Feb 2017

Feb 8 - v2.2.1

Module Versions

Modules	Versions
unicon	v2.2.1

Upgrade Instructions

bash$ pip install --upgrade unicon

Features and Bug Fixes

• New core feature - hostname learning:

  • Allows the already configured device hostname to be learned if it is not known.

  • Multiple plugin updates to ensure compatibility with this feature (generic, iosxv, iosxr, nxosv).

• Plugin updates: - Cheetah AP support

  • Generic plugin updates:

    • Updated rommon pattern to better match several IOS and IOSXE devices.

    • Now stringifying service commands to allow them to be passed as non-string objects.

    • Now allowing for list-like and string-like input objects.

    • telnet escape character callback now waits for a limited time for chatter to cease before calling sendline.

  • nxos plugin updates:

    • Now allowing for list-like and string-like input objects.

  • iosxe/csr1000v plugin updates - tuned timing parameters

  • iosxr plugin updates:

    • Tuned timing parameters for iosxrv

    • Removed partially implemented iosxr HA execute service, now using generic plugin implementation.

• Core updates:

  • Support for %N hostname substitution outside statemachine. Needed by some uniclean plugins.

  • Now stringifying objects before sending via spawn.

  • pyATS adapter updates:

    • Now properly rendering start when port specified.

    • Now assigning series and model correctly.

    • Now stringifying the IP address in case it is passed in as an object.