pyATS & Genie

pyATS | Genie Release Note

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pyATS Release Highlights

  • Task UID Filter via command line argument
  • ISR4200, C1100, ISR4331, ASR1001X device support
  • Updated manifest implementation to support IXIA TCL libraries

Unicon Changelog | pyATS Changelog | Genie Changelog

Genie Release Highlights

Genie

  • Total number of clean stages is 45

  • 99 new parsers for all your parsing needs! Grand total parsers is now 4577

  • 56 new APIs to help you get even more done! Grand total APIs is 2482

  • Total number of triggers is 443

  • Verifications and models stay strong at 691 and 32 respectively

  • IOSXE Device Ops for LaasV2 Health Monitoring/Snapshot

  • device.parse() returns raw output with parsed output by setting flag raw_data to True

  • Updated better timeout logic for device.parse()

  • Modified GenieScriptDiscover to enable Triggers to be extended via local packages and genielibs.cisco

pyATS Clean

  • ISR4200 support

  • C1100 support

  • ISR4331 support

  • ASR1001X support

  • Modified device recovery to fix grub menu logic for iosxe

  • Modified image hander, upload reload service arguments with image_to_boot for iosxe

  • Modified copy_to_device stage

Unicon

  • Empty list can be passed to retry and service_dialog
  • Updated hostname learning for HA connections for router connection provider

Unicon Plugins

  • Added reload service for HA connections for iosxe/cat9k

  • Updated bash prompt pattern for iosxr

  • Added state for emulator prompt for ios/pagent

Dependency/Impact

Python 3.6 was EOL on December 23rd 2021. Support for pyATS on Python 3.6 ended in April 2022. You will need to move to Python versions 3.7, 3.8, 3.9, or 3.10. (Python 3.8 is default for pyATS installer)

What's Next?

Abstract token enhancements are on the way! These will bring about much more controls on which parts of Genie should be used with your device. New tokens include data such as operating system version, model group, product ID/model number and more. Expect to see these changes in a month or two.

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