Development of Python API for a Network Switch

Abstract

The Cisco Nexus 1000v Switch is a software developed by Cisco in collaboration with VMware, Citrix and Redhat for VMware environments, Which runs inside VMware hypervisor (ESX), and supports Cisco server virtualization technology. It has two Components, The Virtual Module (VEM) and Virtual Supervisor Module (VSM). VEM executes commands inside the hypervisor and VSM manages the VEMs, as there are plenty of VEMs inside the Switch. The existing CURL commands allow user to work with APIs but user actually has to get into the switches and execute the commands but by using python APIs we can automate the switches and use the methods accordingly.