Breaking Point Static Virtual Chassis Shell

Overview

Shell implements integration of a device model, application or other technology with CloudShell. A shell consists of a data-model that defines how the device and its properties are modeled in CloudShell along with an automation that enables interaction with the device via CloudShell

About Breaking Point Static Virtual Chassis Shell

Breaking Point Static Virtual Chassis Shell provides data model and autoload functionality

Standard version

Breaking Point Static Virtual Chassis Shell is based on the Deployed App Standard 1.0.3

Supported Breaking Point versions

▪ 8.20 and above

Requirements

▪ CloudShell version 8.3 and above
▪ Breaking Point Controller Shell 1.2.3 and above

Downloading the Shell

Breaking Point Static Virtual Chassis Shell is available on the Quali Download Center. Download the files into a temporary location on your local machine.

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Shell comprises:

File name	Description
Breaking Point Static Virtual Chassis Shell.zip	Breaking Point Static Virtual Chassis Shell
breakingpoint-static-offline-dependecies.zip	Shell Python dependecies (for offline installation only)

Automation

This section describes the automation (drivers or scripts) associated with the data model. The automation code (either script or driver) is associated with the model and provided as part of the Shell package (in the .zip file). The following commands are associated with a model inside the Shell:

Import and Configure Shell

This section describes how to import, configure and modify Breaking Point Static Virtual Chassis Shell

Importing the Shell into CloudShell

Use the following procedure to import the downloaded Shell:

To import the Shell into CloudShell:

1. Download the Shell from the Quali Download Center.
2. Backup your database.
3. Log in to CloudShell Portal as administrator of the relevant domain.
4. In the User menu select Import Package
5. Browse to the location of the downloaded Shell file, select the relevant .zip file and Click Open. Alternatively, drag the shell’s .zip file into CloudShell Portal.

Offline installation of a Shell

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Note: Offline installation instructions are relevant only if Cloudshell Execution Server has no access to PyPi. You can skip this section if your execution server has access to Pypi.

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Breaking Point Static Virtual Chassis Shell uses a variety of Python packages. To work in offline mode:

1. Download the breakingpoint-static-offline-dependecies.zip file (see "Downloading the Shell" section).
2. Unzip it into the "C:\Program Files (x86)\QualiSystems\CloudShell\Server\Config\Pypi Server Repository" folder
3. Restart Execution Server.

Configuring a new applications

Use the following procedure to load a device, which will use this Shell, into CloudShell:

1. In the CloudShell Portal, in the Inventory dashboard, click Add New
2. From the list, select the BP vChassis.
3. Enter the Chassis’s Name and IP address.
4. Click Create.
5. In the Resource Discovery information form, enter the all the fields relevant for the device.
6. Click Continue.

This command discovers the device, fills in its attributes and creates the device’s structure in CloudShell (if such structure exists).