Getting Started with IOS-XE Guestshell (Cisco Catalyst - On-box Python & Linux Shell)

This video demonstrates how to get started with Cisco IOS-XE Guestshell. Guestshell is a lightweight Linux container (LXC) running on top of a Cisco Catalyst router or switch. This container allows a network administrator to access a Linux shell and python interpreter that runs directly on Catalyst networking hardware. Guestshell can be used for device provisioning, or any number of network automation use cases.

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Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:10 - Supported Platforms
0:25 - What is Guestshell?
1:10 - Enabling IOX
1:51 - Configuring Container Networking
4:11 - Deploying the Guestshell Container
5:22 - Interacting with Guestshell / Linux Shell Access
7:12 - On-box Python - Interacting with Catalyst CLI from Python
9:24 - Guestshell Teardown / Uninstall

Standard Disclaimer: Any comments / opinions here are my own, and do not represent my current or former employers.

[microsoftsurfacegeekdetail]

You have done a cracking web page, a very well edited Youtube video and I found it very informative so thank you very much. I will now have a play with getting this box to shut down and bring up my VM Environment on the xDSL 1117-4P router I have.

[petemorales]

This is one of the coolest things I have seen! Great video

[VandersonT_]

awesome vid, and awesome feature! thanks :)

[sakad]

Great video, thanks. It would be even more helpful if you explained what exactly some configuration line do. For example it is a little unclear what is what in this line:
#app-vnic gateway0 virtualportgroup 0 guest-interface 0

[cardborlord]

Cool video. Can this also host a webserver to create your own API? Is it possible to nat to this app ? And is there anyway to make it persistant with a local database?