Some time ago, Cisco decided to rebrand the Cisco DNA Center into a brand new name – Cisco Catalyst Center. This move can be confusing for us – network engineers. Especially if we already have automation scripts written to ease
Category: Network automation
SD-WAN: The Catalyst for Network Automation
I’m very happy to share a video recording of the latest webinar that I’ve done with Mateusz Sługocki and in partnership with CodiLime! Watch it to get practical knowledge of SD-WAN and its ability to foster automation. Here’s what you
The strategic advantages of automated network testing
I’m thrilled to announce the release of the latest article, “The Strategic Advantages of Automated Network Testing,” co-written by myself, Mateusz Sługocki, and Michał Płókarz in cooperation with CodiLime. This comprehensive piece delves into the transformative power of automated network
Flood your network with BGF prefixes – Spirent automation
Let’s do something unusual, because how often do you flood your network with dummy prefixes to see the impact on the environment? Stress testing your network can lead to interesting conclusions, but can also blow the network. So today we
Breaking Ground: My Inaugural Video on Spirent Automation Basics
I’m thrilled to announce a significant milestone in my journey of knowledge-sharing and collaboration! My very first YouTube tutorial, created in partnership with Codilime, is now live, and I couldn’t be more excited to share it with you. In this
Cisco Meraki SDK Essentials: Obtaining Organizations Data
Since my last article, Meraki has changed significantly. It evolved so much that my previous scripts are not working. In 2022, Meraki implemented a Dashboard v1, which introduced some changes to the REST API calls. Unfortunately, the previous SDK –
Spirent – gather statistics the automatic way with REST API in Python
What is the next step after automating traffic generation on the Spirent? It’s worth knowing its parameters such as bit rate or total frame count. We can access this data through the analyzers, and that’s what we gonna do in
WOŚP charity webinars
Besides sharing tech knowledge, Garzum.net is also about charity. I’m happy to announce, that this year I’m organizing two charity webinars supporting the Wielka Orkiestra Świątecznej Pomocy Foundation. The first one will take place on 21 February, and the leading
Automate basic Spirent traffic flow with REST API in Python
Basic traffic generation is the essence of automating Spirent because we can build on top of that. Do you want to check how your network behaves under great load? Or you’re curious if it will sustain traffic from many clients
Getting started with vManage client: essential features and functions
I’m happy to share another article published on the Codilime blog. This time I’ve looked deeper at the basic usage of vManage Client – a Python library dedicated to managing Cisco SD-WAN.