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open() Function (jcs Namespace)

Namespaces

http://xml.juniper.net/junos/commit-scripts/1.0

SLAX Syntax

var $connection = jcs:open(); var $connection = jcs:open(remote-hostname, <username>, <passphrase>, <routing-instance-name>); var $connection = jcs:open(remote-hostname, <session-options>);

XSLT Syntax

<xsl:variable name="connection" select="jcs:open()"/> <xsl:variable name="connection" select="jcs:open(remote-hostname, <username>, <passphrase>, <routing-instance-name>)"/> <xsl:variable name="connection" select="jcs:open(remote-hostname, <session-options>)"/>

Release Information

Function introduced in Junos OS Release 9.3.

Support for NETCONF sessions added in Junos OS Release 11.4R1.

Support for routing instances added in Junos OS Release 12.2R1.

Description

Return a connection handle that can be used to execute remote procedure calls (RPCs) using the jcs:execute() extension function. To execute an RPC on a remote device, an SSH session must be established. In order for the script to establish the connection, you must either configure the SSH host key information for the remote device on the local device where the script will be executed, or the SSH host key information for the remote device must exist in the known hosts file of the user executing the script.

To redirect the SSH connection to originate from within a specific routing instance, include the routing instance name in the connection parameters. The routing instance must be configured at the [edit routing-instances] hierarchy level, and the remote device must be reachable either using the routing table for that routing instance or from one of the interfaces configured under that routing instance.

Starting with Junos OS Release 11.4, the new parameter, session-options, supports the option to create a session either with the Junos XML protocol server on devices running Junos OS or with the NETCONF server on devices where NETCONF service over SSH is enabled. Previously, the function supported only sessions with the Junos XML protocol server on devices running Junos OS.

The connection handle is closed with the jcs:close() function.

Parameters

passphrase
—

(Optional) User’s login passphrase. If you do not specify a passphrase and it is required for authentication, you should be prompted for one during script execution by the device to which you are connecting.

remote-hostname
—

Domain name or IP address of the remote router, switch, or security device. If you are opening a local connection, do not pass this value. If you specify a session type, this parameter is required.

routing-instance-name
—

(Optional) Routing instance from within which the SSH connection originates.

session-options
—

(Optional) XML node set that specifies the session protocol and connection parameters. The structure of the node set is:

var $session-options := {
           <instance> "routing-instance-name";
           <method> ("junoscript" | "netconf" | "junos-netconf");
           <passphrase> "passphrase";
           <password> "password";
           <port> "port-number";
           <routing-instance> "routing-instance-name";
           <username> "username";
       }
  • <instance>—(Optional) Routing instance from within which the SSH connection originates. This element is identical to <routing-instance>.
  • <method>—(Optional) Session protocol. The protocol is one of three values: junoscript, netconf, or junos-netconf. If you do not specify a protocol, a junoscript session is created by default. A <method> value of junoscript establishes a session with the Junos XML protocol server on a device running Junos OS. A <method> value of netconf establishes a session with a NETCONF server over an SSHv2 connection. A <method> value of junos-netconf establishes a session with a NETCONF server over an SSHv2 connection on a device running Junos OS.
  • <passphrase> or <password>—(Optional) User’s login passphrase. If you do not specify a passphrase and it is required for authentication, you should be prompted for one during script execution by the device to which you are connecting.
  • <port>—(Optional) Server port number for netconf and junos-netconf sessions. For NETCONF sessions, jcs:open() connects to the NETCONF server at the default port 830. If you specify a value for <port>, jcs:open() connects to the given port instead. Specifying a port number has no impact on junoscript sessions, which are always established over SSH port 22.
  • <routing-instance>—(Optional) Routing instance from within which the SSH connection originates. This element is identical to <instance>.
  • <username>—(Optional) User’s login name. If you do not specify a username and it is required for the connection, the script uses the local name of the user executing the script.
username
—

(Optional) User’s login name. If you do not specify a username and it is required for the connection, the script uses the local name of the user executing the script.

Return Value

connection
—

Connection handle to the remote host.

Usage Examples

The following example shows how to connect to a local device:

var $connection = jcs:open();

The following example shows how to connect to a remote device:

var $connection = jcs:open(remote-hostname);

The following example shows how the user, bsmith, with the passphrase “test123” obtains a connection handle to the remote device, fivestar:

var $connection = jcs:open("fivestar", "bsmith", "test123");

The following example shows how the user, bsmith, with the passphrase “test123” creates a junos-netconf session with a device running Junos OS:

var $options := {
     <method> "junos-netconf";
     <username> "bsmith";
     <passphrase> "test123";
}
var $connection = jcs:open("fivestar", $options);
 

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Published: 2013-07-26

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