CLI Browser Overview

The WebNMS CLI Browser is a GUI-based craft interface for managing CLI network devices. It is based on a command template that is used to generate CLI commands. It can also be used to execute scripts, terminal transformation etc. Its customizable functionalities enable simplified communication with network devices such as routers, switches, remote machines etc. CLI Browser makes WebNMS CLI API more versatile and comprehensive.

Key Features of CLI Browser

Some of the key features of the CLI Browser are:

• Support for device connection through Telnet and Serial (RS232): Remote devices can be connected using Telnet. Devices that do not support telnet can be connected using a serial cable such as RS232 at a proximate distance and the browser can be used to communicate with them.
• Support for loading XML-driven Command Set: The command set can be used to define a set of commands to be executed on a device. The browser can be used to load all the commands from the XML, which allows user applications to execute them on the device with ease.
• Support for launching Python and BeanShell scripts: Scripts are written to simplify the complex CLI Device configuration tasks. The browser supports launching the scripts written using Python and BeanShell scripting language.
• Support for using Terminal transformation: For converting the input/output from one type of terminal to another. For instance, if the terminal type of remote host is VT100 and that of the local terminal is IBM, the output from the remote host can be transformed to IBM codes using this feature.
• Support for setting multiple prompt action: This feature can be used with commands that return few intermediate prompts (such as "--More--") other than the final shell prompt. The possible prompts that the command is likely to return and the further command to be sent on receiving the prompt can be set. On enabling this, the whole response for the command can be obtained in one run.
• Support for special characters: Special characters like control characters can be sent to the device for aborting a partially executed command. For example when an executed configuration task hangs, Ctrl+C can be used to exit from the operation.

WebNMS's CLI Browser