IOS CLI Commands

Overview

The netapi ios command group provides access to Cisco IOS/IOS-XE devices via SSH (Netmiko).

Category	Description	Protocol
Exec Commands	Show commands, operational data	SSH
Config Commands	Configuration changes	SSH
Templates	Jinja2 configuration templates	SSH

Quick Reference

# Show commands
netapi ios exec "show version"
netapi ios exec "show interfaces status"
netapi ios exec "show access-session"

# Configuration
netapi ios config "interface GigabitEthernet1/0/1" "description Server Port"

# Template-based config
netapi ios apply-template dot1x-port.j2 --vars interface=Gi1/0/1

Environment Setup

# Via dsource
eval "$(dsource d000 dev/network)"

# Or manual
export IOS_HOST=10.193.144.124
export IOS_USER=admin
export IOS_PASS='SwitchPassword!'

Common Show Commands

# 802.1X/MAB status
netapi ios exec "show access-session"
netapi ios exec "show access-session interface Gi4/0/11 detail"

# RADIUS servers
netapi ios exec "show radius servers"

# AAA configuration
netapi ios exec "show aaa servers"

# Interface status
netapi ios exec "show interfaces status"

# MAC address table
netapi ios exec "show mac address-table"