Process Scripts Overview

Cisco IOS XR process scripts are also called daemon scripts. The process scripts are persistent scripts that continue to run as long as you have activated the scripts. An IOS XR process, Application manager (AppMgr or app manager), manages the lifecycle of process scripts. The scripts are registered as an application on the app manager. This application represents the instance of the script that is running on the router.

The app manager is used to:

• Start, stop, monitor, or retrieve the operational status of the script.
• Maintain the startup dependencies between the processes.
• Restart the process if the script terminates unexpectedly based on the configured restart policy.

Process scripts support Python 3.5 programming language.

This section gets you started with provisioning your Python automation scripts on the router.

Note: This section does not delve into creating Python scripts, but assumes that you have basic understanding of Python programming language. This section will walk you through the process involved in deploying and using the scripts on the router.