aci_spine_portchecker

Check portstatus of aci spines

Use Case Description

The code is used to check the port status of all spine switches in an cisco application centric infrastructure via api. The code is used for a one time live check.

Installation

You need to install python3.8 or higher to run the code. You need to install the following modules:

• requests
• json
• os

Configuration

You can define enviroment variables (ACI_URL, ACI_USER, ACI_PASS) or enter the parameters initial at the start of the script. For multiple use, we recommand to configure enviroment variables.

Usage

(venv) $ python aci_spine_portchecker.py

Enter ACI url: https://10.10.20.14/

Enter ACI username: admin

Enter ACI password: C1sco12345

Host: https://10.10.20.14/

Device  |  Interface  |  Status
spine-1  |  eth14/32  |  up
spine-1  |  eth14/3  |  up
spine-1  |  eth17/30  |  up
spine-1  |  eth14/7  |  up
spine-1  |  eth9/3  |  up
spine-1  |  eth9/13  |  up
spine-1  |  eth14/5  |  up
spine-1  |  eth14/29  |  up
<output omitted>

DevNet Sandbox

Tested with Cisco ACI Multi-Site Orchestrator reservable sandbox.

How to test the software

Last tested un August 2022.

Known issues

Some json format issus when login or data gathering fails will be fixed in the future.

Getting help

If you have questions, concerns, bug reports, etc., please create an issue against this repository.

Author(s)

This project was written and is maintained by the following individuals:

• Benjamin jung [email protected]