The result is a list of dictionaries with the following keys:

match: a boolean value that tells whether child_regex matched any children lines.
parent: the parent line (as text).
child: the child line (as text). If no child line matched, this field will be None.

Note

This function is only available only when the underlying library ciscoconfparse is installed. See ciscoconfparse module for more details.

parent_regex: The regular expression to match the parent configuration lines against.
child_regex: The regular expression to match the child configuration lines against.
source: running: The configuration type to retrieve from the network device. Default: running. Available options: running, startup, candidate.

CLI Example:

salt '*' napalm.config_filter_lines '^interface' 'ip address'
salt '*' napalm.config_filter_lines '^interface' 'shutdown' source=candidate

salt.modules.napalm_mod.config_find_lines(regex, source='running')#

New in version 2019.2.0.

Return the configuration lines that match the regular expressions from the regex argument. The configuration is read from the network device interrogated.

regex: The regular expression to match the configuration lines against.
source: running: The configuration type to retrieve from the network device. Default: running. Available options: running, startup, candidate.

CLI Example:

salt '*' napalm.config_find_lines '^interface Ethernet1\d'

salt.modules.napalm_mod.config_lines_w_child(parent_regex, child_regex, source='running')#

New in version 2019.2.0.

Return the configuration lines that match the regular expressions from the parent_regex argument, having child lines matching child_regex. The configuration is read from the network device interrogated.

Note

This function is only available only when the underlying library ciscoconfparse is installed. See ciscoconfparse module for more details.

parent_regex: The regular expression to match the parent configuration lines against.
child_regex: The regular expression to match the child configuration lines against.
source: running: The configuration type to retrieve from the network device. Default: running. Available options: running, startup, candidate.

CLI Example:

salt '*' napalm.config_lines_w_child '^interface' 'ip address'
salt '*' napalm.config_lines_w_child '^interface' 'shutdown' source=candidate

salt.modules.napalm_mod.config_lines_wo_child(parent_regex, child_regex, source='running')#

New in version 2019.2.0.

Return the configuration lines that match the regular expressions from the parent_regex argument, having the child lines not matching child_regex. The configuration is read from the network device interrogated.

Note

This function is only available only when the underlying library ciscoconfparse is installed. See ciscoconfparse module for more details.

parent_regex: The regular expression to match the parent configuration lines against.
child_regex: The regular expression to match the child configuration lines against.
source: running: The configuration type to retrieve from the network device. Default: running. Available options: running, startup, candidate.

CLI Example:

salt '*' napalm.config_lines_wo_child '^interface' 'ip address'
salt '*' napalm.config_lines_wo_child '^interface' 'shutdown' source=candidate

salt.modules.napalm_mod.config_merge_diff(source='running', merge_config=None, merge_path=None, saltenv='base')#

New in version 2019.2.0.

Return the merge diff, as text, after merging the merge config into the configuration source requested (without loading the config on the device).

source: running: The configuration type to retrieve from the network device. Default: running. Available options: running, startup, candidate.
merge_config: The config to be merged into the initial config, sent as text. This argument is ignored when merge_path is set.
merge_path: Absolute or remote path from where to load the merge configuration text. This argument allows any URI supported by cp.get_url), e.g., salt://, https://, s3://, ftp:/, etc.
saltenv: base: Salt fileserver environment from which to retrieve the file. Ignored if merge_path is not a salt:// URL.

CLI Example:

salt '*' napalm.config_merge_diff merge_path=salt://path/to/merge.cfg

salt.modules.napalm_mod.config_merge_text(source='running', merge_config=None, merge_path=None, saltenv='base')#

New in version 2019.2.0.

Return the merge result of the configuration from source with the merge configuration, as plain text (without loading the config on the device).

source: running: The configuration type to retrieve from the network device. Default: running. Available options: running, startup, candidate.
merge_config: The config to be merged into the initial config, sent as text. This argument is ignored when merge_path is set.
merge_path: Absolute or remote path from where to load the merge configuration text. This argument allows any URI supported by cp.get_url), e.g., salt://, https://, s3://, ftp:/, etc.
saltenv: base: Salt fileserver environment from which to retrieve the file. Ignored if merge_path is not a salt:// URL.

CLI Example:

salt '*' napalm.config_merge_text merge_path=salt://path/to/merge.cfg

salt.modules.napalm_mod.config_merge_tree(source='running', merge_config=None, merge_path=None, saltenv='base')#

New in version 2019.2.0.

Return the merge tree of the initial_config with the merge_config, as a Python dictionary.

source: running: The configuration type to retrieve from the network device. Default: running. Available options: running, startup, candidate.
merge_config: The config to be merged into the initial config, sent as text. This argument is ignored when merge_path is set.
merge_path: Absolute or remote path from where to load the merge configuration text. This argument allows any URI supported by cp.get_url), e.g., salt://, https://, s3://, ftp:/, etc.
saltenv: base: Salt fileserver environment from which to retrieve the file. Ignored if merge_path is not a salt:// URL.

CLI Example:

salt '*' napalm.config_merge_tree merge_path=salt://path/to/merge.cfg

salt.modules.napalm_mod.config_tree(source='running', with_tags=False)#

New in version 2019.2.0.

Transform Cisco IOS style configuration to structured Python dictionary. Depending on the value of the with_tags argument, this function may provide different views, valuable in different situations.

source: running: The configuration type to retrieve from the network device. Default: running. Available options: running, startup, candidate.
with_tags: False: Whether this function should return a detailed view, with tags.

CLI Example:

salt '*' napalm.config_tree

salt.modules.napalm_mod.junos_call(fun, *args, **kwargs)#

New in version 2019.2.0.

Execute an arbitrary function from the junos execution module. To check what args and kwargs you must send to the function, please consult the appropriate documentation.

fun: The name of the function. E.g., set_hostname.
args: List of arguments to send to the junos function invoked.
kwargs: Dictionary of key-value arguments to send to the juno function invoked.

CLI Example:

salt '*' napalm.junos_fun cli 'show system commit'

salt.modules.napalm_mod.junos_cli(command, format=None, dev_timeout=None, dest=None, **kwargs)#

New in version 2019.2.0.

Execute a CLI command and return the output in the specified format.

command: The command to execute on the Junos CLI.
format: text: Format in which to get the CLI output (either text or xml).
dev_timeout: 30: The NETCONF RPC timeout (in seconds).
dest: Destination file where the RPC output is stored. Note that the file will be stored on the Proxy Minion. To push the files to the Master, use cp.push.

CLI Example:

salt '*' napalm.junos_cli 'show lldp neighbors'

salt.modules.napalm_mod.junos_commit(**kwargs)#

New in version 2019.2.0.

Commit the changes loaded in the candidate configuration.

dev_timeout: 30: The NETCONF RPC timeout (in seconds).
comment: Provide a comment for the commit.
confirm: Provide time in minutes for commit confirmation. If this option is specified, the commit will be rolled back in the specified amount of time unless the commit is confirmed.
sync: False: When True, on dual control plane systems, requests that the candidate configuration on one control plane be copied to the other control plane, checked for correct syntax, and committed on both Routing Engines.
force_sync: False: When True, on dual control plane systems, force the candidate configuration on one control plane to be copied to the other control plane.
full: When True, requires all the daemons to check and evaluate the new configuration.
detail: When True, return commit detail.

CLI Examples:

salt '*' napalm.junos_commit comment='Commitiing via Salt' detail=True
salt '*' napalm.junos_commit dev_timeout=60 confirm=10
salt '*' napalm.junos_commit sync=True dev_timeout=90

salt.modules.napalm_mod.junos_copy_file(src, dst, **kwargs)#

New in version 2019.2.0.

Copies the file on the remote Junos device.

src: The source file path. This argument accepts the usual Salt URIs (e.g., salt://, http://, https://, s3://, ftp://, etc.).
dst: The destination path on the device where to copy the file.

CLI Example:

salt '*' napalm.junos_copy_file https://example.com/junos.cfg /var/tmp/myjunos.cfg

salt.modules.napalm_mod.junos_facts(**kwargs)#

New in version 2019.2.0.

The complete list of Junos facts collected by junos-eznc.

CLI Example:

salt '*' napalm.junos_facts

salt.modules.napalm_mod.junos_install_os(path=None, **kwargs)#

New in version 2019.2.0.

Installs the given image on the device.

path

The image file source. This argument supports the following URIs:

Absolute path on the Minion.
salt:// to fetch from the Salt fileserver.
http:// and https://
ftp://
swift:/
s3://

dev_timeout: 30

The NETCONF RPC timeout (in seconds)

reboot: False

Whether to reboot the device after the installation is complete.

no_copy: False

If True the software package will not be copied to the remote device.

CLI Example:

salt '*' napalm.junos_install_os salt://images/junos_16_1.tgz reboot=True

salt.modules.napalm_mod.junos_rpc(cmd=None, dest=None, format=None, **kwargs)#

New in version 2019.2.0.

Execute an RPC request on the remote Junos device.

cmd: The RPC request to the executed. To determine the RPC request, you can check the from the command line of the device, by executing the usual command followed by | display xml rpc, e.g., show lldp neighbors | display xml rpc.
dest: Destination file where the RPC output is stored. Note that the file will be stored on the Proxy Minion. To push the files to the Master, use cp.push Execution function.
format: xml: The format in which the RPC reply is received from the device.
dev_timeout: 30: The NETCONF RPC timeout.
filter: Used with the get-config RPC request to filter out the config tree.
terse: False: Whether to return terse output.

Note

Some RPC requests may not support this argument.
interface_name: Name of the interface to query.

CLI Example:

salt '*' napalm.junos_rpc get-lldp-neighbors-information
salt '*' napalm.junos_rpc get-config <configuration><system><ntp/></system></configuration>

salt.modules.napalm_mod.netmiko_args(**kwargs)#

New in version 2019.2.0.

Return the key-value arguments used for the authentication arguments for the netmiko module.

When running in a non-native NAPALM driver (e.g., panos, f5`, mos - either from https://github.com/napalm-automation-community or defined in user's own environment, one can specify the Netmiko device type (the device_type argument) via the netmiko_device_type_map configuration option / Pillar key, e.g.,

netmiko_device_type_map:
  f5: f5_ltm
  dellos10: dell_os10

The configuration above defines the mapping between the NAPALM os Grain and the Netmiko device_type, e.g., when the NAPALM Grain is f5, it would use the f5_ltm SSH Netmiko driver to execute commands over SSH on the remote network device.

CLI Example:

salt '*' napalm.netmiko_args

salt.modules.napalm_mod.netmiko_call(method, *args, **kwargs)#

New in version 2019.2.0.

Execute an arbitrary Netmiko method, passing the authentication details from the existing NAPALM connection.

method: The name of the Netmiko method to execute.
args: List of arguments to send to the Netmiko method specified in method.
kwargs: Key-value arguments to send to the execution function specified in method.

CLI Example:

salt '*' napalm.netmiko_call send_command 'show version'

salt.modules.napalm_mod.netmiko_commands(*commands, **kwargs)#

New in version 2019.2.0.

Invoke one or more commands to be executed on the remote device, via Netmiko. Returns a list of strings, with the output from each command.

commands: A list of commands to be executed.
expect_string: Regular expression pattern to use for determining end of output. If left blank will default to being based on router prompt.
delay_factor: 1: Multiplying factor used to adjust delays (default: 1).
max_loops: 500: Controls wait time in conjunction with delay_factor. Will default to be based upon self.timeout.
auto_find_prompt: True: Whether it should try to auto-detect the prompt (default: True).
strip_prompt: True: Remove the trailing router prompt from the output (default: True).
strip_command: True: Remove the echo of the command from the output (default: True).
normalize: True: Ensure the proper enter is sent at end of command (default: True).
use_textfsm: False: Process command output through TextFSM template (default: False).

CLI Example:

salt '*' napalm.netmiko_commands 'show version' 'show interfaces'

salt.modules.napalm_mod.netmiko_config(*config_commands, **kwargs)#

New in version 2019.2.0.

Load a list of configuration commands on the remote device, via Netmiko.

Warning

Please remember that netmiko does not have any rollback safeguards and any configuration change will be directly loaded into the running config if the platform doesn't have the concept of candidate config.

On Junos, or other platforms that have this capability, the changes will not be loaded into the running config, and the user must set the commit argument to True to transfer the changes from the candidate into the running config before exiting.

config_commands

A list of configuration commands to be loaded on the remote device.

config_file

Read the configuration commands from a file. The file can equally be a template that can be rendered using the engine of choice (see template_engine).

This can be specified using the absolute path to the file, or using one of the following URL schemes:

salt://, to fetch the file from the Salt fileserver.
http:// or https://
ftp://
s3://
swift://

exit_config_mode: True

Determines whether or not to exit config mode after complete.

delay_factor: 1

Factor to adjust delays.

max_loops: 150

Controls wait time in conjunction with delay_factor (default: 150).

strip_prompt: False

Determines whether or not to strip the prompt (default: False).

strip_command: False

Determines whether or not to strip the command (default: False).

config_mode_command

The command to enter into config mode.

commit: False

Commit the configuration changes before exiting the config mode. This option is by default disabled, as many platforms don't have this capability natively.

CLI Example:

salt '*' napalm.netmiko_config 'set system ntp peer 1.2.3.4' commit=True
salt '*' napalm.netmiko_config https://bit.ly/2sgljCB

salt.modules.napalm_mod.netmiko_fun(fun, *args, **kwargs)#

New in version 2019.2.0.

Call an arbitrary function from the Netmiko module, passing the authentication details from the existing NAPALM connection.

fun: The name of the function from the Netmiko to invoke.
args: List of arguments to send to the execution function specified in fun.
kwargs: Key-value arguments to send to the execution function specified in fun.

CLI Example:

salt '*' napalm.netmiko_fun send_command 'show version'

salt.modules.napalm_mod.netmiko_multi_call(*methods, **kwargs)#

New in version 2019.2.0.

Execute a list of arbitrary Netmiko methods, passing the authentication details from the existing NAPALM connection.

methods

List of dictionaries with the following keys:

name: the name of the Netmiko function to invoke.
args: list of arguments to send to the name method.
kwargs: key-value arguments to send to the name method.

CLI Example:

salt '*' napalm.netmiko_multi_call "{'name': 'send_command', 'args': ['show version']}" "{'name': 'send_command', 'args': ['show interfaces']}"

salt.modules.napalm_mod.nxos_api_config(commands=None, config_file=None, template_engine='jinja', context=None, defaults=None, saltenv='base', **kwargs)#

New in version 2019.2.0.

Configures the Nexus switch with the specified commands, via the NX-API.

commands

The list of configuration commands to load on the Nexus switch.

Note

This argument is ignored when config_file is specified.

config_file

The source file with the configuration commands to be sent to the device.

The file can also be a template that can be rendered using the template engine of choice. This can be specified using the absolute path to the file, or using one of the following URL schemes:

salt://
https://
ftp:/
s3:/
swift://

template_engine: jinja

The template engine to use when rendering the source file. Default: jinja. To simply fetch the file without attempting to render, set this argument to None.

context: None

Variables to add to the template context.

defaults: None

Default values of the context dict.

saltenv: base

Salt fileserver environment from which to retrieve the file. Ignored if config_file is not a salt:// URL.

CLI Example:

salt '*' napalm.nxos_api_config 'spanning-tree mode mstp'
salt '*' napalm.nxos_api_config config_file=https://bit.ly/2LGLcDy context="{'servers': ['1.2.3.4']}"

salt.modules.napalm_mod.nxos_api_rpc(commands, method='cli', **kwargs)#

New in version 2019.2.0.

Execute an arbitrary RPC request via the Nexus API.

commands: The RPC commands to be executed.
method: cli: The type of the response, i.e., raw text (cli_ascii) or structured document (cli). Defaults to cli (structured data).

CLI Example:

salt '*' napalm.nxos_api_rpc 'show version'

salt.modules.napalm_mod.nxos_api_show(commands, raw_text=True, **kwargs)#

New in version 2019.2.0.

Execute one or more show (non-configuration) commands.

commands: The commands to be executed.
raw_text: True: Whether to return raw text or structured data.

CLI Example:

salt '*' napalm.nxos_api_show 'show version'
salt '*' napalm.nxos_api_show 'show bgp sessions' 'show processes' raw_text=False

salt.modules.napalm_mod.pyeapi_call(method, *args, **kwargs)#

New in version 2019.2.0.

Invoke an arbitrary method from the pyeapi library. This function forwards the existing connection details to the pyeapi.run_commands execution function.

method: The name of the pyeapi method to invoke.
kwargs: Key-value arguments to send to the pyeapi method.

CLI Example:

salt '*' napalm.pyeapi_call run_commands 'show version' encoding=text
salt '*' napalm.pyeapi_call get_config as_string=True

salt.modules.napalm_mod.pyeapi_config(commands=None, config_file=None, template_engine='jinja', context=None, defaults=None, saltenv='base', **kwargs)#

New in version 2019.2.0.

Configures the Arista switch with the specified commands, via the pyeapi library. This function forwards the existing connection details to the pyeapi.run_commands execution function.

commands

The list of configuration commands to load on the Arista switch.

Note

This argument is ignored when config_file is specified.

config_file

The source file with the configuration commands to be sent to the device.

The file can also be a template that can be rendered using the template engine of choice. This can be specified using the absolute path to the file, or using one of the following URL schemes:

salt://
https://
ftp:/
s3:/
swift://

template_engine: jinja

The template engine to use when rendering the source file. Default: jinja. To simply fetch the file without attempting to render, set this argument to None.

context: None

Variables to add to the template context.

defaults: None

Default values of the context dict.

saltenv: base

Salt fileserver environment from which to retrieve the file. Ignored if config_file is not a salt:// URL.

CLI Example:

salt '*' napalm.pyeapi_config 'ntp server 1.2.3.4'

salt.modules.napalm_mod.pyeapi_nxos_api_args(**prev_kwargs)#

New in version 2019.2.0.

Return the key-value arguments used for the authentication arguments for the pyeapi execution module.

CLI Example:

salt '*' napalm.pyeapi_nxos_api_args

salt.modules.napalm_mod.pyeapi_run_commands(*commands, **kwargs)#

Execute a list of commands on the Arista switch, via the pyeapi library. This function forwards the existing connection details to the pyeapi.run_commands execution function.

commands: A list of commands to execute.
encoding: json: The requested encoding of the command output. Valid values for encoding are json (default) or text.

CLI Example:

salt '*' napalm.pyeapi_run_commands 'show version' encoding=text
salt '*' napalm.pyeapi_run_commands 'show ip bgp neighbors'

salt.modules.napalm_mod.reconnect(force=False, **kwargs)#

Reconnect the NAPALM proxy when the connection is dropped by the network device. The connection can be forced to be restarted using the force argument.

Note

This function can be used only when running proxy minions.

CLI Example:

salt '*' napalm.reconnect
salt '*' napalm.reconnect force=True

salt.modules.napalm_mod.rpc(command, **kwargs)#

New in version 2019.2.0.

This is a wrapper to execute RPC requests on various network operating systems supported by NAPALM, invoking the following functions for the NAPALM native drivers:

napalm.junos_rpc for junos
napalm.pyeapi_run_commands for eos
napalm.nxos_api_rpc for nxos
napalm.netmiko_commands for ios, iosxr, and nxos_ssh

command: The RPC command to execute. This depends on the nature of the operating system.
kwargs: Key-value arguments to be sent to the underlying Execution function.

The function capabilities are extensible in the user environment via the napalm_rpc_map configuration option / Pillar, e.g.,

napalm_rpc_map:
  f5: napalm.netmiko_commands
  panos: panos.call

The mapping above reads: when the NAPALM os Grain is f5, then call napalm.netmiko_commands for RPC requests.

By default, if the user does not specify any map, non-native NAPALM drivers will invoke the napalm.netmiko_commands Execution function.

CLI Example:

salt '*' napalm.rpc 'show version'
salt '*' napalm.rpc get-interfaces

salt.modules.napalm_mod.scp_get(remote_path, local_path='', recursive=False, preserve_times=False, **kwargs)#

New in version 2019.2.0.

Transfer files and directories from remote network device to the localhost of the Minion.

Note

This function is only available only when the underlying library scp is installed. See scp module for more details.

remote_path: Path to retrieve from remote host. Since this is evaluated by scp on the remote host, shell wildcards and environment variables may be used.
recursive: False: Transfer files and directories recursively.
preserve_times: False: Preserve mtime and atime of transferred files and directories.
passphrase: Used for decrypting private keys.
pkey: An optional private key to use for authentication.
key_filename: The filename, or list of filenames, of optional private key(s) and/or certificates to try for authentication.
timeout: An optional timeout (in seconds) for the TCP connect.
socket_timeout: 10: The channel socket timeout in seconds.
buff_size: 16384: The size of the SCP send buffer.
allow_agent: True: Set to False to disable connecting to the SSH agent.
look_for_keys: True: Set to False to disable searching for discoverable private key files in ~/.ssh/
banner_timeout: An optional timeout (in seconds) to wait for the SSH banner to be presented.
auth_timeout: An optional timeout (in seconds) to wait for an authentication response.
auto_add_policy: False: Automatically add the host to the known_hosts.

CLI Example:

salt '*' napalm.scp_get /var/tmp/file /tmp/file auto_add_policy=True

salt.modules.napalm_mod.scp_put(files, remote_path=None, recursive=False, preserve_times=False, saltenv='base', **kwargs)#

New in version 2019.2.0.

Transfer files and directories to remote network device.

Note

This function is only available only when the underlying library scp is installed. See scp module for more details.

files: A single path or a list of paths to be transferred.
remote_path: The path on the remote device where to store the files.
recursive: True: Transfer files and directories recursively.
preserve_times: False: Preserve mtime and atime of transferred files and directories.
saltenv: base: The name of the Salt environment. Ignored when files is not a salt:// URL.
hostname: The hostname of the remote device.
port: 22: The port of the remote device.
username: The username required for SSH authentication on the device.
password: Used for password authentication. It is also used for private key decryption if passphrase is not given.
passphrase: Used for decrypting private keys.
pkey: An optional private key to use for authentication.
key_filename: The filename, or list of filenames, of optional private key(s) and/or certificates to try for authentication.
timeout: An optional timeout (in seconds) for the TCP connect.
socket_timeout: 10: The channel socket timeout in seconds.
buff_size: 16384: The size of the SCP send buffer.
allow_agent: True: Set to False to disable connecting to the SSH agent.
look_for_keys: True: Set to False to disable searching for discoverable private key files in ~/.ssh/
banner_timeout: An optional timeout (in seconds) to wait for the SSH banner to be presented.
auth_timeout: An optional timeout (in seconds) to wait for an authentication response.
auto_add_policy: False: Automatically add the host to the known_hosts.

CLI Example:

salt '*' napalm.scp_put /path/to/file /var/tmp/file auto_add_policy=True

Table of Contents

salt.modules.napalm_mod#

NAPALM helpers#