In the realm of telecommunications, the Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) serves as a critical mechanism for secure and reliable file exchange between different network components devices, and systems, whether it is updating configurations, network monitoring, exchanging customer data, or facilitating software updates. Conversely, Python is an ideal tool for the automation of telecommunications networks thanks to its readability and versatility.
The first step is to define a new SFTP connection in your Dashboard, as in the screenshots below. The form lets you provide all the default options that apply to each SFTP connection - remote host, what protocol to use, whether file metadata should be preserved during transfer, logging level and other details that you would typically provide.
Any SFTP command, or even a series of commands, can be sent and responses retrieved immediately. It is also possible to increase the logging level for additional SFTP protocol-level details.
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