salt-nornir 0.20.5

Salt-Nornir Proxy Minion SaltStack Modules

Salt Nornir

Nornir centered SaltStack modules:

• salt-nornir proxy minion module
• salt-nornir execution module
• salt-nornir state module
• salt-nornir runner module
• salt-nornir Netbox pillar module

Nornir Proxy Minion helps to manage network devices at scale, refer to documentation for details.

Architecture

Python and Plugins.

Nornir Proxy acts as a bridge between SaltStack and a wide set of open source network automation libraries.

Features

• CLI management of devices over SSH or Telnet using Netmiko, Scrapli, Cisco Genie/PyATS or NAPALM
• NETCONF management of network devices using Ncclient or Scrapli-Netconf
• HTTP API/RESTCONF interact with devices using Python requests library
• gNMI device management supported thanks to integration with PyGNMI library
• SNMPv1/2/3 support to manage device using puresnmp library
• Data Processing using NTC-Templates, TTP, Jmespath, lxml, xmltodict libraries
• Network Testing of state and configuration via SSH, Netconf, gNMI, HTTP or SNMP
• Python is a first class citizen - write plugins, modules, scripts, codify work flows
• API integrate with anything using SaltStack and Nornir Python API or SaltStack HTTP API
• Netbox Source of Truth inventory integration for infrastructure management

Communication and discussion

Network To Code salt-nornir Slack Channel

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Contributing

Issues, bug reports and feature requests are welcomed. Feedback is a gift and we truly value it.

Developers Motto

• if it is not in the docs it does not exist
• if it is not tested it is broken
• done is better than perfect
• keep it stupid simple