This command is the python module form of the more detailed create process executable command. This command provides the ability for a user to add a process. The process can be a C executable compiled using the C-based SDK or a Python module. It will be uploaded by the user to /usr/local/cfg via the normal mechanisms (i.e. TFTP).
| process | ExtremeXOS user process |
| name | Name of the user process |
| python-module | The Python module to import and run |
| python-module | The module relative to /usr/local/cfg |
| start | Startup behavior |
| auto | Create a daemon process and start it immediately |
| on-demand | Create a run-to-completion process and use \start process\ |
| vr | Virtual router in which to start the process |
| vr-name | Virtual router name |
| description | Description |
| arg1-9 | Variable value |
On-demand. VR-Mgmt is the default VR used if not specified.
From EPM‘s perspective, a python-based process is an instance of the “expy” executable with some arguments, namely the Python module. This form of the “create process” command is a short-cut to the detailed form, except that the user does not need to be aware of expy.
The following are examples of create process python-module commands.
python-module foo_program start auto vr vr-default create process foo_user1 python-module “foo.run” “arg1 to foo.main” create process foo_user2 python-module “foo.noargs.needed” create process foo_user3 python-module “foo.daemon” start auto “arg1 to foo.main”
Error: Process name %s is invalid. Process names must begin with a letter, contain only alphanumeric and “_” characters, and be less than 32 characters long.
This command was first available in ExtremeXOS 15.7.
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