Install IBM Cloud CLI:

• From Windows:

  iex (New-Object Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://clis.cloud.ibm.com/install/powershell')
  

• From Linux:

  curl -fsSL https://clis.cloud.ibm.com/install/linux | sh
  

• From Mac:

  curl -fsSL https://clis.cloud.ibm.com/install/osx | sh
  

Install Plugins:

• Plugin de PowerVS:

  ibmcloud plugin install power-iaas
  

• Plugin de VPC:

  ibmcloud plugin install vpc-infrastructure
  

• Plugin de Transit Gateway:

  ibmcloud plugin install tg
  

Give execution permissions to the scripts folder where the .sh files are located:

cd power-network-automation-scripts
chmod +x scripts/*.sh

Script 1: Create private subnet

This script creates a subnet in a PowerVS Workspace if the name does not exist or a subnet with the same CIDR does not exist.

Parameters:

• Private subnet name
• CIDR Block
• IP range
• Power Gateway
• MTU (optional) 1450 by default

Environment variables for .env file:

Variable Name	Description	Type	Example	Use Case
IBM_CLOUD_API_KEY	API key with write permissions in PowerVS	String	"my_ibm_api_key"	Required
IBM_POWER_WORKSPACE_NAME	IBM PowerVS Workspace Name	String	"my_workspace"	Required
IBM_POWER_SUBNET_NAME	Desired name for the subnet to be created	String	"my-private-subnet"	Required
IBM_POWER_CIDR	Valid CIDR for subnet creation	String	"192.168.5.0/24"	Required
IBM_POWER_IP_RANGE	Range of valid IPs according to the CIDR. First and last IP	String	"192.168.5.2-192.168.5.254"	Required
IBM_POWER_GATEWAY	Gateway IP. First valid IP of the CIDR	String	"192.168.5.1"	Required
IBM_POWER_MTU	MTU for the subnet. Default is 1450	String	"1500"	Optional

Script 2: Create public subnet

This script creates a public subnet in a PowerVS Workspace if the name does not exist.

Parameters:

• Public subnet name
• MTU (optional) 1450 by default

Environment variables for .env file:

Variable Name	Description	Type	Example	Use Case
IBM_CLOUD_API_KEY	API key with write permissions in PowerVS	String	"my_ibm_api_key"	Required
IBM_POWER_WORKSPACE_NAME	IBM PowerVS Workspace Name	String	"my_workspace"	Required
IBM_POWER_SUBNET_NAME	Desired name for the subnet to be created	String	"my-private-subnet"	Required
IBM_POWER_MTU	MTU for the subnet. Default is 1450	String	"1500"	Optional

Script 3: Delete subnet

This script deletes a subnet in a PowerVS Workspace if the name does exist.

Parameters:

• Subnet CRN

Environment variables for .env file:

Variable Name	Description	Type	Example	Use Case
IBM_CLOUD_API_KEY	API key with write permissions in PowerVS	String	"my_ibm_api_key"	Required
IBM_POWER_WORKSPACE_NAME	IBM PowerVS Workspace Name	String	"my_workspace"	Required
IBM_POWER_SUBNET_NAME	Desired name for the subnet to be created	String	"my-private-subnet"	Required

Script 4: Attach subnet

This script attact a subnet into an LPAR if both exists.

Parameters:

• LPAR instance name
• Subnet CRN
• IP address (optional) random assign by default

Environment variables for .env file:

Variable Name	Description	Type	Example	Use Case
IBM_CLOUD_API_KEY	API key with write permissions in PowerVS	String	"my_ibm_api_key"	Required
IBM_POWER_WORKSPACE_NAME	IBM PowerVS Workspace Name	String	"my_workspace"	Required
IBM_POWER_SUBNET_NAME	Desired name for the subnet to be created	String	"my-private-subnet"	Required
IBM_POWER_INSTANCE_NAME	LPAR instance name	String	"my-lpar-aix"	Required
AUTO_ASSIGN_IP	Determinate if there is an auto assign IP or not	Boolean	true	Required
IBM_INSTANCE_ATTACH_IP	IP to attach into the LPAR instance	String	"my-lpar-aix"	Optional

Script 5: Detach subnet

This script detach a subnet from an LPAR if both exists.

Parameters:

• LPAR instance name
• Subnet CRN

Environment variables for .env file:

Variable Name	Description	Type	Example	Use Case
IBM_CLOUD_API_KEY	API key with write permissions in PowerVS	String	"my_ibm_api_key"	Required
IBM_POWER_WORKSPACE_NAME	IBM PowerVS Workspace Name	String	"my_workspace"	Required
IBM_POWER_SUBNET_NAME	Desired name for the subnet to be created	String	"my-private-subnet"	Required
IBM_POWER_INSTANCE_NAME	LPAR instance name	String	"my-lpar-aix"	Required

Script 6: Create cloud connection

This script creates a cloud connection into a transit gateway, Classic with or without GRE tunnel and/or VPC connection

Parameters:

• LPAR instance name
• Subnet CRN

Environment variables for .env file:

Variable Name	Description	Type	Example	Use Case
IBM_CLOUD_API_KEY	API key with write permissions in PowerVS	String	"my_ibm_api_key"	Required
IBM_POWER_WORKSPACE_NAME	Name of the IBM PowerVS Workspace	String	"my_workspace"	Required
IBM_POWER_SUBNET_NAME	Desired name for the subnet to be created	String	"my-private-subnet"	Required
IBM_POWER_CC_SPEED	Speed of the cloud connection (50, 100, 200, 500, 1000, 2000, 5000, 10000)	String	"1000"	Required
IBM_VPC_NAME	Name of the IBM Cloud VPC	String	"my_vpc"	Optional
IBM_POWER_CC_GR_ENABLED	Indicates if global routing is enabled	String	true	Optional
USE_TRANSIT	Indicates if transit gateway is enabled	String	true	Optional
IBM_POWER_CC_USE_CLASSIC	Indicates if classic connection is used	String	true	Optional
IBM_POWER_CC_USE_CLASSIC_GRE	Indicates if classic connection with GRE tunnel is used	String	false	Optional
IBM_POWER_CC_GRE_CIDR	CIDR for the GRE tunnel in the classic connection	String	"203.0.113.0/28"	Optional
IBM_POWER_CC_GRE_DEST_IP	Destination IP for the GRE tunnel	String	"203.0.113.1"	Optional
IBM_POWER_CC_USE_VPC	Indicates if VPC connection is used	String	"true" or "false"	Optional
IBM_VPC_NAME	Name of the IBM VPC used	String	"my_vpc"	Optional