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Python Scripting in NetMRI


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Note: The Infoblox 1102-A and NT-4000 platforms support Python scripting, as do all legacy appliances with 8 GB of RAM. Python scripting is not available on other legacy platforms. The virtual machine version of NetMRI also supports Python scripting and the Sandbox virtual environment. On platforms where Python scripting is not available, all related features are hidden and/or disabled via the GUI and administrative shell. To achieve optimum performance on legacy NetMRI platforms, a BIOS change is necessary. If you have one of these platforms and the BIOS change has not been made, a message to that effect appears when attempting to save a Python script. Contact Infoblox technical support to obtain the document describing the BIOS change process for these platforms.

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Security and risk management are common concerns with Python scripting, and precautions should be taken to ensure that a complex Python script doesn’t cause issues in the appliance. Risk levels, tied to CLI credentials, can be applied to scripts in NetMRI. This enables more granular permissions to be applied to specific scripts. A NetMRI user will need to provide a different set of end-user permissions to run specific jobs.

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