API Fun with Check Point R80.10 SMS

Finally, there is some support for some work to be done via the R80 Security Management API. I will at some point show some web based capabilities, but for first here is a .csv upload option that should have been made available far sooner. You will need to have some basic knowledge on how to use vi, as well as an understanding of how .csv files are formatted. At some point I may create a kb article of my own on how to use these, but for the moment if you're struggling with either please utilize google as there are literally hundreds of tutorials on each of these. I've created two examples for hosts and network csv files, each of these are listed below as examples edit them as you wish. Make sure the API is running. You can follow this article for instructions on how to do so here. Access your SMS via ssh and go into expert mode

Hosts Import

A before shot of my Hosts section of Object Explorer Create a .csv file with vi 
vi hosts.csv
Paste the following script into the file 
#hosts.csv
name,ip-address,color
ip-1.1.1.1,1.1.1.1,orange
ip-2.2.2.2,2.2.2.2,violet red
ip-3.3.3.3,3.3.3.3,red
ip-4.4.4.4,4.4.4.4,blue
ip-5.5.5.5,5.5.5.5,brown
ip-6.6.6.6,6.6.6.6,black
ip-7.7.7.7,7.7.7.7,sea green
Save the file You'll run the cli's API command to push import the entries in the csv file! For Single Domain SMS (typical setup), use 
mgmt_cli add host --batch hosts.csv
For Multi-Domain Management, use 
mgmt_cli add host -d <domain_ip> --batch hosts.csv
For Global Domain, use 
mgmt_cli add host -d "<globalName>" --batch hosts.csv
We can see the new hosts populated in the Hosts section of the Object Explorer

Networks Import

A before shot of my Networks section of Object Explorer Create a .csv file with vi 
vi networks.csv
Paste the following script into the file 
#networks.csv
name,subnet,subnet-mask,color
net-10.10.10.0_24,10.10.10.0,255.255.255.0,sea green
net-30.30.30.0_24,30.30.30.0,255.255.255.0,brown
net-40.40.40.0_24,40.40.40.0,255.255.255.0,violet red
You'll run the cli's API command to push import the entries in the csv file! 
mgmt_cli add network --batch networks.csv
Now we can see the new hosts populated in the Networks section of the Object Explorer Check Point's Official SK Article on the CLI API