Cisco pyATS Network Test and Automation Solution: Data-driven and reusable testing for modern networks

Chapter 15

pyATS Clean

Have you ever begun testing a new feature in a lab network topology, whether in your personal lab or at your workplace, and wished every device was in a stable state with a standardized base configuration and software image? Network testing can be a process when you must initialize the lab environment, including all the network devices, before you even begin testing. PyATS Clean is a feature in the pyATS library (Genie) that integrates the process of wiping a device, upgrading to a golden software image, and/or applying a base configuration into your network testing. The “cleaning” process helps automate the exercise of initializing a network device and preparing it for testing. In this chapter, we are going to look at ...