topic RE: EXOS v21 - SOAP/XML API in ExtremeSwitching (EXOS/Switch Engine)

EXOS v21 - SOAP/XML API

Bryn_Sadler — Tue, 11 Apr 2017 14:02:00 GMT

Hi, we've long been users of the XOS SOAP/XML API for provisioning tasks, but it seems to have changed in v21, since the CherryPy update of the web framework. The API endpoint used to be http(s):///xmlService, but this now just gives a 404. The WSDL and XSD files all seem to still be there. Can't find anything in the documentation, apart from the release notes acknowledge that the SOAP/XML functionality should still be there. Anyone know what the API endpoint is now?

RE: EXOS v21 - SOAP/XML API

OscarK — Tue, 11 Apr 2017 16:28:00 GMT

Using a switch with v22.2 on it it seems to work without problems.
someone@host:~/work/EXOS-XML$ perl execCli.pl 10.116.3.22 admin "" "show ver"
Slot-1 : 800550-00-08 1626N-41812 Rev 8.0 BootROM: 1.0.2.1 IMG: 22.2.1.5
Slot-2 : 800554-00-07 1636N-41581 Rev 7.0 BootROM: 1.0.2.1 IMG: 22.2.1.5
Slot-3 :
X460-G2-VIM-2Q-B-1: 800555-00-03 1dddN-40658 Rev 3.0

Image : ExtremeXOS version 22.2.1.5 by release-manager
on Mon Feb 27 11:03:54 EST 2017

there are some bugs in 21.1 where login does not work and such, can you try wih 22.2 ?

RE: EXOS v21 - SOAP/XML API

Bryn_Sadler — Tue, 11 Apr 2017 16:56:00 GMT

Hi Oscar, thanks for the response. We did get some feedback from TAC that there were errors with the version we were running, and xmlService was actually xmlservice with a lower S. I've booted a lab switch into the same version as you, and I'm able to use the Object-based APIs to pull port info etc, but the XOS APIs such as the execCLi you use above are failing with "Not a valid user". I've tested the same code against an older version (15.3), and it works fine. Using same creds for Object-based and XOS APIs. Do you know if the auth mechanism has been changed?

RE: EXOS v21 - SOAP/XML API

OscarK — Tue, 11 Apr 2017 17:24:00 GMT

Is the user you tried an admin user ?

RE: EXOS v21 - SOAP/XML API

Bryn_Sadler — Tue, 11 Apr 2017 18:43:00 GMT

After some further testing, we may have stumbled on one of the strangest bugs I've come across. It seems that the XOS APIs aren't working for usernames that start with the letters h,i,j,k,q,r or s. Starting with any other letter is fine, but not those ones. Would appreciate if you could test this out on your switch Oscar and see if you are getting the same behaviour?

RE: EXOS v21 - SOAP/XML API

OscarK — Tue, 11 Apr 2017 19:00:00 GMT

It seems you are right, strange. I think opening a case for that would be best.
okoot@bigbird:~/work/EXOS-XML$ perl execCli.pl 10.116.3.22 hello emertxe "show ver"SOAP-ENV:Client Not a valid user
okoot@bigbird:~/work/EXOS-XML$ perl execCli.pl 10.116.3.22 oscar emertxe "show ver"
Slot-1 : 800550-00-08 1626N-41812 Rev 8.0 BootROM: 1.0.2.1 IMG: 22.2.1.5
Slot-2 : 800554-00-07 1636N-41581 Rev 7.0 BootROM: 1.0.2.1 IMG: 22.2.1.5
Slot-3 :
Slot-4 :
Slot-5 :
Slot-6 :
Slot-7 :
Slot-8 :
X460-G2-VIM-2Q-B-1: 800555-00-03 1521N-40658 Rev 3.0

Image : ExtremeXOS version 22.2.1.5 by release-manager
on Mon Feb 27 11:03:54 EST 2017
BootROM : 1.0.2.1
Diagnostics : 5.11
Certified Version : EXOS Linux 3.18.24, FIPS fips-ecp-2.0.12

okoot@bigbird:~/work/EXOS-XML$ perl execCli.pl 10.116.3.22 oscar emertxe "show account"
User Name Access LoginOK Failed State
-------------------------------- ------ ------- ------ --------
admin R/W 15 0 Enabled
user RO 0 0 Enabled
hello R/W 0 0 Enabled
oscar R/W 2 0 Enabled

okoot@bigbird:~/work/EXOS-XML$

RE: EXOS v21 - SOAP/XML API

Bryn_Sadler — Tue, 11 Apr 2017 19:16:00 GMT

Yeah, I'll get one opened with TAC, thanks for confirming what I'm seeing.

RE: EXOS v21 - SOAP/XML API

Bryn_Sadler — Thu, 11 May 2017 22:29:00 GMT

For anyone following this thread, it was confirmed as a bug and a fix is scheduled for release with 22.3.