In this lesson, we will cover:

  • The different Netmiko methods used for configuring a device.
  • How to send a list of configuration commands to a device.
  • How to read and send configuration commands from a file.
  • How to save/commit the configuration on a device with Netmiko.

The scripts and code for this lesson can be found within the Netmiko repo under the directory: examples/002_device_interaction.

Config Set

Netmiko provides the method send_config_set(). This method takes a list() of commands, and then applies them to the device. Like so:

commands = [
    "interface Ethernet8",
    "switchport mode trunk",
    "switchport trunk allowed vlan 100,200-400",
]
ios_connection.send_config_set(commands)

We can then log in to the device and confirm the changes have been made.

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