Maybe it's just me - but I feel like when we want to demonstrate product APIs to someone, we usually jump into Postman first. It's not without good reason though. Postman is a very easy to use platform for running API calls against REST endpoints & see the nicely formatted…
This post has been on my backlog for a while... I've been intermittently trying out the IOS-XE guestshell feature for a few different projects, and never feeling like any of them were good enough to write about. So why not just write about guestshell itself? It's such a nifty tool.…
In the last post, I covered a simple project that I'm working on while studying for the Cisco DevNet certifications. This is part two of a series, which will continue on while I work through this project. As a brief summary - I started using a combination of Scrapli &…
So I just scheduled an upcoming attempt at the Developing Applications using Cisco Core Platforms and APIs (DEVCOR 350-901) exam. It's coming up quick in two weeks here & I'm starting to do some review / final prep before taking the exam. Why does this matter? Well - I plan on…
In a recent post, I walked through setting up a Netgear LTE cellular modem with Google Fi. Might seem random - but I had a plan for this! In trying to ensure I keep a stable internet connection for work, I eventually led myself down the path of buying a…
We have some new F5 load balancers in our environment, which means I need a method of grabbing regular configuration backups. There are a number of methods out there, but I’ve opted to use SolarWind’s CatTools software since we already own it. The config I used…
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This is a multi-part series – If you just hit this page, please check out the prior posts first! Part 1 – Initial Thoughts Part 2 – Leaning Django Part 3 – Creating the Dashboard Alright – We’re finally at the last step to this project. We already…