ExtremeXOS Applications Environment
ExtremeXOS 21.1.5-Patch1-5 introduces an
environment that allows management applications, controllable through a web interface, that
communicate directly with other switch management applications.
Applications are management software modules that manage, configure, or
monitor specific functions within a switch. The applications leverage existing ExtremeXOS
capabilities and protocols to simplify complex tasks. You may download applications to a
switch independently from an ExtremeXOS release (see ezServiceablity (File Upload/Download)).
Application Environment Block Diagram
The HTTP interface is now a Python application based on CherryPy (3.7.0). This environment
includes the following previously available interfaces:
- Web interface (Chalet)
- SOAP/XML interface
Additionally, the following new capabilities have been introduced with
ExtremeXOS
21.1.5-Patch1-5:
- Service applications.
- File upload/download (see ezServiceablity (File Upload/Download))
- JSONRPC—provides a management automation interface (http://www.jsonrpc.org/specification). The JSONRPC
implementation supports two methods:
- CLI method—issues CLI commands to ExtremeXOS show commands and
returns JSON data instead of formatted CLI data.
- Python method—allows the remote system to send inline Python
scripts to run on a switch. You can use inline Python scripting to perform complex
tasks not available using the ExtremeXOS CLI.
- Configuration Applications.
- Application manager—provides the ability to dynamically add
management applications at run time. Applications may be developed independently from the
ExtremeXOS release cycle.
- ezMLAG—works with Chalet web screens and peer switches. It can
communicate with peer switches to perform the complex task of setting up and maintaining
MLAG configurations.
- VXLAN—works with Chalet to manage VXLAN configuration coordination
across multiple switches.
Supported Platforms
Summit X450-G2, X460-G2, X670-G2, X770, and ExtremeSwitching X620,
X440-G2 series switches
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