Level 0.1 question on API and Shut/No Shut calls

[d-hoyer]

Allright, first, I am brand new to Devnet. I am looking for a starting point and a direction to follow. E.g: Level 0.1 knowledge.

I have played with the restconf and the netconf APIs on the 9300 series switches and I am starting to understand their capabilities. However, I am also starting to think that this is an impractical way to manage port resets to reboot PoE equipment. I have ISE and DNA and I think there may be a better way using ISE to do what I want.

The scenario: I have a piece of equipment (Digi USB Anywhere) that randomly just stops talking on the network. The only solution to this so far is to reboot the device. I have added PoE splitters to power the devices and now I am using them to reboot these devices. The process is manual. Get the site, log into the switch, shut/no shut the port. 

After playing with the restconf APIs I discovered that I could just use an API call to do this. What I am wondering, and since I am brand new at this, without having to dig into it too deeply is; Is there a better way to do this? I am hoping for suggestions, ways to secure credentials, possible courses, and reading material to better understand the technology I already have.

Thanks for any help provided! Please don't flame me too badly for being a noob at all of this   

Dan

[Alex Stevenson]

Hello @d-hoyer,

We’re glad you’re enjoying your network programmability and automation journey. I’ve listed some resources below, which should give you some good practice and experience. Because you have access to a 9000 series switch, I’ll list resources based on that device series:

• Get started with Application Hosting on Cisco Catalyst 9000 series switches  - just a taste of what’s possible
• Nornir config access ports – on DevNet Automation Exchange, works on 9000 series switches
• DevNet Code Exchange – should contain relevant code. Search for “9000” and “9300”
• IOS XE on Catalyst 9000 Sandbox – DevNet Sandbox
• Start Now – a Curated List of FREE DevNet labs, modules and more!

Hope this helps!

[Ruben Cocheno]

@d-hoyer 

All sorted?