REFERENCE

Supported devices

What AI NetShell can do on each device type in 0.4.16, from opening a session to governed changes, discovery and backups.

Verified against AI NetShell 0.4.16

What AI NetShell can do depends on the device type you choose when you add the device.

Device type	Connect with	Lina investigates	Governed changes	Discovery and maps	Config backups
Cisco IOS and IOS XE	SSH	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Cisco NX-OS	SSH	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Arista EOS	SSH	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Juniper Junos	SSH	Yes	Yes, adding config only	Shown as a neighbor	Yes
Palo Alto PAN-OS	SSH	Yes	Yes, a short list of changes	Shown as a neighbor	Yes
Fortinet FortiGate	SSH	Yes	Interface edits and address objects	Shown as a neighbor	Yes
Cisco FTD	SSH	Yes	No, read-only	Shown as a neighbor	No
Cisco Meraki	Meraki Dashboard API	Yes	No, read-only	Site report from the dashboard	No
MikroTik RouterOS	SSH	Yes, each command asks you first	No	No	No
Linux and macOS	SSH	Yes, each command asks you first	No	No	No
Windows	Remote desktop	No	No	No	No
Any device	Serial console	Reads the console output	No	No	No

Governed changes need the Resolve plan. A governed change is a change Lina proposes, you review as a diff and approve, and the app can roll back. Each device type has its own list of permitted changes, and anything else is refused.
FortiGate: an interface edit runs for five minutes first. Select Keep the change, or the firewall restarts on its saved config. An address object is simply deleted on rollback.
Discovery starts from, and explores, Cisco IOS, IOS XE, NX-OS and Arista EOS devices, including Catalyst 8000, ISR, ASR 1000, CSR and industrial switches. Other devices it finds through CDP or LLDP appear on the map as neighbors, without collected data.
End-of-support dates cover Cisco, Arista, Juniper, Fortinet and Palo Alto devices.
File transfers with SFTP, SCP and TFTP work with any device you reach over SSH.

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