{"id":2398,"date":"2017-10-02T21:50:08","date_gmt":"2017-10-02T21:50:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/live-infoblox-blog.pantheonsite.io\/?p=2398"},"modified":"2020-05-06T10:27:56","modified_gmt":"2020-05-06T17:27:56","slug":"5-reasons-why-cli-geeks-would-love-network-automation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.infoblox.com\/blog\/company\/5-reasons-why-cli-geeks-would-love-network-automation\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Reasons Why CLI Geeks Would Love Network Automation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A lot of marketing material and sales enablement is obviously directed towards upper management, the decision makers.\u00a0 And there are certainly many good reasons to use network automation to increase efficiencies while improving the organization\u2019s bottom line.\u00a0 But a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.infoblox.com\/products\/network-automation\/?utm_source=blox-community&amp;utm_campaign=community-q2&amp;utm_medium=blox-community\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">network automation solution<\/a>\u00a0will face an uphill battle internally if it truly does not make life easier for the network engineering and operations teams.\u00a0 I was asked to address this recently on This Week in Enterprise Technology (watch my interview below) where the guest and the hosts pretty much become four CLI geeks rapping at happy hour.\u00a0 It was refreshing to hash it out at this level since I\u2019m usually doing ROI analysis and waxing on the challenges and benefits at a companywide level.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"toc-hId-1154199954\">Watch the TWIET interview with Dave Signori on Network Automation<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"1XuX3_lyO-w\" class=\" bf_frame_init\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1XuX3_lyO-w?enablejsapi=1&amp;origin=https:\/\/community.infoblox.com\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>First, let\u2019s level set on \u2018network automation\u2019 since it can vary in meaning.\u00a0 Specifically, I\u2019m talking about the capabilities of a product like Infoblox\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.infoblox.com\/products\/netmri\/?utm_source=blox-community&amp;utm_campaign=community-q2&amp;utm_medium=blox-community\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">NetMRI<\/a>, which include discovery and mapping, change management, configuration management, policy enforcement, CVE and device vendor lifecycle management, and configuration analysis.\u00a0 If this sounds like a wider list than typical Network Change and Configuration Management (NCCM) capabilities, it\u2019s because it is.\u00a0 As a network automation tool, NetMRI will commonly replace several tools.\u00a0 In addition to these, it synchronizes the discovered data with the Infoblox market-leading\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.infoblox.com\/products\/ddi\/?utm_source=blox-community&amp;utm_campaign=community-q2&amp;utm_medium=blox-community\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">IP Address Management\u00a0<\/a>(IPAM) system to ensure it is accurate.\u00a0 While it\u2019s on my mind, one of the network analysis issues NetMRI reports on, is default-passwords-in-use (Equifax admin\/admin anyone?).\u00a0 When upper management looks at benefits from a tool like this it\u2019s usually at this level:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I don\u2019t want to fail an audit (PCI, HIPAA, DISA STIG, etc \u2026)<\/li>\n<li>I want to reduce the amount of time a compromised system is on the network<\/li>\n<li>I need to ensure I have a change ticket for every change on the network<\/li>\n<li>I want to reduce the amount of time my team spends doing compliance checks from 30 minutes a device to almost zero<\/li>\n<li>I want to reduce the exposure time of a device vendor PSIRT from weeks to minutes<\/li>\n<li>I want to delegate and reduce the time it takes for the standard change process<\/li>\n<li>I need to find a way to roll out my Software Defined Network (SDN) architecture in stages and still need visibility and change management of the entire environment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Network automation is great at doing these things and when you compare the time it takes to carry out these common operations before and after automation and multiply by your team\u2019s salary, the cost savings is a no-brainer.<\/p>\n<p>But what if you are on the network team and you\u2019re reluctant to hand the keys over.\u00a0 Well, you don\u2019 t need to \u2026 until you want to.\u00a0 Let\u2019s start with the Command Line Interface (CLI).\u00a0 First, recall that it was a fat finger that brought down the Amazon S3 service in March and you certainly wouldn\u2019t want to be at the other end of that.\u00a0 But you trust your CLI and scripting capabilities so let\u2019s back into this.\u00a0 What features would a technician hang his or her hat on:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><u>SSH Proxy<\/u><\/strong>: NetMRI provides a proxy CLI capability that allows you to use your favorite terminal emulator (i.e. puTTY, SecureCRT, ssh), records the whole session for later reference or copy to a script, and triggers the automatic backup of the configuration when you\u2019re done.<\/li>\n<li><strong><u>Config Backup<\/u><\/strong>: NetMRI automatically backs up all configuration changes and reports if a device isn\u2019t being backed up.\u00a0 So just in case your manager hits you up for recent changes or to back something out, you\u2019ve got it at your fingertips.\u00a0 That eliminates worries about forgetting to backup.\u00a0 That archive can be searched extensively and configurations can be compared.<\/li>\n<li><strong><u>Scripting re-use<\/u><\/strong>: If you\u2019re a CLI or scripting jock, you can run these within the NetMRI job engine.\u00a0 Three different scripting languages are supported including Python.\u00a0 Now you can trigger, schedule, peer review, and\/or run scripts on demand.\u00a0 Device groups you run scripts against and device credentials are managed for you.<\/li>\n<li><strong><u>Standardization<\/u><\/strong>: You\u2019ve been asked to standardize on your configuration settings.\u00a0 How do you easily set rules, audit and enforce?\u00a0 Since you can push change to the masses of devices with scripts, you can standardize on change but to ensure it stays that way, NetMRI has three different policy editors for auditing your configurations.\u00a0 If a violation is detected, NetMRI can raise issues, send notifications and run auto-remediation jobs.<\/li>\n<li><u><strong>CVE and Device Life Cycle Managemen<\/strong>t<\/u>: You\u2019ve been tasked with ensuring there are no device vulnerabilities in the network and to keep your manager abreast of the maintenance status of every hardware and software module.\u00a0 You have four different vendors in the network.\u00a0 You\u2019re basically using CSV exports, email, and device vendor support portal checks.\u00a0 NetMRI automates this with a feed to the vendor sites and use of the discovered data and policy engine.\u00a0 Now you know if you\u2019re vulnerable to CVEs and PSIRTs in minutes and your LifeCycle status is sitting right in the NetMRI device viewer and reports.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>So that\u2019s a few things.\u00a0 If you\u2019re still tentative, drop me a line and we\u2019ll rap.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A lot of marketing material and sales enablement is obviously directed towards upper management, the decision makers.\u00a0 And there are certainly many good reasons to use network automation to increase efficiencies while improving the organization\u2019s bottom line.\u00a0 But a\u00a0network automation solution\u00a0will face an uphill battle internally if it truly does not make life easier for 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