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v1.1 Release Notes

Release Overview

v1.1 expands the Management intent domain with four new intent types covering common device-wide configuration concerns: Banner/MOTD, NETCONF/RESTCONF enablement, DHCP Server, and a Global Config Bundle. Platform Jinja2 template coverage is extended across all supported vendors for these types. The deployment job also gains a first-class dry-run mode for safer lab testing and pre-change reviews.

[v1.1.0] - 2026-03-12

Added

  • 4 new Management intent types in IntentType:

    Intent Type Value Description
    Banner / MOTD mgmt_motd Configures login, MOTD, and exec banners on all in-scope devices
    NETCONF / RESTCONF mgmt_netconf Enables or disables NETCONF (port 830), RESTCONF, and gNMI on devices
    DHCP Server mgmt_dhcp_server Configures DHCP server pools, excluded addresses, and lease times
    Global Config Bundle mgmt_global_config One-shot intent for hostname, NTP, DNS, syslog, SNMP, SSH, banners, NETCONF, DHCP pools, and LLDP/CDP in a single intent

  • Resolver functions — resolve_mgmt_motd, resolve_mgmt_netconf, resolve_mgmt_dhcp_server, resolve_mgmt_global_config added to resolver.py

  • Jinja2 templates for all four new intent types across all supported platforms:

    Platform New templates
    Arista EOS motd.j2, netconf.j2, dhcp_server.j2, global_config.j2
    Aruba AOS-CX motd.j2, netconf.j2, dhcp_server.j2, global_config.j2
    Cisco IOS-XE motd.j2, netconf.j2, dhcp_server.j2, global_config.j2
    Cisco IOS-XR motd.j2, netconf.j2, dhcp_server.j2, global_config.j2
    Cisco NXOS motd.j2, netconf.j2, dhcp_server.j2, global_config.j2
    Juniper JunOS motd.j2, netconf.j2, dhcp_server.j2, global_config.j2

  • Dry-run deployment mode — IntentDeploymentJob now accepts a commit boolean variable (default True). When commit=False:

    • Jinja2 configs are rendered and stored in intent.rendered_configs without connecting to any device
    • Intent status is not changed (remains Validated)
    • An audit entry is created with "dry_run": true for traceability
    • Useful for lab testing, pre-change review, and CI config-diff workflows

  • rendered_configs field on Intent — stores the last per-device rendered configuration output (populated by both dry-run and live deployments)

  • VLAN verification check in IntentVerificationJob — verifies expected VLANs are present on target devices post-deployment

  • Datasource enhancements — updated datasources.py to handle additional credential fields from creds.example.env

Changed

  • Intent type count increased from 129 → 133
  • IntentDeploymentJob approval check is now skipped for dry-run (commit=False) deployments with a logged warning instead of raising an error

Fixed

  • views.py — ruff format compliance: long .prefetch_related().order_by() chain reformatted to pass CI ruff-format check

Upgrade from v1.0

No database migrations are required if rendered_configs is already a JSON field. Run post-upgrade to apply any pending migrations and clear cache:

pip install --upgrade nautobot-app-intent-networking==1.1.0
nautobot-server post_upgrade
sudo systemctl restart nautobot nautobot-worker nautobot-scheduler