Capturing Commands on Established Sessions

In addition to adding script steps using the GUI scripting support, you can also add steps by connecting to a configured device via a console session and input commands to the device. The input commands are both executed on the device and also captured as script steps.

The Capture functionality, which adds command capturing capabilities to the basic Edit mode, enables you to establish multiple device sessions to different configured devices at once and to add steps in direct interaction with those devices.

Commands to the configured devices can be issued using a wide range of supported protocol interfaces, such as Telnet, TclSh, TL1, SSH1/SSH2/SSHAuto, IxEmail, Raw and COM.


  Working using the Capture functionality can be combined with working in the basic Edit mode and adding steps manually using the GUI scripting support. For example, you can start working in the basic Edit mode and add commands using the GUI scripting support, then configure a device session and click the button of the Session Console pane to connect to a configured device. While connected to the device, input commands are both executed on the device and captured as script steps into the Script Steps table.
  Eventually, after having added a number of captured script steps, you can revert to adding more steps in the basic Edit mode using the GUI scripting support.

The Capture mode functionality is described in detail in Chapter 5, Using the Capture Functionality.