How do I open a CLI session with an NE?

Purpose

You can open an NE session from menus in the following Network Map and Health dashboard locations:

  • the information panel for a selected NE on the Network Map

  • NEs in the Network Inventory

  • NEs and links in the Network Map

There is typically a brief delay before the Open in NE Session menu item becomes active.

Note: Opening an NE session requires that your access privileges include execute permission for the selected NE. See your network administrator for more information.

Steps
 
1 

Open Network Map and Health, Network Health View.

2 

Perform one of the following:

  1. To open a session from the Network Map: Click on the NE in the map, then clickpng28.png Info to open the Information panel. Click png5.png More, Open in NE Session.

  2. To open a session from the Network Inventory, Network Elements list: On a list item, click png5.png More, Open NE Session.

An NE Session form opens in a new tab.

3 

Click CONNECT. NEs that are managed using MDM only use the session type configured in the CLI mediation policy. For SSH sessions with NEs managed using NFM-P, a Login window appears.

4 

Enter the username and password for the NE in the Login window for an SSH session, or in the terminal window for a Telnet session.

5 

Click DISCONNECT when your session is finished to log out and close the session.

End of steps