NAPALM Huawei VRP driver

1.2.0 verified Sat May 09 auth: no python

Driver for Huawei VRP (Versatile Routing Platform) devices under the NAPALM automation framework. Version 1.2.0 provides multi-vendor network automation with getters like get_facts, get_interfaces, get_bgp_neighbors, and configuration management. Releases are irregular, with v1.2.0 from April 2024.

pip install napalm-huawei-vrp

Common errors

error ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'napalm_huawei_vrp' ↓

cause Package not installed.

fix

Run 'pip install napalm-huawei-vrp'.

error napalm.base.exceptions.ConnectionException: Could not open connection to ... ↓

cause Wrong SSH port, credentials, or connectivity.

fix

Check hostname, port (default 22), username/password, and that device is reachable.

Warnings

breaking v1.0.0 dropped support for NAPALM <3.0 and changed driver name from 'huawei_vrp' (case-sensitive). ↓

fix Use exact string 'huawei_vrp' in get_network_driver().

gotcha Optional_args like 'port' must be integers, not strings. ↓

fix Pass port=22 (int) instead of port='22'.

deprecated NAPALM v3+ deprecated napalm_base; import from napalm directly. ↓

fix Install napalm>=3.0 and use 'from napalm import get_network_driver'.

Imports

HuaweiVRP

from napalm_huawei_vrp import HuaweiVRPDriver

Quickstart

Basic usage: instantiate driver with hostname and credentials, open connection, fetch facts.

from napalm import get_network_driver
import os

driver = get_network_driver('huawei_vrp')
device = driver(
    hostname='192.0.2.1',
    username=os.environ.get('USER', 'admin'),
    password=os.environ.get('PASSWORD', 'admin'),
    optional_args={'port': 22}
)
device.open()
print(device.get_facts())
device.close()