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Lists are a key component in the Automation Change Manager (ACM) featureAnchor
Lists are handy for dynamically looking up values to variables in Perl/Python and CCS scripts. CCS and Perl/Python can refer to/ look up values from lists during script execution. The lookup call enables a simple pass/fail test to detect the presence or absence of a value in a list. The call accepts the parameter list name, key column, key value, value column and a default. All values may be static or variable-based.
Lists are named CSV files imported into NetMRI. The most efficient way to use Lists is through importing of a CSV file. You can add new records to any list or create a new list entirely within NetMRI.) An advantage of using external lists, and of importing lists from .CSV files, is that NetMRI imports the column headers from .CSV files. These column headers then appear in the list table in NetMRI. Users can edit the headers inside the Lists page by right-clicking any column header and choosing Edit Column.
To import a list into the NetMRI Lists page, do the following:
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The Job History tab (Config Management –> Job Management –> Job History tab) lists all running jobs, scheduled jobs, and jobs that finish with errors. Information displayed in the table includes job status, start and end times, and run count.
The Job History works with both CCS and Perl/Python scripts and displays information resulting from Automation Change Manager job runs.
Click the hyperlink in the Name column. The Job Viewer window opens for the selected job.
Click the hyperlink in the Script column. A browser pop-up window appears displaying the script text.
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The Job Details Viewer opens from any hyperlink in the Status column in the Job Viewer. A Connections dropdown appears in the top of the Job Details Viewer. For Perl/Python jobs that open simultaneous connections with multiple devices, each device in the job is listed here. Toggling through the devices shows the corresponding job details for the given device in the Job Details Viewer.
- If a script includes the ability to run multiple sessions, you can see the sessions running under the JobDetailsViewer–>Connections drop-down list.
- The Script tab displays the full script run against the device;
- The StatusLog tab shows the results of various internal script operations. Some of the information here may be useful in troubleshooting a failure. A color-coded view of the information in this tab is available in the ProcessLog tab;
- The ProcessLog tab shows individual steps or actions in the job on the device, including which matches occurred and whether an issue was generated (if the script generates an issue). This analysis is limited to 500 lines of output; if more than 500 lines of output were created, you can view the entire analysis in the process.pdf file available in the Files tab;
- The SessionLog tab lists the session details, indicating all CLI events that occurred during the job;
- The Files tab provides links to download any files related to the job for this device. The all.zip file contains copies of all associated files for convenience in downloading.
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Note: Read/write operations on Perl or Python scripts in the Libraries page are limited to user accounts with the the Scripts:Level 3 privilege. All other users are limited to read-only operations. Libraries also do not have an associated run level.
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You store Perl or Python subroutines in NetMRI's dedicated Libraries page. LIbraries provides standard Copy, Export, Edit and Delete options.
To import a new Perl or Python library file, do the following:
- On the Config Management –> Job Management –> Library page, click the Import icon on the top right.
- In the file requester, click Browse to navigate to the location of the file on the local appliance, select the file, and click Import.
To create a new Perl or Python Library file, do the following:
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