Dell EMC SmartFabric OS10 User Guide Release 10.5.0

Dell EMC SmartFabric OS10 provisioning

OS10 supports automated switch provisioning — configuration and monitoring — using:

• RESTCONF API — REST-like protocol that uses HTTPS connections. Use the OS10 RESTCONF API to set up the configuration parameters on OS10 switches with JavaScript Object Notation (JSON)-structured messages. You can use any programming language to create and send JSON messages; see RESTCONF API.
• SmartFabric Services fabric automation — Automate the configuration of OS10 switches in Isilon backend, PowerEdge MX, and VxRail turnkey solutions; see Dell EMC PowerEdge MX SmartFabric Services Configuration and Troubleshooting Guide.
• Linux DevOps ecosystem — OS10 provides access to an unmodified Linux (Debian) operating system that allows you to benefit from the Linux DevOps ecosystem. Programmers can write applications in Python or C/C++ to execute on an OS10 switch.
• Ansible — Third-party DevOps tool. Ansible is a powerful, open-source IT automation engine that provides a simple way to automate application software and IT infrastructure. Ansible allows you to remove complexity from these environments and accelerate DevOps initiatives; see Using Ansible and Example: Configure OS10 switch using Ansible.