pyATS & Genie

pyATS | Genie Release Note

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Release Highlights

pyATS

  • The results.json file now contains pyATS Health results and summary.
  • Logs are now automatically uploaded into the TaaS LogViewer.
    • At the end of a job, the URL to the TaaS logs will be printed.
  • Testbed loader now uses the genie.testbed.load method instead of a converter. This provides consistency whether a pyATS or Genie script is being run.
  • The following testbed methods have been added which get executed across all devices in the testbed in parallel.
    • testbed.connect()
    • testbed.disconnect()
    • testbed.destroy()
    • testbed.execute()
    • testbed.configure()
    • testbed.parse()

Genie

  • 170 new IOSXE, IOS, NXOS, IOSXR and Junos parsers with a grand total of 3146 parsers.
  • 122 new APIs to use on your devices. Grand total of 1442 APIs.
  • Fixed loading of testbed with user defined interface class.

pyATS Clean

  • [IOSXR] Enhanced the install_image_and_packages stage for better stability and accuracy.
  • [GENERIC] Added via argument to the reload stage which enables specifying which connection to use upon reconnect.

pyATS Health

  • Deprecated --health-webex for --health-notify-webex.
  • Added deprecation warnings to all deprecated arguments.
  • Removed deprecated arguments from help menu.
  • Enhanced --health-file argument to support passing file paths or URLs.

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  • Enhanced the HA initialization for dual RP connections.
  • Modified prompt_recovery to log a warning on hostname mismatch instead of raising an exception.

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  • [GENERIC] Removed disconnect/reconnect from HA reload.
  • [GENERIC] Fixed state machine transition if ping failure occurs.
  • [IOSXE] Added guestshell service support
  • [NXOS] Added guestshell service support
  • [NXOS/MDS] Added support for Target Initiator Emulator (TIE)

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