pyATS | Genie - Getting Started!

WOW, what an amazing tool that the Cisco DevNet team has gifted to us. This thing does it all, and in this video, we will go from 0 to up and running. Let's check out how to parse data from a Cisco IOS device (3750G) to JSON, as well as compare config snapshots.
➡️Visit DataKnox: knoxhutchinson.com
➡️Need training? Check CBT Nuggets: learn.gg/dataknox
Training!
CBT Nuggets: learn.gg/dataknox
ENCOR: learn.gg/encor-knox
ENAUTO: learn.gg/enauto2
PowerShell 7: learn.gg/ps7-dataknox
*Below you will find what are known as affiliate links. Basically, links to really great stuff I use that, if you buy, I will receive a super small kickback that helps support this channel. Thanks!!*
(BOOKS, GEAR, and STUFF I USE)
Amazon Affiliate Store: amazon.com/shop/dataknox
Boson Pracitce Exams: bit.ly/3dRXDKr
Dell R720 2U server: ebay.to/2MUZZMP
Cisco 3750G Switch: ebay.to/2YsGuQQ
Cisco 3650 IOS-XE Switch: ebay.to/3fnVRkt
Cisco 3850 IOS-XE Switch: ebay.to/2XZ0ko2
Get ESXI 7.0: my.vmware.com/en/web/vmware/e...
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
🤝🤝🤝JOIN THE Cisco Routing and Switching FACEBOOK STUDY GROUP: bit.ly/2A3vah0
🤝🤝🤝JOIN THE CCNA/CCNP Collaboration FACEBOOK STUDY GROUP: bit.ly/2FEE9aH
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
mcsa vcp mcse mta tshoot 300-135 az-900 az 900 az900 Microsoft Azure Devnet Associate
Cisco Devnet Associate
CCNP Enterprise
CCNP Security
CCNP Data Center
CCNP Service Provider
CCNP Collaboration
Cisco Certified Devnet Professional
Cisco Certified Network Professional
CompTIA Linux+
Linux+
Ethical Hacking
Hacking
#CBTNTrainer #ccna #ccie

[@ninifel]

Absolutely awesome ! In 10 minutes, I learn all what I was looking for since 3 weeks. Thank you so much. Truly appreciate your video's.

[@Robertbautistajr]

Data Knox! Thank you for this video! I was struggling getting started but your video was perfect. Really appreciate it!

[@pedrohenriquediniz8229]

Great video cause it gives us a short brief of all the potential of the tools in a short video giving real examples.

[@AnthonyFranklinIsr]

Love this guy. First time watching his videos. Very efficient; gets the job done quickly, if you need to get started with Genie and pyATS, this is a great video.

[@DataKnox]

Thank you!!

[@netdevgamer]

Loved it!! I am not sure if I had a different version of pyATS.. , below command needed an "interactive" word ([source]) to get it work. But it was all good. Genie create testbed interactive --output yaml/testbed.yml --encode-password

[@evelynenduku4635]

mine too needed the interactive argument

[@sedyyadollahi7110]

Excellent video! Great job showcasing pyATS|Genie!

[@DataKnox]

Thank you!

[@SimingYuan]

this is an awesome video on pyATS! Thank you for this awesome video.

[@DataKnox]

You bet!!

[@DataKnox]

It’s an awesome tool. Made my job easy!

[@mikearrera8672]

Mr Knox, thank you for this continued awesome content. Really inspiring people, my friend!

[@DataKnox]

Thanks! Let me know what I’m missing or what can be better!

[@mikearrera8672]

@@DataKnox Can't think of anything! This content is quality and really helpful for us studying DevNet principles.

[@frankiefuryland]

Got the pyats tested command working. At time of writing (May 2023) this command provides the result: genie create testbed interactive --output yaml/testbed.yml --encode-password The interactive portion replaces the [SOURCE] part of the command to state your inputs will be the source. Best of Luck, everyone!

[@DevNetDan]

Great vid! Exactly what I was looking for!

[@DataKnox]

Awesome! Glad it helped!

[@mtnsolutions]

love it

[@kielmoreland7704]

Great video Knox, as always. I saw in the comments below that someone was struggling with the step concerning the creation of the yaml testbed file, and how it would throw a fit asking for the [source] rather than simply than creating it automatically as shown in the video by Knox. I ran into this issue in both my Ubuntu 20.04 WSL and Ubuntu VM environments, and after doing some digging, thanks to a Reddit link shared by Patrick below, I finally got past the testbed file step by using the following command: genie create testbed interactive --output yaml/testbed.yml --encode-password (pubhub.devnetcloud.com/media/genie-docs/docs/cli/genie_create.html) I am running pyATS version 20.10. Forgive me, I'm not entirely sure why this command works rather than the command that Knox showed in the video, perhaps a change in pyATS versions...? The above command worked in my WSL and Ubuntu VM environments. I ran Knox's tutorial through WSL just to see if it would work and so far so good, and here's a screenshot of the parsed data from my core switch just for "proof" that WSL works: app.box.com/s/q0eyq03r0l5csynr6w596xdk4m13jros Hope this is helpful.

[@MrDinoc]

Daaaam, that is cool

[@manabmitra3653]

It's a great video and really helped me to start pyATS. I actually tested this in an lab environment and it worked as mentioned in the video. Is there any way we can creat a snapshot of received route/ospf routing table and compare.

[@charlesyaw6514]

Genie is genius!!!!

[@TheRedProject]

Hey is there any reason python venv is extremely slow installing packages?

[@jonathanlynn6397]

This is the video I needed to watch :) PyATS rules!! Awesome content Knox!

[@DataKnox]

Thank you!

[@jonathanlynn6397]

@@DataKnox any chance this can be run within a python script? or is pyATS designed to be run externally in a CLI like your demo?

[@DataKnox]

Jonathan Lynn i legit just recorded a video on how to use genie in your own scripts. Coming soon!

[@bolonabolona]

Can we use ssh key instead of password to login into the devices ?

[@sudiptoecebhaduri]

Hello Sir, thanks for Pyats intro. I am using Robot framework(test automation) to do all the stuff that you said. Just wanted to know the difference between Pyats and Robot.

[@wsullivan]

Great Vid man, super concise, love it - i cant help but see and hear Charlie Day though.....any relation?

[@paullukacs9321]

Hey Data, awesome summary of the capabilities of pyATS and GENIE. Can you point me to documentation explaining how I can schedule snapshots and push any differences to either Webex or Microsoft Teams?

[@DataKnox]

Check this out for pointers! kzbin.info/www/bejne/g5iuXpuYeLiIm7s

[@snipacode7382]

I noticed you used "show vlan" and "show version" with pyATS. Will this work on "show run?" I ask because Netmiko will not work on "show run."

[@PyCloud]

Could any one give me a hand ? I got this error while running the example. The result of section simple_test_1 is => FAILED

[@mustafasamer9082]

Thank you for the vid you're awesome, and does pyATS supports Mikrotik Routeros? or is there any parsing tool that support Mikrotik?

[@DataKnox]

Thanks! I don’t think it supports Mikrotik and I admittedly haven’t worked with that platform enough to know

[@mustafasamer9082]

@@DataKnox ah okay, thanks

[@tanyaflores2757]

Thanks for the great intro! Would you recommend Genie or TextFSM in parsing output from CLI?

[@DataKnox]

Within PyATS, you can use both!

[@arjayjavier2750]

Does all the commands can parse in Genie? Its only limited commands can parse in textfsm

[@alexeyleontiev7388]

Awesome, what book/guide would you recommend to deep understand pyats?

[@DataKnox]

I added a link to their docs in the description! Definitely where I would start

[@alexeyleontiev7388]

@@DataKnox Thanks!

[@mikearrera8672]

The pyATS documentation is exceptional!

[@chr1z0r]

Austin Powers! :D Niiiiceeeee

[@chr1z0r]

Very good introduction btw! Very usefull for my robot framework testing, thx

[@rohitmethala3643]

Hi, I am trying to connect to a switch but pyats always stops at the prompt 'ISETACACSPASSWORD:' and does not go forward. Although, I am able to connect to devices that are not on ISE TACACS with Pyats. Could you please help me resolve this issue? Thank you

[@DataKnox]

May want to tweet the people at PyATS for support

[@rohitmethala3643]

@@DataKnox thank you 🙂

[@bmp52]

I followed the video tutorial and reviewed the pyats documentation but when I enter the command: genie create testbed --output yaml/testbed.yml --encode-password I get the following error: pyats.topology.loader is a required dependency for this command. 'None' source cannot be found. I get the same result if I create a excel or csv file according to the pyats documentation and include it . I installed pyats according to the video and also started over and installed pyats[full] but can't seem to get passed this issue. Has anyone else run into this error?

[@DataKnox]

Definitely sounds like something went wrong with the installer! 🤔

[@bmp52]

Got this resolved. Please see www.reddit.com/r/CiscoDevNet/comments/fehpiz/pyatsgenie_testbed/?

[@miscelaneousVideos]

if you guys want to see live config changes being made check this repo. github.com/NetDevLazg/cisco-conf-log

[@natalka1122]

It seems that pyATS does work from FreeBSD. What a pity, that's the only OS on servers I have connected to my managed devices!

[@dv7045]

the following arguments are required: [source] pip install pyats.contrib pyats create testbed interactive --output yaml/testbed.yaml -encode-password

[@dv7045]

2021 *do not work

[@estring69]

Pyats keymaster...

[@DataKnox]

I am the Gatekeeper, are you the key master?

[@taoli5497]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/fZnOnIKugc2YiLs git clone github.com/CiscoTestAutomation/examples