ModiPY Features

ModiPY can do a lot of things.

• XML configuration for easy editing. No specialised tools required!
• Fully asynchronous design, for maximum scalability
• Templated change configuration. Write it once. Let the ModiPy do the hard work.
• Flexible variable substitution capabilities for power
• Support for arbitrary commands. Already got some scripts? ModiPy can use them
• Expect/send based changes, built in
• Statistics reporting on completion. What worked, what didn't.
• Automated backout-on-fail option. No more wedged systems after a change.
• Authoritarian Mode for testing changes. Easily test things manually before running full-auto
• Backout Mode to just run the backout portion of changes. Something broke? Fix it fast.
• Extensible Provisioner and Change framework. ModiPy doesn't quite work the way you want? You can change it.

Communications Methods

• Run any commandline, including ssh commands
• Native NetApp ZAPI support for controlling NetApp storage arrays

Change Specific Features

• Dependency tree support, for linking arbitrary changes together in sequence
• Retry failed changes, up to a configurable maximum number of retries, or forever
• Python based condition checking, for superior flexibility
• Expect/Send support for commandline style interfaces

Provisioner Specific Features

• Define an arbitrary command to connect to remote devices
• Configurable timeouts