Logging into the APIC using Cobra

Once we have set up our, environment we can log in.

How to do it...

1. Create a new Python file (on Linux, this can be done using the command vi aciLogin.py.
2. In the VI editor, switch to insert mode by pressing i on the keyboard.
3. Enter the following:

      importcobra.mit.access
      importcobra.mit.session
      apicUri='https://192.168.1.205'
      apicUser='admin'
      apicPassword='admin123'
      ls=cobra.mit.session.LoginSession(apicUri,apicUser,apicPassword)
      md=cobra.mit.access.MoDirectory(ls)
      md.login()

4. Save the file by pressing the Esc key and then typing :wq!.
5. Make the file executable, using the command chmod a+x aciLogin.py.
6. Run the file using the command python ./aciLogin.py.