Cheatsheet

• Dump contrail db in json format

python /usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/cfgm_common/db_json_exim.py --export-to db-dump.json

• Enable bash tab command completion

pip install argcomplete
activate-global-python-argcomplete
exit

• Set default json file

export DB_JSON_FILE=<json_file>

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• List all virtual-networks in config_db_uuid fqn table (including modification time)

python db_explorer.py --json_file <json_file_name> show config_db fqn --type virtual_network
python db_explorer.py --json_file <json_file_name> show config_db fqn --type virtual_network -t

• List all virtual-networks in config_db_uuid obj_uuid table (including modification time)

python db_explorer.py --json_file <json_file_name> show config_db uuid --type virtual_network 
python db_explorer.py --json_file <json_file_name> show config_db uuid --type virtual_network -t

• List all vmi owned by a vm

python db_explorer.py --json_file <json_file_name> show config_db uuid --type virtual_machine_interface --re ref:virtual_machine:<vm-uuid>

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• Compare two db json files

python db_explorer.py --json_file <old_json_file> comp <new_json_file>  all
python db_explorer.py --json_file <old_json_file> comp <new_json_file>  all -d

• Compare objects in obj_uuid_table

python db_explorer.py --json_file <old_json_file> comp <new_json_file>  object <uuid>