Generic

The following generic services are supported by all implementations.

connect

API to connect to the device.

connect arguments
Argument	Description	Default
`timeout`	Maximum time it can take to disconnect to the device.	30 seconds
`port`	Port number for protocol.	443 (IOSXE, NXOS, DCNM, BIG-IP), 8443 (Viptela), 8080 (NSO), 19399 (VIRL)
`protocol`	Protocol to use.	https (IOSXE, NXOS, DCNM, Viptela, BIG-IP), http (NSO, VIRL)

# Example
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#   loading & using REST testbed yaml file in pyATS

# import the topology module
from pyats import topology

# load the above testbed file containing REST device
testbed = topology.loader.load('/path/to/rest/testbed.yaml')

# get device by name
device = testbed.devices['PE1']

# connect to it
device.connect(via='rest')

disconnect

API to disconnect from the device.

disconnect arguments
Argument	Description	Default
`timeout`	Maximum time it can take to disconnect from the device.	30 seconds

# Example
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#   loading & using REST testbed yaml file in pyATS

# import the topology module
from pyats import topology

# load the above testbed file containing REST device
testbed = topology.loader.load('/path/to/rest/testbed.yaml')

# get device by name
device = testbed.devices['PE1']

# connect to it
device.connect(via='rest')

# disconnect rest connection
device.rest.disconnect()