Two New Ways to Bring NetBox Into Your CML Networks

I had a very busy fall this year, and now I can’t believe it’s been three months since my last blog, “Bringing Some Source of Truth to Your NetAI Agentic Playground.” That’s far longer than I had planned when I made my “public accountability statement” about my next blog post being about the work I had done to bring NetBox into my CML simulations in an easy and seamless fashion.

But today, I’m back. And eager to reveal two new contributions to the Cisco Modeling Labs (CML) community for your immediate use:

1. A CML node and image definition for a NetBox server
2. CML2NetBox, a Python utility that auto-populates NetBox based on a CML lab

Let’s dive into each of these options and see how they work!

NetBox server node for Cisco Modeling Labs

Not every CML network I build needs a NetBox server, but whenever I’m working on a new network automation project, or something that involves creating a replica (or close replica) of our production network—a “digital…