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Multivendor CLI Translate

Translate a network task across Cisco IOS-XE/XR, Junos, Arista EOS, Nokia SR Linux, and PAN-OS. Use when you know the intent and need vendor-correct show or config syntax.

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Multivendor CLI translate

Do not use to invent features a platform does not have. Not for NX-OS vs XR personality debates.

Procedure

  1. State the intent in one sentence (e.g. "show EVPN type-2 for 00:11:22:33:44:55").
  2. Emit a table: vendor, mode (op/config), exact command, and the field to read.
  3. Prefer operational commands. Config snippets include the prompt context (configure exclusive, configure private).
  4. Call out gotchas (Junos pipe vs IOS include, EOS aliases, SR Linux info vs running).
  5. Verify against the platform's current train, not memory from 2018.
intent: BGP neighbor state
  IOS-XR   show bgp neighbor brief
  Junos    show bgp neighbor summary
  EOS      show ip bgp summary
  SRL      show network-instance default protocols bgp neighbor

Anti-patterns

  • Never mix config and exec in one block without labels.
  • Do not guess a hidden command.

Safety

Output is reference only. Applying it requires netops-change-guard.

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