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Your First Commands

Your First Commands

Now that you have devices connected, let's run some commands. Inishi's Command Terminal accepts natural language queries — just type what you want to know.

Opening the Command Terminal

  1. Click Command Terminal in the sidebar (or press Cmd+K / Ctrl+K)
  2. Select a site to scope your queries (optional but recommended)
  3. Start typing!

Read-Only Queries (No Approval Needed)

These queries gather information without making changes. They run immediately.

Show Interface Status

"Show me the interfaces on router-01"

Returns:

Interface          Status    Protocol  Description
GigabitEthernet0/0 up        up        WAN Link
GigabitEthernet0/1 up        up        LAN
Loopback0          up        up        Management

Check BGP Neighbors

"What's the BGP status on all routers?"

View Routing Table

"Show the routing table for router-01"

Get Device Logs

"Show me the last 50 log entries on switch-01"

Multi-Device Queries

"Show interface errors on all devices in NYC"

Inishi will query all devices in the NYC site and aggregate the results.

Diagnostic Queries (AI Analysis)

These queries use AI to analyze device state and provide insights.

Troubleshooting

"Why is the BGP neighbor 10.0.0.2 down on router-01?"

Inishi will:

  1. Gather relevant state (BGP, interfaces, logs)
  2. Analyze the data
  3. Identify the root cause
  4. Suggest next steps

Health Checks

"Are there any issues on router-01?"

Comparison

"Compare the running config to startup config on router-01"

Configuration Changes (Approval Required)

When you ask Inishi to make changes, it shows you the exact commands first.

Example: Shutdown an Interface

"Shut down interface GigabitEthernet0/1 on router-01"

Inishi responds:

Proposed commands for router-01:

  configure terminal
  interface GigabitEthernet0/1
  shutdown
  end

Impact: Interface GigabitEthernet0/1 will stop forwarding traffic.

[Approve] [Reject] [Edit]

Click Approve to execute, or Reject to cancel.

⚠️

Configuration changes require write access. By default, new accounts start in read-only mode. Contact support to enable write access when you're ready.

Tips for Better Queries

Be Specific

# Good
"Show the BGP neighbors on router-nyc-01"

# Less specific (works but slower)
"Show BGP"

Use Device Names

# Good
"Check interface errors on switch-01"

# Also works (queries all devices)
"Check interface errors"

Ask Follow-Up Questions

After a query, ask follow-up questions for more detail:

> "Show interfaces on router-01"
[results displayed]

> "Why is GigabitEthernet0/1 down?"
[AI analysis]

Keyboard Shortcuts

ShortcutAction
Cmd+K / Ctrl+KOpen Command Terminal
↑ / ↓Navigate command history
EscClose terminal
EnterSubmit query

Example Session

> "What devices are in the NYC site?"

Found 3 devices in NYC:
- router-nyc-01 (10.0.0.1) - Cisco IOS
- switch-nyc-01 (10.0.0.2) - Arista EOS
- fw-nyc-01 (10.0.0.3) - Juniper Junos

> "Show the interfaces on router-nyc-01"

Interface          Status    Protocol
GigabitEthernet0/0 up        up
GigabitEthernet0/1 down      down
Loopback0          up        up

> "Why is GigabitEthernet0/1 down?"

Analysis:
Interface GigabitEthernet0/1 is administratively down.

Evidence:
- show run int Gi0/1: "shutdown" command present
- No physical layer errors

The interface was likely shut down intentionally.
To bring it up, remove the shutdown command.

> "Bring up GigabitEthernet0/1"

Proposed commands for router-nyc-01:

  configure terminal
  interface GigabitEthernet0/1
  no shutdown
  end

[Approve] [Reject]

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