![[Day #90 PyATS Series] GitOps for Network Automation (pyATS + GitHub Actions) Using pyATS for Cisco [Python for Network Engineer]](https://networkjourney.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Day-90-PyATS-Series-GitOps-for-Network-Automation-pyATS-GitHub-Actions-Using-pyATS-for-Cisco-Python-for-Network-Engineer.png)
Introduction on the Key Points In modern network automation practices, GitOps has emerged as a powerful methodology to manage infrastructure as code. It bridges the gap between development and operations by leveraging Git as the single source of truth, allowing automation pipelines to trigger infrastructure […]
![[Day #89 PyATS Series] Building Python REST API Wrappers Around pyATS Jobs Using pyATS for Cisco [Python for Network Engineer]](https://networkjourney.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Day-89-PyATS-Series-Building-Python-REST-API-Wrappers-Around-pyATS-Jobs-Using-pyATS-for-Cisco-Python-for-Network-Engineer.png)
Introduction on the Key Points Welcome to Day #89 of the 101 Days of pyATS (Vendor-Agnostic) series. Today, we’re going full-stack by building Python REST API wrappers around pyATS jobs. This approach empowers network engineers to execute pyATS test scripts remotely through an HTTP interface, […]
![[Day #86 PyATS Series] Automated RMA Device Onboarding (Multi-Vendor) Using pyATS for Cisco [Python for Network Engineer]](https://networkjourney.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Day-86-PyATS-Series-Automated-RMA-Device-Onboarding-Multi-Vendor-Using-pyATS-for-Cisco-Python-for-Network-Engineer.png)
Introduction on the Key Points In modern network operations, replacing failed devices through RMA (Return Merchandise Authorization) processes is routine but can be operationally complex, especially in multi-vendor environments. Manual device onboarding risks misconfiguration, inconsistency, and service disruption. This Article demonstrates a production-ready automated RMA […]
![[Day #85 PyATS Series] End-to-End Service Validation Across Data Center Fabrics Using pyATS for Cisco [Python for Network Engineer]](https://networkjourney.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Day-85-PyATS-Series-End-to-End-Service-Validation-Across-Data-Center-Fabrics-Using-pyATS-for-Cisco-Python-for-Network-Engineer.png)
Introduction on the Key Points In modern data center environments, ensuring that services traverse the network fabric correctly from source to destination is a critical operation. Complex configurations such as VLANs, VRFs, routing policies, and ACLs must work together harmoniously. However, validating service functionality manually […]
![[Day #84 PyATS Series] Multi-Vendor Golden Image Compliance Testing Using pyATS for Cisco [Python for Network Engineer]](https://networkjourney.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Day-84-PyATS-Series-Multi-Vendor-Golden-Image-Compliance-Testing-Using-pyATS-for-Cisco-Python-for-Network-Engineer.png)
Introduction on the Key Points In the world of network automation and operations, ensuring devices are running the correct, approved OS versions and configurations is paramount for stability, security, and compliance. Manual verification of device images across a large multi-vendor network is time-consuming, error-prone, and […]
![[Day #72 Pyats Series] Multi-vendor pre-change snapshot automation using pyATS for Cisco [Python for Network Engineer]](https://networkjourney.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Multi-vendor-pre-change-snapshot-automation-using-pyATS-for-Cisco.png)
Introduction on the Key Points In modern network operations, change management is not just about pushing configs—it’s about ensuring that changes do not unintentionally break existing services.One of the most powerful strategies to achieve this is pre-change snapshot automation, where you capture the current network […]
![[Day #73 Pyats Series] Automate compliance checks for golden configs using pyATS for Cisco [Python for Network Engineer]](https://networkjourney.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Automate-compliance-checks-for-golden-configs-using-pyATS-for-Cisco.png)
Introduction on the Key Points In modern enterprise networks, keeping device configurations in line with approved golden configs is critical for security, compliance, and operational consistency. Even a single unauthorized change—whether accidental or malicious—can create vulnerabilities, break services, or cause outages. Traditionally, engineers performed manual […]
![[Day #36 Pyats Series] Port-channel consistency validation across platforms using pyATS for Cisco [Python for Network Engineer]](https://networkjourney.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Port-channel-consistency-validation-across-platforms-using-pyATS-for-Cisco.png)
Introduction on the Key Points In modern enterprise networks, port-channels (also known as EtherChannels, LAGs, or bundles) are essential for link aggregation, redundancy, and high-throughput architecture between switches, routers, and firewalls. However, one of the most common root causes of inconsistent port-channel states is configuration […]
![[Day #53 Pyats Series] RESTCONF validation for Cisco IOS-XE using pyATS for Cisco [Python for Network Engineer] Introduction](https://networkjourney.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/RESTCONF-validation-for-Cisco-IOS-XE-using-pyATS-for-Cisco.png)
Introduction In today’s modern network automation era, ensuring API-based management protocols like RESTCONF are correctly configured and functioning is crucial for integrating controllers, orchestrators, or custom-built Python scripts for network interaction. In this Day #53 of our “101 Days of pyATS (Vendor-Agnostic)” series, we’ll walk […]
![[Day #71 Pyats Series] Create CI/CD pipeline with pyATS (Jenkins + GitLab) using pyATS for Cisco [Python for Network Engineer]](https://networkjourney.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Create-CI-CD-pipeline-with-pyATS-Jenkins-GitLab-using-pyATS-for-Cisco.png)
Introduction on the Key Points In today’s fast-paced networking world, automation is no longer a luxury—it’s a necessity.When we talk about Python for Network Engineer workflows, pyATS stands out as Cisco’s powerful network testing and validation framework that fits beautifully into a CI/CD pipeline. Imagine […]
