This is a repository for code and instructions to help you interact with and automate Cisco Data Center technologies, such as Data Center Switches, NX-OS, Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI), Unified Computing System (UCS), Instersight, and more.

The code in these directories was primarily tested against the free sandboxes from Cisco DevNet, as well as labs in Cisco Modeling Labs (CML). We've included sections here about setting up CML, as well as setting up ProxMox to host CML as a virtual machine.

• Cisco Modeling Labs (CML) - How to install CML. Each section also contains info about how to using CML for the tools in that section.

• Proxmox Setup Guide: This guide will help you set up Proxmox on both a laptop and a MiniPC. We also cover steps for Mac, Windows, and Linux.

• NX-OS: NX-OS Data Center Development. We have sections for automating NX-OS with Ansible, Python Scripting, and Terraform, as well as how to use Splunk Telemetry with NX-OS.

• Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI): ACI Data Center Development.

• Intersight: Automate Cisco Intersight.

Clone the main repo (if you haven't already done so).

git clone https://github.com/xanderstevenson/data-center-development.git
cd data-center-development

• Mac/Linux

python3 -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate

• Windows

python3 -m venv venv
venv\Scripts\activate

pip install -r requirements.txt

Each section will have specific instructions on how to run code. For example, in the nx-os/ansible_nx-os section, each playbook is listed in the README, along with a copy/pastable command for running it, e.g.

• Name: backup_config.yaml

  • Purpose: Backup the current configuration of NX-OS devices

  • How to run:

    ansible-playbook playbooks/backup_config.yaml