Configuring the MOTD Banner

Configuring the MOTD Banner
POST http://<mgmt0_IP>/api/mo/sys/userext.json
{
  "aaaUserEp": {
    "children": [
      {
        "aaaPreLoginBanner": {
          "attributes": {
            "delimiter": "_",
            "message": ""
}}}]}}
{
    imdata:[]
}
<System>
  <userext-items>
    <preloginbanner-items>
      <delimiter>_</delimiter>
      <message></message>
    </preloginbanner-items>
  </userext-items>
</System>

Configures the MOTB (message-of-the-day) banner.


Guidelines and Limitations

Environment variables cannot be configured through the API interface.


CLI Command

The CLI command below is the equivalent to the payload example displayed in the pane on the right. Click the DME tab in the top-left corner of the right pane to view the JSON payload or the YANG tab to view the XML payload.

banner motd __

Note: The property information for this example was added in Release 9.3(3).


Verifying a DME Configuration
The following table contains the distinguished name (DN) for each managed object (MO) in the DME payload. Issue a GET request using the DN to verify the configuration was posted or to get information about the configured properties of a particular object.

MODN
aaaUserEp sys/userext
aaaPreLoginBanner sys/userext/preloginbanner


aaaPreLoginBanner Properties

The following table contains information about the aaaPreLoginBanner properties in the DME payload. For more information about the properties and MOs, see the NX-API DME Model Reference linked in the Related Documentation section below.

Property NameData TypeDescriptionValues
delimiteraaa:Delimiter
(string:CharBuffer)
Delimiter character
messageaaa:BannerMsg
(string:CharBuffer)
A message displayed in the banner.


Related Documentation

For other CLI options, see the Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Command Reference:

http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/switches/nexus-9000-series-switches/products-command-reference-list.html

See the NX-API DME Model Reference for detailed information about classes and attributes described in the payload:

https://developer.cisco.com/site/nx-os/docs/nexus-model-reference/

For information about using the payloads, see the Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Programmability Guide:

https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/switches/nexus-9000-series-switches/products-programming-reference-guides-list.html

Configuring the Banner Message

Configuring the Banner Message 
POST http://<mgmt0_IP>/api/mo/sys/userext.json
{
  "aaaUserEp": {
    "children": [
      {
        "aaaPostLoginBanner": {
          "attributes": {
            "delimiter": "1",
            "message": "23:"
}}}]}}
{
    imdata:[]
}
<System>
  <userext-items>
    <postloginbanner-items>
      <delimiter>1</delimiter>
      <message>23:</message>
    </postloginbanner-items>
  </userext-items>
</System>

Note: This example was added in Release 9.3(1).


CLI Commands

The CLI commands are equivalent to the payload examples displayed in the pane on the right. Click the DME tab in the top-left corner of the right pane to view the JSON payload. Click the YANG tab to view the XML payload.

banner exec 123:12


Verifying a DME Configuration

The following table contains the distinguished name (DN) for each managed object (MO) in the DME payload. Issue a GET request using the DN to verify the configuration was posted or to get information about the configured properties of a particular object.

MODN
aaaPostLoginBannersys/userext/postloginbanner
aaaUserEpsys/userext


aaaPostLoginBanner Properties

The following table contains information about the aaaPostLoginBanner properties in the DME payload. For more information about the properties and MOs, see the NX-API DME Model Reference linked in the Related Documentation section below.

Property NameData TypeDescriptionValues
delimiteraaa:Delimiter
(string:CharBuffer)
Delimiter character
DEFAULT: #
messageaaa:BannerMsg
(string:CharBuffer)
A message displayed in the banner.
By default, this property is empty


Related Documentation

For other CLI options, see the Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Command Reference:

http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/switches/nexus-9000-series-switches/products-command-reference-list.html

For detailed information about classes and attributes in the payload, see the NX-API DME Model Reference: https://developer.cisco.com/media/dme/index.html

For information about using the payloads, see the Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Programmability Guide:

https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/switches/nexus-9000-series-switches/products-programming-reference-guides-list.html

Deleting the Banner Exec Message

Deleting the Banner Exec Message 
POST http://<mgmt0_IP>/api/mo/sys/userext.json
{
  "aaaUserEp": {
    "children": [
      {
        "aaaPostLoginBanner": {
          "attributes": {
            "delimiter": "#",
            "message": ""
}}}]}}
{
    imdata:[]
}
<System>
  <userext-items>
    <postloginbanner-items>
      <delimiter>#</delimiter>
      <message></message>
    </postloginbanner-items>
  </userext-items>
</System>

Note: This example was added in Release 9.3(1).


CLI Commands

The CLI commands are equivalent to the payload examples displayed in the pane on the right. Click the DME tab in the top-left corner of the right pane to view the JSON payload. Click the YANG tab to view the XML payload.

no banner exec


Verifying a DME Configuration

The following table contains the distinguished name (DN) for each managed object (MO) in the DME payload. Issue a GET request using the DN to verify the configuration was posted or to get information about the configured properties of a particular object.

MODN
aaaPostLoginBannersys/userext/postloginbanner
aaaUserEpsys/userext


aaaPostLoginBanner Properties

The following table contains information about the aaaPostLoginBanner properties in the DME payload. For more information about the properties and MOs, see the NX-API DME Model Reference linked in the Related Documentation section below.

Property NameData TypeDescriptionValues
delimiteraaa:Delimiter
(string:CharBuffer)
Delimiter character
DEFAULT: #
messageaaa:BannerMsg
(string:CharBuffer)
A message displayed in the banner.
By default, this property is empty


Related Documentation

For other CLI options, see the Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Command Reference:

http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/switches/nexus-9000-series-switches/products-command-reference-list.html

For detailed information about classes and attributes in the payload, see the NX-API DME Model Reference: https://developer.cisco.com/media/dme/index.html

For information about using the payloads, see the Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Programmability Guide:

https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/switches/nexus-9000-series-switches/products-programming-reference-guides-list.html