Index

A

• Access Control Lists (ACLs) / OpenFlow, Security groups and the network ACL
• Access Point (AP) / Configuring Cisco switchport for access point
• action plugin
  • reference / The first custom module
• Amazon
  • books, searching through product search API / Searching Amazon for books through the product search API, How it works...
• Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2)
  • reference / AWS network overview
  • about / AWS network overview
• Amazon GuardDuty
  • about / Other AWS network services
  • reference / Other AWS network services
• Amazon Resource Names (ARNs)
  • about / AWS network overview
  • reference / AWS network overview
• Amazon S3 web service
  • SOAP methods, searching / Searching for SOAP methods from an Amazon S3 web service, How it works...
• Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC) / Virtual private cloud
• Amazon Web Services (AWS) / Managing cloud platforms
  • setting up / AWS setup
  • reference / AWS setup
• Ansible
  • about / A more declarative framework
  • reference / A more declarative framework, The control node installation, Ansible 2.5 connection example
  • example / A quick Ansible example
  • control node installation / The control node installation
  • different versions, executing from source / Running different versions of Ansible from source
  • setting up / Lab setup
  • architecture / The Ansible architecture
  • networking modules / Ansible networking modules
  • Cisco example / The Ansible Cisco example
  • connection example / Ansible 2.5 connection example
  • Juniper example / The Ansible Juniper example
  • Arista example / The Ansible Arista example
  • conditional statements / Ansible conditionals
  • loops / Ansible loops
  • include statement / The Ansible include and roles, The Ansible include statement
  • roles / The Ansible include and roles, Ansible roles
• Ansible, advantages
  • about / The advantages of Ansible
  • agentless / Agentless
  • idempotent / Idempotent
  • extensible / Simple and extensible
  • simplification / Simple and extensible
  • network vendor support / Network vendor support
• Ansible Galaxy
  • about / Ansible roles
  • reference / Ansible roles
• Ansible Jinja2 template
  • reference / Templates with Jinja2
• Ansible playbook
  • about / Your first Ansible playbook, Our first playbook
  • public key authorization / The public key authorization
  • inventory file / The inventory file
• Ansible Vault
  • about / The Ansible Vault
  • reference / The Ansible Vault
• Apache
  • configuring, remotely to host website / Configuring Apache remotely to host a website, How it works...
• Apache 2 / How to do it...
• Apache Cassandra
  • URL / How to do it...
• Apache ZooKeeper
  • URL / How to do it...
• API structured output
  • versus screen scraping / Screen scraping versus API structured output
• application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) / Programmable network devices
• Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) / Controller-based network fabric, Introduction
• Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC)
  • about / Controller-based network fabric
  • APIC Rest Python Adaptor (ARYA) / Controller-based network fabric
  • ACI SDK / Controller-based network fabric
  / Introduction
• Application Program Interface (API) / Representational State Transfer (REST) framework
• architecture, Ansible
  • about / The Ansible architecture
  • YAML / The Ansible architecture, YAML
  • inventory / The Ansible architecture, Inventories
  • variables / The Ansible architecture, Variables
  • templates / The Ansible architecture
  • templates, with Jinja2 / Templates with Jinja2
• Arista eAPI management
  • about / Arista eAPI management
  • eAPI, preparation / The eAPI preparation
  • examples / eAPI examples
  • reference / eAPI examples
• Arista Networks
  • about / The Arista Python API
  • reference / The Arista Python API
• Arista Pyeapi library
  • reference / The Arista Pyeapi library, Pyeapi installation, Pyeapi examples
  • about / The Arista Pyeapi library
  • installation / Pyeapi installation
  • examples / Pyeapi examples
• Arista Python API
  • about / The Arista Python API
  • Arista eAPI management / Arista eAPI management
  • Arista Pyeapi library / The Arista Pyeapi library
• Arista vEOS
  • reference / GNS3
• arrays / Arrays
• asynchronous network applications
  • building, with Twisted / Building asynchronous network applications with Twisted, How it works...
  • building, with Tornado / Building asynchronous network applications with Tornado, How it works...
• Authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) / Introduction
• automation
  • bad automation / Bad automation speeds bad things up
• Autonomous System (AS) / BGP and routing table
• Availability Zones (AZ) / AWS network overview
• AWS CLI
  • Python SDK / AWS CLI and Python SDK
  • reference / AWS CLI and Python SDK
• AWS CloudFront / AWS network overview
• AWS Direct Connect / AWS network overview
• AWS Direct Connect locations
  • reference / Direct Connect
• AWS Edge locations / AWS network overview
• AWS Global Infrastructure
  • reference / AWS network overview
• AWS network
  • overview / AWS network overview
  • services / Other AWS network services
• AWS Shield
  • reference / Other AWS network services
  • about / Other AWS network services
• AWS Transit Centers / AWS network overview
• AWS Transit VPC
  • about / Other AWS network services
  • reference / Other AWS network services
• AWS WAF
  • about / Other AWS network services
  • reference / Other AWS network services

B

• bandwidth
  • saving, in web requests with HTTP compression / Saving bandwidth in web requests with the HTTP compression, How it works...
• bitbucket
  • references / How to do it...
• BMP messages
  • parsing, with SNAS.io / Parsing BMP messages with SNAS.io, How it works...
• Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) / BGP and routing table
• Boto3
  • reference / AWS CLI and Python SDK
• Boto3 VPC API
  • reference / Virtual private cloud

C

• Cisco API
  • about / The Cisco API and ACI
  • Cisco NX-API / Cisco NX-API
  • YANG models / The Cisco and YANG models
• Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI)
  • about / The Cisco API and ACI, The Cisco ACI
  • reference / The Cisco ACI
• Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) / Cisco VIRL
• Cisco Connection Online (CCO) / Cisco DevNet and dCloud
• Cisco dCloud
  • reference / Cisco VIRL
• Cisco DevNet
  • reference / Cisco VIRL, Cisco DevNet and dCloud
  • about / Cisco DevNet and dCloud
• Cisco IOS XR
  • URL / Interacting with devices running Cisco IOS XR
  • devices, interacting / Interacting with devices running Cisco IOS XR
• Cisco NX-API
  • about / Cisco NX-API
  • reference / Cisco NX-API
  • installation / Lab software installation and device preparation
  • device preparation / Lab software installation and device preparation
  • examples / NX-API examples
• Cisco Spark
  • references / Collaborating with Cisco Spark API
• Cisco Spark API
  • collaborating with / Collaborating with Cisco Spark API
  • URL / Collaborating with Cisco Spark API
• Cisco switchport
  • configuring, for access point / Configuring Cisco switchport for access point
  • configuring, for IP Phone / Configuring Cisco switchport for IP Phone
• Cisco VIRL
  • about / Cisco VIRL
  • advantages / Cisco VIRL
  • reference / VIRL tips
  • tips / VIRL tips
• CloudFormation
  • about / Automation with CloudFormation
  • reference / Automation with CloudFormation
  • for automation / Automation with CloudFormation
• CloudFront CDN services / CloudFront CDN services
• cloud platforms
  • managing / Managing cloud platforms
• command-line interface (CLI) / Managing cloud platforms
• Command Line Interface (CLI)
  • challenges / The challenges of the CLI
• communication protocols
  • reference / Local connections and facts
• concurrent applications
  • building, with Tornado Future / Building concurrent applications with Tornado Future
• conditional statements, Ansible
  • when clause / The when clause
  • reference / The when clause
  • network facts / Ansible network facts
  • network module conditional / Network module conditional
• conditions
  • about / Decision makers, Conditions and loops
  • nested conditions / Nested and multiple conditions
  • multiple conditions / Nested and multiple conditions
• configuration backup
  • automating / Automating configuration backup
• connected sockets (socketpair)
  • used, for performing IPC / Performing a basic IPC using connected sockets (socketpair), How it works...
• construct
  • URL / Getting ready
• Containernet
  • URL / Emulating networks with Mininet
• containers
  • emulating / Extending Mininet to emulate containers, How it works...
• Content Delivery Network (CDN) / CloudFront CDN services
• Contrail Virtual Network Controller
  • URL / Configuring OpenContrail controller
• controller-based network fabric / Controller-based network fabric
• cookies
  • information, extracting / Extracting cookie information after visiting a website
• custom module
  • writing / Writing your own custom module, The first custom module, The second custom module
  • reference / The first custom module, The second custom module

D

• Data Center Networking (DCN) / The challenges of the CLI
• data model
  • about / Data modeling for infrastructure as code
  • reference / Data modeling for infrastructure as code
• data modeling
  • for infrastructure as code / Data modeling for infrastructure as code
• Data Plane Development Kit (DPDK)
  • packet, processing / Packet processing with DPDK, How it works...
  • URL / Getting ready
• data types
  • string / Data types
  • integer / Data types
  • float / Data types
  • datetime / Data types
  • about / Python interpreter and data types
• dCloud
  • about / Cisco DevNet and dCloud
  • reference / Cisco DevNet and dCloud
• decision maker / Decision makers
• declarative framework / A more declarative framework
• denial-of-service (DoS) / How it works...
• DevOps / DevOps
• Direct Connect
  • about / Direct Connect and VPN, Direct Connect
  • reference / Direct Connect
• Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS)
  • about / Other AWS network services
• distributed network
  • emulation, with Maxinet / Distributed network emulation with MaxiNet, How it works...
• dnspython
  • URL / Finding DNS host information, Getting ready
• DNS zone transfer
  • creating / Making DNS zone transfer
• Domain Name Servers (DNS)
  • names, searching of network / Finding DNS names of a network
  • host information, searching / Finding DNS host information, How it works...
  • resource records, searching / Finding DNS resource records, How it works...
• dronecode
  • about / Controlling drones with a wireless network
  • URL / Controlling drones with a wireless network
• Dronekit
  • URL / How it works...
• drones
  • controlling, with wireless network / Controlling drones with a wireless network, How it works...
• Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) / Programmable network devices
• Dynamip / Cisco VIRL

E

• eAPI / Programmable network devices
• Elastic IP (EIP)
  • about / Elastic IP
  • reference / NAT Gateway
• Emulated Virtual Environment Next Generation (EVE-NG)
  • reference / GNS3
• Endpoint Groups (EPGs) / Controller-based network fabric
• Endpoints (EPs) / Controller-based network fabric
• Equinix Cloud Exchange
  • reference / Direct Connect
• Eve
  • used, for authenticating REST APIs / Authenticating REST APIs with Eve
• Extended Markup Language (XML) / Representational State Transfer (REST) framework
• Extensible Markup Language (XML) / Juniper and NETCONF
• Extensible Operating System (EOS) / Programmable network devices

F

• Fabric
  • URL / Installing a Python package remotely
• files
  • transferring, to remote machine over SSH / Transferring files to a remote machine over SSH, How it works...
• Flask
  • RESTful web applications, creating / Creating RESTful web applications with Flask, How it works...
• Flickr
  • photo information, collecting with REST / Collecting some photo information from Flickr using REST, How it works...
• for next loop / For next loop
• FreeIPA
  • references / Getting ready
• functions
  • about / Functions, Functions
  • passing arguments, from command line / Passing arguments from the command line

G

• Git
  • about / Introduction to Git
  • benefits / Benefits of Git
  • terminology / Git terminology
  • reference / Git terminology
  • setting up / Setting up Git
  • examples / Git usage examples
  • collaboration technology / Collaborating with Git
  • software-development collaboration / Collaborating with Git
• Git, terminology
  • ref / Git terminology
  • repository / Git terminology
  • branch / Git terminology
  • checkout / Git terminology
  • commit / Git terminology
  • merge / Git terminology
  • fetch / Git terminology
  • pull / Git terminology
  • tag / Git terminology
• Git, with Python
  • about / Git with Python
  • GitPython / GitPython
  • PyGitHub / PyGitHub
• GitHub
  • reference / Git and GitHub
  • about / Git and GitHub
  • example / GitHub example
  • collaborating, with pull requests / Collaborating with pull requests
• Gitignore
  • about / Gitignore
  • reference / Gitignore
• GitPython
  • reference / GitPython
• Global Information Tracker (GIT) / Introduction to Git
• GNS3 / GNS3
• Google home page
  • URL / How to do it...
• Grafana
  • URL / How to do it...
• group variables
  • about / Group and host variables, Group variables, Host variables
  • reference / Group and host variables

H

• HEAD requests
  • web page existence, checking / Checking whether a web page exists with the HEAD request, How it works...
• hosts
  • pinging, on network with ICMP / Pinging hosts on the network with ICMP, How it works...
• host variables
  • about / Group and host variables, Host variables
  • reference / Group and host variables
• HTTP authentication
  • XML-RPC server, executing / Running an XML-RPC server with a basic HTTP authentication, How it works...
• HTTP compression
  • bandwidth, saving in web requests / Saving bandwidth in web requests with the HTTP compression, How it works...
• HTTP fail-over client
  • writing, with resume downloading / Writing an HTTP fail-over client with resume and partial downloading
  • writing, with partial downloading / Writing an HTTP fail-over client with resume and partial downloading
• HTTP packets
  • header, adding / Adding an extra header in HTTP packets, How it works...
• HTTP requests
  • serving / Serving HTTP requests from your machine, How it works..., How it works...
• HTTP server
  • data, downloading / Downloading data from an HTTP server, How it works...
• HTTPS server code
  • writing, with Python / Writing a simple HTTPS server code with Python and OpenSSL, How it works...
  • writing, with OpenSSL / Writing a simple HTTPS server code with Python and OpenSSL

I

• ICMP
  • hosts, pinging on network / Pinging hosts on the network with ICMP, How it works...
• idempotence
  • reference / Idempotent
• idempotency / Idempotent network device interaction
• Identify and Access Management (IAM)
  • about / AWS network overview
  • reference / AWS network overview
• inactive machines
  • detecting, on network / Detecting inactive machines on your network
• include statement, Ansible / The Ansible include statement
• infrastructure as code
  • about / Infrastructure as code
  • Intent-Driven Networking / Intent-Driven Networking
  • screen scraping, versus API structured output / Screen scraping versus API structured output
  • data modeling / Data modeling for infrastructure as code
• Integrated Development Environments (IDEs) / Writing your first program
• Intent-Based Networking / Intent-Driven Networking
• Intent-Driven Networking / Intent-Driven Networking
• interfaces
  • enumerating, on machine / Enumerating interfaces on your machine, How it works...
  • IP address, obtaining / Finding the IP address for a specific interface on your machine
  • status, discovering / Finding whether an interface is up on your machine
• internet service provider (ISP) / Programmable network devices
• inventory, Ansible
  • about / Inventories
  • reference / Inventories
• inventory file
  • about / The inventory file
  • reference / The inventory file
• ios_command module
  • reference / Provider arguments
• IP address
  • obtaining, for specific interface on machine / Finding the IP address for a specific interface on your machine
  • customizing, of packet / Customizing the IP address of a packet, How it works...
• IP Address Management (IPAM)
  • accessing / Access of IP Address Management (IPAM)
• IPC
  • performing, with connected sockets (socketpair) / Performing a basic IPC using connected sockets (socketpair), How it works...
  • performing, with Unix domain sockets (UDS) / Performing IPC using Unix domain sockets, How it works...
• IPv6 address
  • IPv6 prefix, extracting / Extracting an IPv6 prefix from an IPv6 address, How it works...
• IPv6 echo client/server
  • writing / Writing an IPv6 echo client/server, How to do it..., How it works...
• IPv6 socket support
  • Python, determining for / Finding out if your Python supports IPv6 sockets, How to do it..., How it works...

J

• JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) / Representational State Transfer (REST) framework
• Jinja2
  • templates / Templates with Jinja2
  • reference / Templates with Jinja2
  • about / Templates with Jinja2
  • loops / Jinja2 loops
  • conditional statement / The Jinja2 conditional
• Jinja2 template
  • reference / Templates
  • about / The Jinja2 template
• JSON-RPC / Arista eAPI management
• jsonrpclib
  • reference / The eAPI preparation
• Juniper Contrail Server Manager
  • configuring / Configuring Juniper Contrail Server Manager, How it works...
  • URL / Configuring Juniper Contrail Server Manager
• Juniper networks
  • Python API / The Python API for Juniper networks
  • Network Configuration Protocol (NETCONF) / Juniper and NETCONF
  • PyEZ / Juniper PyEZ for developers
• Juniper Networks
  • URL / Configuring Juniper Contrail Server Manager
• Juniper Olive / Device preparation
• Juniper vMX
  • reference / GNS3
• Jupyter Notebook
  • URL / How it works...

K

• Kafka Manager
  • URL / How it works...

L

• large data center / The Arista Python API
• LDAP bind
  • creating / Making LDAP bind
• Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)
  • server, connecting / Connecting to an LDAP server
  • server, connecting to / Connecting to an LDAP server
  • reading / Reading and writing LDAP
  • writing / Reading and writing LDAP
• Linux Foundation
  • URL / Introduction
• local port
  • forwarding, to remote host / Forwarding a local port to a remote host, How it works...
• local XML-RPC server
  • querying / Querying a local XML-RPC server, How it works...
• loop
  • about / Loops, Conditions and loops, Loops
  • for next loop / For next loop
  • while loop / While loop
• loops, Ansible
  • about / Ansible loops
  • standard loops / Standard loops
  • over dictionaries / Looping over dictionaries
  • reference / Looping over dictionaries

M

• Maxinet
  • URL / Emulating networks with Mininet
  • distributed network, emulation / Distributed network emulation with MaxiNet, How it works...
• Mininet
  • networks, emulating / Emulating networks with Mininet
  • URL / Emulating networks with Mininet
  • extending, to emulate containers / Extending Mininet to emulate containers, How it works...
• Mininet-WiFi
  • wireless networks, emulating / Emulating wireless networks with Mininet-WiFi, How it works...
  • URL / How to do it...
• mobile ad hoc network (MANET) / How to do it...
• modules, Ansible
  • reference / The inventory file
• Mozilla Firefox
  • spoofing, in client code / Spoofing Mozilla Firefox in your client code, How it works...
• Multi-threaded Routing Toolkit (MRT) / Parsing BMP messages with SNAS.io
• Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) / The Python API for Juniper networks
• MySQL command
  • executing remotely / Running a MySQL command remotely, How it works...

N

• NAPALM
  • reference / Vendor-neutral libraries
• NAT Gateway
  • about / AWS network overview, NAT Gateway
  • using / NAT Gateway
• ncclient library
  • about / Lab software installation and device preparation
  • reference / Lab software installation and device preparation
• neighbor devices / Controller-based network fabric
• nested conditions / Indentation
• Netmiko
  • used, for SSH / Using Netmiko for SSH and network device interaction
  • reference link / Using Netmiko for SSH and network device interaction
  • reference / Paramiko overview, Vendor-neutral libraries
• network automation
  • about / Network automation
  • use case / Network automation use case
  • tools / Network automation tools
• Network Configuration Protocol (NETCONF)
  • about / Juniper and NETCONF
  • characteristics / Juniper and NETCONF
  • reference / Juniper and NETCONF
  • device preparation / Device preparation
  • examples / Juniper NETCONF examples
• network device interaction / Using Netmiko for SSH and network device interaction
• network fabric / Controller-based network fabric
• Network Function Virtualization (NFV) / Introduction, Building VNFs with OPNFV
• Network Function Virtualization Infrastructure (NFVI) / Building VNFs with OPNFV
• networking modules, Ansible
  • about / Ansible networking modules
  • facts / Local connections and facts
  • local connections / Local connections and facts
  • provider arguments / Provider arguments
• network module conditional / Network module conditional
• network modules
  • reference / Network vendor support
• networks
  • inactive machines, detecting / Detecting inactive machines on your network
  • simulating, with ns-3 / Simulating networks with ns-3, How it works...
  • emulating, with Mininet / Emulating networks with Mininet
• network scaling services
  • about / Network scaling services
  • Elastic Load Balancing (ELB) / Elastic Load Balancing
  • Route53 DNS service / Route53 DNS service
  • CloudFront CDN services / CloudFront CDN services
• Network Time Protocol (NTP)
  • references / Querying NTP servers, How to do it...
  • servers, querying / Querying NTP servers
• Nexus API (NX-API) / Programmable network devices
• Nmap
  • about / Getting ready
  • URL / Getting ready
• ns-3
  • networks, simulating / Simulating networks with ns-3, How it works...
  • URL / Getting ready
• NSX API Guide
  • URL / How it works...
• NSX for vSphere API Guide
  • URL / How it works...
• NSX Manager
  • URL / Getting ready
• nxso_snmp_contact module
  • reference / Variables

O

• OpenBMP
  • URL / Parsing BMP messages with SNAS.io
• OpenContrail
  • about / Introduction
  • URL / Configuring OpenContrail controller, Getting ready
• OpenContrail cluster
  • configuring / Configuring OpenContrail cluster
• OpenContrail controller
  • configuring / Configuring OpenContrail controller
• OpenContrail core project
  • URL / Configuring OpenContrail controller
• OpenFlow / OpenFlow
• Open Network Foundation (ONF) / OpenFlow
• Open Platform for NFV (OPNFV)
  • VNFs, building / Building VNFs with OPNFV, How it works...
  • references / Building VNFs with OPNFV, Getting ready
• OpenSSL
  • HTTPS server code , writing / Writing a simple HTTPS server code with Python and OpenSSL
• OpenTSDB
  • URL / How to do it...

P

• packages / Python modules and packages
• packet capture (pcap) format
  • packets, saving with pcap dumper / Saving packets in the pcap format using the pcap dumper, How it works...
  • URL / Saving packets in the pcap format using the pcap dumper
• packets
  • sniffing, on network / Sniffing packets on your network, How it works...
  • saving, in pcap format with pcap dumper / Saving packets in the pcap format using the pcap dumper, How it works...
  • IP address, customizing / Customizing the IP address of a packet, How it works...
  • broadcast, scanning / Scanning the broadcast of packets, How it works...
  • processing, with DPDK / Packet processing with DPDK, How it works...
• parallel processing
  • multithreading / Multithreading for parallel processing
• Paramiko
  • URL / Getting ready, Getting ready
• Paramiko library
  • about / The Python Paramiko library
  • installation / Installation of Paramiko
  • reference / Installation of Paramiko, NX-API examples
  • overview / Paramiko overview
  • program / Our first Paramiko program
  • features / More Paramiko features
  • for servers / Paramiko for servers
  • implementing / Putting things together for Paramiko
  • drawbacks / Downsides of Pexpect and Paramiko compared to other tools
• Pexpect library
  • about / Python Pexpect library
  • reference / Python Pexpect library, More Pexpect features
  • installation / Pexpect installation
  • overview / Pexpect overview
  • program / Our first Pexpect program
  • features / More Pexpect features, Putting things together for Pexpect
  • SSH / Pexpect and SSH
  • implementing / Putting things together for Pexpect
  • drawbacks / Downsides of Pexpect and Paramiko compared to other tools
• ping module
  • reference / The inventory file
• PNDA
  • references / How it works...
  • about / Creating PNDA clusters
  • URL / Creating PNDA clusters
  • clusters, creating / Creating PNDA clusters, How to do it...
• Pointer records (PTR) / How it works...
• port address translation (PAT) / NAT Gateway
• ports
  • scanning, of remote host / Scanning the ports of a remote host, How it works...
• Power on Auto Provisioning (PoAP) / Programmable network devices
• PowerShell
  • about / Language choices (Python/PowerShell)
  • program / Writing your first program
• PowerShell IDE / PowerShell IDE
• program concepts
  • about / Program concepts
  • variables / Variables
  • data types / Data types
  • decision maker / Decision makers
  • loop / Loops
  • arrays / Arrays
  • functions / Functions
  • best practices / Best practices
  • readability / Readability of a program
  • support information / Support information
  • indentation / Indentation
  • best practice, example / Sample best practice example
• programmable network devices / Programmable network devices
• programmable networks (PNs) / Programmable network devices
• proxy server
  • web requests, sending / Sending web requests through a proxy server
• pyeapi library
  • reference link / Programmable network devices
• PyEZ
  • about / Juniper PyEZ for developers
  • reference / Juniper PyEZ for developers, Installation and preparation
  • preparation / Installation and preparation
  • installation / Installation and preparation
  • examples / PyEZ examples
• PyGitHub
  • reference / PyGitHub
• PyIOSXR
  • URL / Interacting with devices running Cisco IOS XR
• pylibcap library
  • URL / Getting ready
• pynsxv
  • URL / Configuring VMware NSX for vSphere 6.3.2
• Python
  • about / Language choices (Python/PowerShell)
  • program / Writing your first program
  • URL / Python interpreter and data types, How it works...
  • data type / Python interpreter and data types
  • determining, for IPv6 socket support / Finding out if your Python supports IPv6 sockets, How to do it..., How it works...
  • HTTPS server code, writing / Writing a simple HTTPS server code with Python and OpenSSL
• python-ldap3
  • URL / Getting ready
• Python 3
  • URL / How it works...
• Python API
  • for Juniper networks / The Python API for Juniper networks
• Python IDE / Python IDE
• Python interpreter / Python interpreter and data types
• Python modules / Python modules and packages
• Python package
  • installing remotely / Installing a Python package remotely, How it works...
• Python Package Index (PyPI)
  • URL / Getting ready
• Python scripts
  • writing / Writing Python scripts
• Python SDK / AWS CLI and Python SDK

R

• Red PNDA
  • configuring / Configuring Red PNDA, How it works...
  • URL / Configuring Red PNDA
• regular expressions
  • reference / Pexpect overview
• remote host
  • local port, forwarding / Forwarding a local port to a remote host, How it works...
  • ports, scanning / Scanning the ports of a remote host, How it works...
• remote machine
  • file, copying by SFTP / Copying a file to a remote machine by SFTP, How it works...
  • CPU information, printing / Printing a remote machine's CPU information, How it works...
  • files, transferring over SSH / Transferring files to a remote machine over SSH, How it works...
• remote network service
  • waiting for / Waiting for a remote network service, How to do it..., How it works...
• Remote Procedure Call (RPC) / Arista eAPI management
• remote shell command
  • executing, with telnet / Executing a remote shell command using telnet, How it works...
• Representational State Transfer (REST)
  • about / Introduction
  • used, for collecting photo information / Collecting some photo information from Flickr using REST, How it works...
• Representational State Transfer (REST) framework / Representational State Transfer (REST) framework
• Requests
  • reference / NX-API examples
• requests module
  • about / Getting ready
  • URL / Getting ready
• RequestsThrottler
  • used, for throttling requests / Throttling requests with RequestsThrottler
• REST APIs
  • authenticating, with Eve / Authenticating REST APIs with Eve
• RESTful web applications
  • creating, with Flask / Creating RESTful web applications with Flask, How it works...
• roles, Ansible
  • about / Ansible roles
  • reference / Ansible roles
• routing table / BGP and routing table

S

• S3 bucket
  • URL / Getting ready
• sandbox user guide
  • URL / Getting ready
• Scapy library
  • reference / Getting ready
• screen scraping
  • versus API structured output / Screen scraping versus API structured output
  • drawbacks / Screen scraping versus API structured output
• SDNVPN
  • URL / How it works...
• Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP)
  • file, copying to remote machine / Copying a file to a remote machine by SFTP, How it works...
• Service-Level Agreement (SLA) / Direct Connect
• Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) / Network automation
• Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) / Introduction
• SNAS.io
  • BMP messages, parsing / Parsing BMP messages with SNAS.io, How it works...
• sniffing, packets
  • on network / Sniffing packets on your network, How it works...
• SOAP methods
  • searching, from Amazon S3 web service / Searching for SOAP methods from an Amazon S3 web service, How it works...
• software-defined networking / Software-defined networking
• Software-Defined Wide Area Networks (SD-WANs) / Configuring Juniper Contrail Server Manager
• Software in the Loop (SITL) / Getting ready
• Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) / Controller-based network fabric
• Splunk
  • interaction / Interaction with Splunk
  • about / Interaction with Splunk
• SSH
  • Pexpect library / Pexpect and SSH
  • files, transferring to remote machine over SSH / Transferring files to a remote machine over SSH, How it works...
• Start of Authority (SOA) / Finding DNS resource records
• Streaming Network Analytics System (SNAS) / Parsing BMP messages with SNAS.io
• Swiss knife / Introduction
• switch case / Decision makers

T

• technology domain
  • automation, example / Automation examples on various technology domains
  • BGP / BGP and routing table
  • routing table / BGP and routing table
  • Cisco switchport, configuring for access point / Configuring Cisco switchport for access point
  • Cisco switchport, configuring for IP Phone / Configuring Cisco switchport for IP Phone
  • Wireless LAN (WLAN) / Wireless LAN (WLAN)
  • IP Address Management (IPAM), accessing / Access of IP Address Management (IPAM)
• telnet
  • used, for executing remote shell command / Executing a remote shell command using telnet, How it works...
• template module
  • reference / Templates
• templates
  • with Jinja2 / Templates with Jinja2
  • about / Templates
  • Jinja2 template / The Jinja2 template
• throttle
  • URL / How it works...
• Tornado
  • used, for building asynchronous network applications / Building asynchronous network applications with Tornado, How it works...
• Tornado Future
  • used, for building concurrent applications / Building concurrent applications with Tornado Future
  • URL / Building concurrent applications with Tornado Future
• traffic
  • replaying, from saved pcap file / Replaying traffic by reading from a saved pcap file, How it works...
• transaction signature (TSIG) / Finding DNS resource records
• Twisted
  • used, for building asynchronous network applications / Building asynchronous network applications with Twisted, How it works...
  • URL / Getting ready

U

• Unix domain sockets (UDS)
  • used, for performing IPC / Performing IPC using Unix domain sockets, How it works...
• use case / Example and use case

V

• variables / Variables
• variables, Ansible
  • about / Variables
  • reference / Variables
• vehicular ad hoc network (VANET) / How to do it...
• vendor-neutral libraries / Vendor-neutral libraries
• VIRL on Packet
  • reference / Cisco VIRL
• virlutils
  • reference / Cisco VIRL
• Virtual Internet Routing Lab (VIRL)
  • reference / Constructing a virtual lab
• virtual lab
  • constructing / Constructing a virtual lab
  • advantages / Constructing a virtual lab
  • disadvantages / Constructing a virtual lab
  • Cisco VIRL / Cisco VIRL
  • Cisco DevNet / Cisco DevNet and dCloud
  • dCloud / Cisco DevNet and dCloud
  • GNS3 / GNS3
• Virtual Network Functions (VNFs)
  • about / Building VNFs with OPNFV
  • building, with OPNFV / Building VNFs with OPNFV, How it works...
• virtual private cloud
  • about / Virtual private cloud
  • creating / Virtual private cloud
  • route tables / Route tables and route targets
  • route targets / Route tables and route targets
  • automation, with CloudFormation / Automation with CloudFormation
  • security groups / Security groups and the network ACL
  • network ACL / Security groups and the network ACL
  • Elastic IP (EIP) / Elastic IP
  • NAT Gateway / NAT Gateway
• Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) / AWS network overview
• virtual private clouds
  • automation, with CloudFormation / Automation with CloudFormation
• Virtual Private Gateway / VPN Gateway
• virtual private network (VPN) / How it works...
• VMware NSX
  • configuring, for vSphere 6.3.2 / Configuring VMware NSX for vSphere 6.3.2
  • URL / Configuring VMware NSX for vSphere 6.3.2
• VPC peering
  • reference / Automation with CloudFormation
• VPN Gateway / Direct Connect and VPN, VPN Gateway
• vSphere 6.3.2
  • VMware NSX, configuring / Configuring VMware NSX for vSphere 6.3.2
• vSRX
  • reference / GNS3

W

• web-based post check tool
  • creating, for validations / Create a web-based pre and post check tool for validations, Step 1 – Create the main HTML file, Step 2 – Create the backend Python code, Step 3 – Create web server based files for the tool, Step 4 – Create server based files for pre and post files comparison
• web-based pre check tool
  • creating, for validations / Create a web-based pre and post check tool for validations, Step 1 – Create the main HTML file, Step 2 – Create the backend Python code, Step 3 – Create web server based files for the tool, Step 4 – Create server based files for pre and post files comparison
• web forms
  • submitting / Submitting web forms, How it works...
• web page
  • existence, checking with HEAD request / Checking whether a web page exists with the HEAD request, How it works...
• web requests
  • sending, through proxy server / Sending web requests through a proxy server
  • bandwidth, saving with HTTP compression / Saving bandwidth in web requests with the HTTP compression, How it works...
• when clause / The when clause
• while loop / While loop
• Wireless LAN (WLAN) / Wireless LAN (WLAN)
• wireless networks
  • emulating, with Mininet-WiFi / Emulating wireless networks with Mininet-WiFi, How it works...
  • drones, controlling / Controlling drones with a wireless network, How it works...

X

• XML-RPC server
  • multithreaded, writing / Writing a multithreaded, multicall XML-RPC server, How it works...
  • multicall, writing / Writing a multithreaded, multicall XML-RPC server, How it works...
  • executing, with basic HTTP authentication / Running an XML-RPC server with a basic HTTP authentication, How it works...
• XML Remote Procedure Call (XML-RPC) / Introduction

Y

• YAML
  • reference / Our first playbook
  • about / YAML
• YANG models
  • and Cisco API / The Cisco and YANG models
  • reference / The Cisco and YANG models
• Yet Another Next Generation (YANG) / Data modeling for infrastructure as code