Netbox Software Plugin

A plugin designed to faciliate the storage of site, circuit, device type and device specific software within NetBox

Features

• Store software against the following NetBox models:

  • Circuits
  • Devices
  • Device Types
  • Sites

• Upload software to your NetBox media/ folder or other Django supported storage method e.g. S3

• Supports a wide array of common file types (bmp, gif, jpeg, jpg, png, pdf, txt, doc, docx, xls, xlsx, xlsm)

• Store links to external URL's to save duplication of remote software

Compatibility

Installation

A working installation of Netbox 3.2+ is required. 3.4+ is recommended.

Package Installation from PyPi

Activate your virtual env and install via pip:

$ source /opt/netbox/venv/bin/activate
(venv) $ pip install netbox-systems

To ensure the Netbox software plugin is automatically re-installed during future upgrades, add the package to your local_requirements.txt :

# echo netbox-systems >> local_requirements.txt

Enable the Plugin

In the Netbox configuration.py configuration file add or update the PLUGINS parameter, adding netbox_systems:

PLUGINS = [
    'netbox_systems',
]

(Optional) Add or update a PLUGINS_CONFIG parameter in configuration.py to configure plugin settings. Options shown below are the configured defaults:

PLUGINS_CONFIG = {
     'netbox_systems': {
         # Enable the management of device specific software (True/False)
         'enable_device_software': True,
         # Location to inject the software widget in the device view (left/right
         'device_software_location': 'left',
     }
}

(Optional) Add or replace the built-in software Type choices via Netbox's FIELD_CHOICES configuration parameter:

The colours that can be used are listed in the Netbox CSS netbox-light.css:

(https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/blob/develop/netbox/project-static/dist/netbox-light.css)

The bg- must not be specified in the configuration. Here are a few examples from the CSS:

• bg-indigo = #6610f2 --> 'indigo'
• bg-blue = #0d6efd --> 'blue'
• bg-purple = #6f42c1 --> 'purple'
• bg-pink = #d63384 --> 'pink'
• bg-red = #dc3545 --> 'red'
• bg-orange = #fd7e14 --> 'orange'
• bg-yellow = #ffc107 --> 'yellow'
• bg-green = #198754 --> 'green'
• bg-teal = #20c997 --> 'teal'
• bg-cyan = #0dcaf0 --> 'cyan'
• bg-gray = #adb5bd --> 'gray'
• bg-black = #000 --> 'black'
• bg-white --> 'white'

FIELD_CHOICES = {
    'netbox_systems.DocTypeChoices.device+': (
        ('mysoftware', 'My Custom Device software Type', 'green'),
    )
}

Apply Database Migrations

Apply database migrations with Netbox manage.py:

(venv) $ python manage.py migrate

Restart Netbox

Restart the Netbox service to apply changes:

sudo systemctl restart netbox

Re-index Netbox search index (Upgrade to 3.4 only)

If you are upgrading from Netbox 3.2 or above to Netbox 3.4, any previously inserted software may not show up in the new search feature. To resolve this, re-index the plugin:

(venv) $ python manage.py reindex netbox_systems