Concept Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell EMC Networking Open Automation Guide 9.14.1.0 November 2018
- About this Guide
- Open Automation Framework
- Bare Metal Provisioning
- Introduction
- How it Works
- Prerequisites
- Industry Standard Upgrades with BMP
- BMP Process Overview
- BMP Operations
- Configure BMP
- BMP Commands and Examples
- System Boot and Set-up Behavior in BMP Mode
- BMP Mode - Boot and Set-up Behavior
- DHCP Offer Vendor-Specific Option for BMP
- DHCP Offer Relay Option 82
- Software Upgrade Using BMP
- Apply Configurations Using BMP Scripts
- Using the Post-configuration Script
- Using Auto-Execution Script - Normal Mode Only
- Timers in Pre–configuration and Post–configuration Scripts
- Script Examples
- BMP Operations on Servers Overview
- File Server Settings
- Domain Name Server Settings
- BMP MIB Support
- Bare Metal Provisioning CLI
- Open Management Infrastructure
- Puppet
- Smart Scripting
- Overview
- Download the Smart Scripting Package
- Dell EMC Environment Variables
- Dell EMC Proprietary Utilities
- Dell EMC SmartScript Utilities
- SQLite
- NET SNMP Client
- Limits on System Usage
- Supported UNIX Utilities
- Creating a Username and Password for Smart Scripting
- Logging in to a NetBSD UNIX Shell
- Downloading Scripts to a Switch
- Network File System (NFS)
- Setting a Search Path for Scripts
- Scheduling and Executing Scripts
- Running a Script from the UNIX Shell
- Running Scripts with User Privileges
- Smart Scripting CLI
- disable
- execute
- mount nfs
- package clear-all
- package install
- package uninstall
- script (run)
- script (stop/resume/clear/kill/unschedule)
- script event-handler
- script execute (EXEC mode)
- script execute
- script get
- script path
- script remove
- script trigger-event
- show packages
- show script
- start shell
- triggered-by
- switch script limit
- username (event handler)
- username
- SNMP MIBs
- Virtual Server Networking
- Virtual Server Networking CLI
- REST API
- HTTP and HTTPS
- XML
- Important Points to Remember
- REST Authentication
- Request Query Parameters
- Sample BGP Configurations
- HTTP Status Error Codes
- REST API — Protocol Data Unit (PDU) Structure
- Configurations
- Operational
- Operational Data for IPv6
- Management Information Base (MIB)
- IETF Interface Operations
- REST API Framework to Execute the CLIs
- Samples of the config-command
- Samples of the EXEC command
- Samples of the show-command
- REST API CLI
- Web Server

Version Description
9.8(0.0P2) Introduced on the S3048–ON.
9.7(0.0) Introduced on the S6000–ON.
9.6(0.0) Introduced on the S5000.
9.5(0.1) Introduced on the Z9500.
9.4(0.0P1) Introduced on the S4810, S4820T, S6000, and Z9000.
Usage Information
NOTE: The rest enable command is deprecated; however, the support is maintained for backward
compatibility in version 9.4(0.0P1) and is removed in the 9.5(0.1) release.
crypto cert generate
Generates a self-signed certicate and key les, if exists, and replaces them with the newly generated les.
S4810, S4820T, S3048–ON, S4048–ON, S4048T–ON, S5000,
S6000, S6000–ON, S6010–ON, S6100–ON, Z9100–ON,
C9010, and Z9500
Syntax
crypto cert generate {cert-file file-name key-file file-name} [cname common-
name] [country country-name] [email email-id] [length key-length] [locality
locality-name] [organization organization-name] [orgunit organization-unit-
name] [state state-name] [validity days]
Parameters
cert-le le-name Enter the keyword cert-file then the lename of the certicate to generate with the
full path.
key-le le-name Enter the keyword key-file then the key lename to generate with the full path.
cname common-
name
(OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword cname then the common name to include in the
certicate. The default is Dell EMC Networking.
country country-
name
(OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword country then the name of the country to include in the
certicate. The maximum number of characters allowed is two. The default is US.
email email-id (OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword email then the email-id to include in the certicate.
length key-length (OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword length then the key length in bits. The key length
range is from 1024 to 4096 bits. The default is 2048 bits.
locality locality-
name
(OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword locality then the name of the locality to include in
the certicate. The default is San Jose.
organization
organization-name
(OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword organization then the name of the organization to
include in the certicate. The default is Dell.
orgunit
organization-unit-
name
(OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword orgunit then the organization unit name to include in
the certicate. The default is Dell EMC Networking.
state state-name (OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword state then the name of the state to include in the
certicate. The default is California.
198 REST API CLI