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If you're a fan of SDN like me, you've probably experimented with automating SSH connections to network devices. We covered this topic extensively in a previous SDN article. However, this is dependent on channel-based SSH, which not all devices support. Dealing with interactive CLI, in particular, can be a real pain – and Cisco devices have it. So, no more suffering, my friend. In this article, we'll look at how to put together a better solution for making Paramiko Cisco SSH connections.   Table of Contents about Paramiko's Cisco SSH Connection and Troubleshooting Here’s what we are going to cover today: Channels or Shell? Structuring the Project Writing the SubDrivers for Paramiko Cisco connections The SSH Driver The Paramiko Cisco Connection Wrapping it up   Channels or Shell?[ps2id id='Channels or Shell?' target=''/] SSH channels are fantastic if you want to operate a device via SSH programmatically. E...

If you're a fan of SDN like me, you've probably experimented with automating SSH connections to network devices. We covered this topic extensively in a previous SDN article. However, this is dependent on channel-based SSH, which not all devices support. Dealing with interactive CLI, in particular, can be a real pain – and Cisco devices have it. So, no more suffering, my friend. In this article, we'll look at how to put together a better solution for making Paramiko Cisco SSH connections.   Table of Contents about Paramiko's Cisco SSH Connection and Troubleshooting Here’s what we are going to cover today: Channels or Shell? Structuring the Project Writing the SubDrivers for Paramiko Cisco connections The SSH Driver The Paramiko Cisco Connection Wrapping it up   Channels or Shell?[ps2id id='Channels or Shell?' target=''/] SSH channels are fantastic if you want to operate a device via SSH programmatically. E...