Setting up and using NAPALM integration

Nautobot includes an integration with NAPALM to directly access information from devices. Such information includes uptime, CPU/memory stats, power status, LLDP neighbors, and the running, startup, and candidate configurations:

Figure 7.36 – NAPALM integration – device status

You may see invalid under Temperature, Fans, and Power if you’re using virtual devices. The following screenshot shows how to show neighbors using NAPALM:

Figure 7.37 – NAPALM integration – LLDP neighbors

Here, we can see the running configuration of a Cisco device:

Figure 7.38 – NAPALM integration – device configuration

To do this, Nautobot must have credentials to be able to connect to the device. These credentials will need to be entitled, either via TACACS or some other means, to perform the operations NAPALM uses to fetch the information...