Working in a Telnet or SSH session

After you complete the procedure for opening the Telnet or SSH session, as described in Opening-a-Telnet-or-SSH-session, the Telnet/SSH Session page opens.

Telnet_SampleCommand.png

In the Telnet/SSH Session page, you can type commands, copy text by using Ctrl + C, and paste text, like in any other terminal. BMC Network Automation captures the session command/response interaction in the Job Details Transcript.

Warning

To ensure that the Telnet/SSH session functions correctly within the browser, the browser must allow pop-up windows. Some browsers block pop-ups by default.

Click End Session to terminate the session. BMC Network Automation takes a snapshot of the configuration for archiving (if changes were made) and displays a side-by-side comparison of the configuration before and after the session in the Job Summary.

To display the Job details transcript

Note

To view the Telnet/SSH Session Job Details in the Job list, you must modify the Jobs list filter to include Telnet/SSH Sessions, as by default they are not included.

  1. On the Jobs page (Network > Actions > Jobs), on the row of the relevant Job, click Icon_View.png.

    The Jobs Details report is displayed:

    Telnet_JobDetails.png
  2. To display the Telnet/SSH transcript, click the Succeeded link in the Status column.

    Telnet_SessionDetails.png
  3. If you want to view side-by-side differences to the Running configuration (assuming changes were made), select the View Job Summary Report link.

 

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