napalm-hios 1.4.1

NAPALM driver for HiOS network switches by Belden

NAPALM HiOS Driver

NAPALM driver for Hirschmann HiOS industrial switches by Belden. Three protocols — MOPS, SNMP, and SSH — with full getter parity and vendor-specific methods for MRP, RSTP, factory lifecycle, and config profiles.

Features

• MOPS (MIB Operations over HTTPS) — default protocol, same mechanism as the HiOS web UI. Atomic multi-table writes in a single POST, HTTP Basic auth, zero pysnmp/net-snmp dependency
• SNMPv3 authPriv (MD5/DES) — works with HiOS factory defaults including short passwords (< 8 chars)
• SSH — CLI parsing via Netmiko, lazy auto-connect when MOPS/SNMP is primary
• 19 standard getters on all 3 protocols, plus 3 SSH-only methods (get_config, ping, cli)
• Atomic config staging — load_merge_candidate → compare_config → commit_config (MOPS: single POST; SSH: CLI commands)
• RSTP/STP — full global and per-port get/set: mode, priority, timers, guards, edge ports, path cost
• MRP ring redundancy — configure manager/client roles, ring ports, recovery delay, domain management
• Factory lifecycle — detect and onboard factory-fresh HiOS 10.3+ devices, clear to defaults or full factory reset
• Config profiles — list, activate, delete NVM/ENVM config profiles with fingerprint tracking
• HiDiscovery — read/set discovery protocol mode (on/off/read-only) with blinking control
• Extended LLDP — 802.1/802.3 org-specific TLVs, multiple management addresses, autoneg, VLAN membership
• 375+ unit tests and live device validation on BRS50 and GRS1042

Installation

pip install napalm-hios

Quick Start

from napalm import get_network_driver

driver = get_network_driver('hios')

# Default: MOPS (HTTPS, atomic writes, no SNMP dependency)
device = driver('192.168.1.4', 'admin', 'private')

# Or force a specific protocol:
# device = driver('192.168.1.4', 'admin', 'private',
#                 optional_args={'protocol_preference': ['snmp']})

device.open()
print(device.get_facts())
print(device.get_interfaces())
device.close()

Documentation

Document	Contents
docs/usage.md	Standard NAPALM methods — arguments, return values, examples
docs/vendor_specific.md	Vendor methods — MRP, RSTP, HiDiscovery, factory reset, onboarding, profiles, extended LLDP
docs/protocols.md	Protocol details — MOPS/SNMP/SSH config, known cross-protocol differences, method availability matrix

Supported Methods

Standard NAPALM getters (MOPS + SNMP + SSH)

get_facts | get_interfaces | get_interfaces_ip | get_interfaces_counters | get_lldp_neighbors | get_lldp_neighbors_detail | get_mac_address_table | get_arp_table | get_ntp_servers | get_ntp_stats | get_users | get_optics | get_environment | get_snmp_information | get_vlans

SSH-only (auto-connects SSH when primary is MOPS/SNMP)

get_config | ping | cli

Configuration workflow

load_merge_candidate → compare_config → commit_config | discard_config

Vendor-specific

Read: get_mrp | get_hidiscovery | get_rstp | get_rstp_port | get_lldp_neighbors_detail_extended | get_config_status | get_profiles | get_config_fingerprint | is_factory_default

Write: set_mrp | delete_mrp | set_hidiscovery | set_rstp | set_rstp_port | save_config | clear_config | clear_factory | activate_profile | delete_profile | onboard

See docs/vendor_specific.md for arguments, return values, and protocol behaviour.

Protocol Support

Default order: MOPS → SNMP → SSH. Override with protocol_preference in optional_args.

Protocol	Transport	Auth	Atomic Write	Dependencies
MOPS	HTTPS 443	HTTP Basic	Yes (single POST)	requests
SNMP	UDP 161	SNMPv3 authPriv (MD5/DES)	No	pysnmp
SSH	TCP 22	Password	No	netmiko

MOPS is the default and preferred protocol. SSH lazy-connects on demand for SSH-only methods. See docs/protocols.md for configuration, known cross-protocol differences, and the full method availability matrix.

Testing

# Unit tests (375+)
pytest tests/unit/ -v

# Live device test
python examples/test_all_commands.py <hostname> <user> <password>

Contributing

Issues and PRs welcome at GitHub. Driver tested against BRS50 and GRS1042 hardware. If you have a HiOS device and find a bug, include firmware version and the getter output.

License

Apache License 2.0 — see LICENSE.