Network Snapshots

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Description	Manages networks running configurations in NEO (creating, restoring, uploading, downloading, saving, deleting, etc.)
Request URL	/neo/app/network_snapshots
Main Operations	Create snapshot Upload snapshot Get a list of all snapshots Get specific snapshots Download a specific snapshot Delete snapshot Edit snapshot description Apply snapshot Save snapshot

Create Snapshot

Description	Creates a new snapshot
Request URL	POST /neo/app/network_snapshots
Response	HTTP response location header will contain an ID created for the new snapshot
Status Codes	Note: status code 415 UNSUPPORTED MEDIA TYPE occurs when case systems are not Mellanox or Cumulus

Request Data:

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            {
     "name":"<name>",
     "description":"<desc>",
     "systems":[
           "<system_ip>","<system_ip>","<system_ip>"
     ]
}

Upload Snapshot

Description	Receives a tar file containing a previously saved snapshot
Request URL	POST /app/network_snapshots?full_content=true
Request Content Type	Multipart/form-data
Response	Snapshot tar file that is downloaded from NEO to the user's download directory
Status Codes	Note: status code 415 UNSUPPORTED MEDIA TYPE occurs when case systems are not Mellanox or Cumulus

Get a list of all Snapshots

Description	Retrieves a list of all snapshots in NEO
Request URL	GET /neo/app/network_snapshots

Response:

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            {
     "network_snapshots":[
           {"type":"<user | daily>",
           "name":"<name>",
           "description":"<desc>",
           "systems":[
                "<system_ip>","<system_ip>","<system_ip>"
           ],
           "date":"< date_time >"}
           ]
}

Get a Specific Snapshot

Description	Retrieves information on a specific snapshot in NEO
Request URL	GET /neo/app/network_snapshots/<name>/<system_ip>
Response	{ "content":"<content>", "last_checked": "<date_time>", "created": "<date_time>" }

Download a Specific Snapshot

Description	Downloads a previously saved snapshot
Request URL	GET /neo/app/network_snapshots/<name>?full_content=true
Response	Snapshot tar file that is downloaded from NEO to the user's download directory

Delete Snapshot

Description	Removes an existing snapshot
Request URL	DELETE /neo/app/network_snapshots/<name>
Request Data	N/A
Response	Location header includes a URI with a Job ID for snapshot deletion.

Edit a Snapshot's Description

Description	Edits a specific snapshot's description
Request URL	PUT /neo/app/network_snapshots/<name>
Request Data	{ "description":"<desc>" }
Response	HTTP response location header will contain an ID created for the new snapshot
Status Codes	Note: status code 415 UNSUPPORTED MEDIA TYPE occurs when case systems are not Mellanox or Cumulus

Apply Snapshot

Description	Applies a specific snapshot on the fabric
Request URL	POST /neo/app/network_snapshots/<name>
Request Data	{ "systems":[ "<system_ip>","<system_ip>","<system_ip>" ] }
Response	HTTP response location header will contain an ID created for the new snapshot

Save Snapshot

Description	Saves a snapshot with a new name
Request URL	PUT /neo/app/network_snapshots/<name>
Request Data	{ "name":"<name>" }
Response	HTTP response location header will contain an ID created for the new snapshot

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