B-Series with multiple ports

[cslayton]

I have a python script that I’m using for B-series switches to configure multiple ports at the same time.

#@METADATASTART
#@ScriptDescription "Change port from static to NAC".
#@DetailDescriptionStart
##############################################################################
#
#Purpose: "Change port from static to NAC".
#
# Version : 1.0
#
# This script deletes selected ports from all vlans, sets "display-string" and
# "description-string" to "NAC_Port".  Finally, the configuration is saved.
##############################################################################
#@DetailDescriptionEnd
#
#@MetaDataEnd
import re
import commands

def main():
    
    if "port" in emc_vars:
        ports = emc_vars["port"]
    else:
        print "Please select at least one PORT if you start the script"
        return 0
    
    cli_result = emc_cli.send("clear port vlan " + ports)  

main()

However, I get the following output:

deerl1sw006(su)->clear port vlan ge.1.7,ge.1.8
Invalid Port in [port-string]. 

The B-Series switch needs to use ; instead of , to separate interfaces.  Is there anyway to fix this?

Chuck

[StephanH]

Not nice (and not tested) but only to show you how functions and variables works together:

import re
import commands


def writeConfig(my_portstring):

    cli_result = emc_cli.send("clear port vlan " + my_portstring)  
    cli_result = emc_cli.send("set port alias " + my_portstring + " NAC")
    cli_result = emc_cli.send("set macauthentication port enable " + my_portstring)
    cli_result = emc_cli.send("set multiauth port mode auth-reqd " + my_portstring)
    cli_result = emc_cli.send("set multiauth port numusers 4 " + my_portstring)
    cli_result = emc_cli.send("set pwa portcontrol enable " + my_portstring)
    cli_result = emc_cli.send("save config")

def port_list():
    if "port" in emc_vars:
        ports = emc_vars["port"].split(",") #create a list with all ports
    else:
        print "Please select at least one PORT if you start the script"
        return 0

    portcounter = 0
    for port in ports: #walk through the list
        if portcounter == 0:
            portstring = port
        else:
            portstring = portstring + ";" + port #fill in the separator you need
        portcounter += 1

	return portstring

def main():

	my_portstring = port_list()
	writeConfig(my_portstring)

main()

[cslayton]

[StephanH]

Hello Chuck,

post your complete code, or post with line numbers, please. So we can see what lines are the problem.

[cslayton]

Thanks!  A bit embarrassed I missed something so easy.  However, now I’m getting this:

Traceback (most recent call last):

  File "<string>", line 45, in <module>

  File "<string>", line 36, in main

NameError: global name 'portstring' is not defined

[StephanH]

Here is the error:

“def(port_list)”  should be:  “def port_list():”