Tag :: Eapi

eAPI over SSH provides programmatic access to Arista EOS Command API using SSH as the transport protocol, offering an alternative to HTTP/HTTPS-based eAPI. This feature enables network automation tools and scripts to execute CLI commands and retrieve structured output via JSON-RPC 2.0 over an SSH connection.

The feature uses the standard SSH subsystem mechanism, allowing clients to invoke the "eapi" subsystem after SSH authentication. Commands and responses use the same JSON-RPC 2.0 format as HTTP-based eAPI, ensuring compatibility with existing eAPI client libraries and scripts with minimal modifications.

Routing control functions (RCF) is a new language, a different way of policy definition and application in a programmatic fashion (https://www.arista.com/en/support/toi/eos-4-27-2f/15102-routing-control-functions-language-and-configuration). EOS Application Programmable Interface (eAPI) is another means whereby commands are sent to the switch (i.e. aside from the switch’s command-line interface - CLI which has been the norm), which can be executed through various methods like web interface, shell or a program/script.

Some monitoring tools have a limited time to receive information from the switch and may break if waiting for a