Most network teams are limited by traditional network automation methods that require them to learn complex programming languages and development environments. This high skills gap means they are limited in what they can automate and how much they can automate, further hindering the widespread deployment of network automation.
To help network teams overcome this burden, Itential’s low-code network automation platform provides network-centric features such as command templates that remove the programming and development requirements of traditional methods. Itential’s command templates give teams what they need to provide immediate value by expressing existing networking knowledge and processes in a simple format that replicate their existing manual processes.
In this demo, see how to:
- Transfer existing network knowledge into command templates.
- Quickly build automated pre- and post-check tasks.
- Execute a series of complex network commands over multiple devices.
- Automate processes to determine network configuration and state.
Demo Notes
(So you can skip ahead, if you want.)
00:00 Introduction & Demo Overview
04:00 Creating A New Command Template
07:49 Building & Testing a Rule
10:50 Adding Multiple Rules to a Command
12:49 Building Complex Templates with Additional Commands
14:22 Implementing Regular Expressions in Rules
16:46 Using Variable Substitution in Command Templates
22:19 Demo 1: Running Command Templates from an Automation
25:21 Demo 1: Reviewing Output Data from a Command Template Task
29:26 Demo 2: Using Command Templates to Find A MAC Address
39:35 Demo 2: Running Automation & Reviewing the Output
43:53 Demo 3: Using Command Templates for Pre & Post Check Processes
47:20 Demo 3: Running Automation & Reviewing the Output
