Workflow to use an NFM-P CLI

Purpose

The following workflow describes the sequence of high-level tasks required to open and use a device CLI from the NFM-P client GUI. The following must be true before you can use the NFM-P to open a device CLI using the GUI.

• The NFM-P user account has console access privileges on the managed devices. See the section on NE user and device security in the NSP System Administrator Guide for more information about user account privileges.

• The Telnet server on the managed devices is started.

• If required, SSH2 is properly configured on the managed devices; see Chapter 9, Device discovery for more information.

Stages

1	Configure the NFM-P CLI preferences. See To configure the NFM-P CLI console preferences for more information.
2	Open a CLI session and log in to a managed device. See To open and close an NFM-P device CLI session for more information.
3	Configure the device, view device information, and modify files, as required.
4	Close the CLI session. See To configure the NFM-P CLI console preferences for more information.