Use Build Script to:

  • Interactively write, test, and run scripts (CLI, such as shell or console) command syntax for a specific device.
  • Test, tweak, and add commands to your script.

Building Scripts Interactively Against the CLI of a Device (Extreme Networks CLI Example Shown)

Using the Task Script Builder

After a failed run, you can interactively run, fix, and Save changes using the Task Script Debugger.

Item

Description

Device selector.

Credential display field. Connection protocol (SSH or Telnet, for example) and credentials. These are determined by the Remote Client Settings.

Command test and run section. This is your workbench for running and testing commands. See both the CLI reference for the target device/switch (Cisco IOS command reference, for example) and the Configuration Management Custom Script Language guide for what you can invoke here.

Store command output in archive. Fork output to file. (Useful for cases where command output is very large.)

Result history. Command results view (for cases where you run Test).

Script window. Current script command sequence. (Which you can save)

Save button. Save to Task Script Library. (Script name will include date/time.)