The IxNetwork Python Client
pip install --upgrade ixnetwork-restpy
Import a package based on your product:
# The ixnetwork_restpy package is the superset of all IxNetwork products
from ixnetwork_restpy import SessionAssistant
# The uhd_restpy package is a subset of the ixnetwork_restpy package for the UHD appliance
from uhd_restpy import SessionAssistant
"""This script demonstrates how to get started with ixnetwork_restpy scripting.
The script demonstrates the following:
- connect to an IxNetwork test platform, authenticate, add a new session and clear the config
- create 1 tx port and 1 rx port
- create traffic from the tx port to the rx port
- start traffic
- print statistics
- stop traffic
"""
from ixnetwork_restpy import SessionAssistant
# create a test tool session
session_assistant = SessionAssistant(IpAddress='127.0.0.1',
LogLevel=SessionAssistant.LOGLEVEL_INFO,
ClearConfig=True)
ixnetwork = session_assistant.Ixnetwork
# create tx and rx port resources
port_map = session_assistant.PortMapAssistant()
port_map.Map('10.36.74.26', 2, 13, Name='Tx')
port_map.Map('10.36.74.26', 2, 14, Name='Rx')
# create a TrafficItem resource
# TrafficItem acts a a high level container for ConfigElement resources
# ConfigElement is a high level container for individual HighLevelStream resources
traffic_item = ixnetwork.Traffic.TrafficItem.add(Name='Traffic Test', TrafficType='raw')
traffic_item.EndpointSet.add(
Sources=ixnetwork.Vport.find(Name='^Tx').Protocols.find(),
Destinations=ixnetwork.Vport.find(Name='^Rx').Protocols.find())
# using the traffic ConfigElement resource
# update the frame rate
# update the transmission control
traffic_config = traffic_item.ConfigElement.find()
traffic_config.FrameRate.update(Type='percentLineRate', Rate='100')
traffic_config.TransmissionControl.update(Type='continuous')
# adjust Ethernet stack fields
destination_mac = traffic_config.Stack.find(StackTypeId='ethernet').Field.find(FieldTypeId='ethernet.header.destinationAddress')
destination_mac.update(ValueType='valueList', ValueList=['00:00:fa:ce:fa:ce', '00:00:de:ad:be:ef'], TrackingEnabled=True)
# push ConfigElement settings down to HighLevelStream resources
traffic_item.Generate()
# connect ports to hardware test ports
# apply traffic to hardware
# start traffic
port_map.Connect(ForceOwnership=True)
ixnetwork.Traffic.Apply()
ixnetwork.Traffic.StartStatelessTrafficBlocking()
# print statistics
print(session_assistant.StatViewAssistant('Port Statistics'))
print(session_assistant.StatViewAssistant('Traffic Item Statistics'))
print(session_assistant.StatViewAssistant('Flow Statistics'))
# stop traffic
ixnetwork.Traffic.StopStatelessTrafficBlocking()
This client package supports versions 8.52 and up of the following servers:
Documentation is available using the following methods:
Documentation available in the online doc browser is also inlined in each class, property and method and can be viewed using the python help command
from ixnetwork_restpy import SessionAssistant
help(SessionAssistant)
Visit the OpenIxia ixnetwork-restpy sample site maintained by solution architects for in-depth end-to-end samples that demonstrate the following:
The purpose of this repository is to allow users to clone the auto generated code. We do not accept pull requests in this repository.
Feedback such as bugs/enhancements/questions regarding the ixnetwork-restpy package is welcomed by opening a GitHub issue.