This script is designed to show simple REST API operation and print Cisco DNAC device list and network health
If you run this project using the Cisco Exchange Dev environment
Scripts using Cisco DNA Center Always-on sandbox
In the Cisco Exchange Dev environment, you can try with the following commands:
Install Python packages
pip install -r requirements.txt
Run simple_api_operation_dnac.py
python simple_api_operation_dnac.py
Sample output:
Extract related information from JSON:
ID: 6b741b27-f7e7-4470-b6fc-d5168cc59502 Hostname c3504.abc.inc Management IP Address 10.10.20.51 Serial Number FOL25040021
ID: aa0a5258-3e6f-422f-9c4e-9c196db115ae Hostname leaf1.abc.inc Management IP Address 10.10.20.81 Serial Number FCW2220G09V
ID: f0cb8464-1ce7-4afe-9c0d-a4b0cc5ee84c Hostname leaf2.abc.inc Management IP Address 10.10.20.82 Serial Number FCW2211G0MA
ID: f16955ae-c349-47e9-8e8f-9b62104ab604 Hostname spine1.abc.inc Management IP Address 10.10.20.80 Serial Number FOC2135Z00T
Health Score 75, Total Count: 4
Category Access, Health Score: 100
Category Distribution, Health Score: 100
Category WLC, Health Score: 0
Terminal command here
You will copy this text and paste it into the terminal.
For Linux:
Clone the repo
git clone https://github.com/oborys/DNAC-simple-script
Work with Python:
cd DNAC-simple-script
Install the virtualenv package
The virtualenv package is required to create virtual environments. You can install it with pip:
pip install virtualenv
Create the virtual environment
To create a virtual environment, you must specify a path. For example to create one in the local directory called py3-venv, type the following:
python3 -m venv py3-venv
"Activate" the environment
Mac OS / Linux
source py3-venv/bin/activate
Windows
py3-venv\Scripts\activate
Install packages (list of packages in file requirements.txt) into the current python environment
pip install -r requirements.txt
Run script
python simple_api_operation_http_errors.py
Deactivate the virtual environment
To decativate the virtual environment and use your original Python environment, simply type deactivate.
deactivate