When launching EC2 instances on AWS, you might need to install and run the CloudFormation helper scripts (https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/releasehistory-aws-cfn-bootstrap.html). However, since February 2026, as of the latest CloudFormation helper scripts version 2.0-38 (released on 2025-12-04), installing them works fine, but running for example cfn-init causes an error: ModuleNotFoundError: No module named ‘pkg_resources’ The reason is this […]
What does this mean in the HPE Networking AOS-CX REST API response when getting the MAC address tables from a switch: GET /rest/v10.08/system/vlans/*/macs/*,*… ‘dynamic,11:22:33:44:55:66’: { ‘aged_on_subsystems’: {}, ‘attributes’: {‘local_move_disable’: False}, ‘denied’: False, ‘derived_entry_src’: ‘none’, ‘desired_port’: { ‘1/1/49’: ‘/rest/v10.08/system/interfaces/1%2F1%2F49’ }, ‘from’: ‘dynamic’, ‘inactivity_timeout’: 300, ‘mac_addr’: ’11:22:33:44:55:66′, ‘network_infra_mac’: False, ‘never_ageout’: False, ‘port’: None, ‘selected’: True },… Why […]