How do we push CLI commands to SONiC switches via REST? about sonic-mgmt-framework

[ljyfree]

You could try /usr/sbin/clish_start in mgmt-framework docker.

[asydney]

I hopped onto "mgmt-framework" docker container and "/usr/sbin/cli/clish_start" provides an interface to execute commands. However, it's not clear how it can be used remotely.

Let me clarify the original question... I would like to execute a command such as "show version" from a remote host, to a switch running SONiC: below is the topology that shows the connection between my remote_host system and the sonic switch:

remote_host <-> sonic_switch

Below is an example of how this can be done using "curl" assuming our switch has management IP 192.168.1.5 and has a rest server listening on port 80 with the REST endpoint "comman-api":

remote_host> curl --insecure -u admin -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X POST -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0", "method":"runCmds", "params":{ "version":1, "cmds":["show version"], "format":"json"}, "id":""}' http:///192.168.1.5:80/command-api | json_reformat

So how could I execute "show version" similarly for sonic switches?

[ljyfree]

All I know is that you could open SONiC REST API explorer on https://192.168.1.5/ui ,which were compiled from yang model.
As for "comman-api" , I have no clue.

[asydney]

Indeed.. I came across this same info from the URL below:

https://github.com/Azure/SONiC/blob/master/doc/mgmt/Management%20Framework.md#322415-api-documentation

When I click on a given definition (e.g. openconfig-interfaces.yaml), there are a list of REST endpoints and for example, when I click on "GET /openconfig-interfaces:interfaces", I"m provided with the "curl" command executed (e.g. curl -X GET "https://192.168.122.10/restconf/data/openconfig-interfaces:interfaces" -H "accept: application/yang-data+json"), the request URL and also the response.

So I'm investigating a bit to determine if I can use this interface to perhaps convert the CLI commands to their REST equivalents.

[ljyfree]

I realize your request looks like “Docker to Host Comminication”,which was described in https://github.com/Azure/SONiC/blob/master/doc/mgmt/Docker%20to%20Host%20communication.md

[mayuresh82]

@ljyfree i dont think you have any clue about what the OP is asking so please refrain from shit-posting

[ljyfree]

@mayuresh82 Thanks for your kind reminder,shit-posting judge.