Netmiko

VyOS supports configuration via netmiko. It requires to install python3-netmiko module.

Example

#!/usr/bin/env python3

from netmiko import ConnectHandler

vyos_router = {
  "device_type": "vyos",
  "host": "192.0.2.1",
  "username": "vyos",
  "password": "vyospass",
  "port": 22,
  }

net_connect = ConnectHandler(**vyos_router)

config_commands = [
                   'set interfaces ethernet eth0 description WAN',
                   'set interfaces ethernet eth1 description LAN',
                  ]

# set configuration
output = net_connect.send_config_set(config_commands, exit_config_mode=False)
print(output)

# commit configuration
output = net_connect.commit()
print(output)

# op-mode commands
output = net_connect.send_command("run show interfaces")
print(output)

Output

$ ./vyos-netmiko.py
configure
set interfaces ethernet eth0 description WAN
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[email protected]# set interfaces ethernet eth1 description LAN
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[email protected]#
commit
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[email protected]#
Codes: S - State, L - Link, u - Up, D - Down, A - Admin Down
Interface        IP Address                        S/L  Description
---------        ----------                        ---  -----------
eth0             203.0.113.1/24                    u/u  WAN
eth1             192.0.2.1/30                      u/u  LAN
eth2             -                                 u/u
lo               127.0.0.1/8                       u/u
                 ::1/128
vtun10           10.10.0.1/24                      u/u
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