Adapter

Napalm

The Napalm adapter from Itential is used to integrate the Itential Automation Platform (IAP) with the Napalm API to provide device management, including device turn up, decommissions, and configuration management. Napalm is a cross-platform open source Python library that provides a unified API across network devices from various vendors.

With this adapter you have the ability to perform operations in Napalm such as:

• Add and Remove Inventory Devices: Through IAP, a new device can be added to the network inventory so that it can be managed by Itential Automation Gateway (IAG). A device that is no longer utilized from the network inventory can also be removed through IAP.
• Perform Pre and Post Checks: IAP allows for the ability to perform pre and post checks of a device configuration when making modifications to the device.
• Run Commands on a Device: Run individual commands on a device to help determine state, troubleshoot, set up temporary conditions, etc.
• Automate Network Changes: Automate port turn up and vendor independent changes to network devices on a large scale.
• Device Configuration Assurance: IAP can back up the configuration on a device in a native format that can be restored to the device if there are issues.