Network Automation Use Cases

Proven Solutions Category Business Value
Configuration Compliance Monitoring Configuration Management Continuously validates network devices against company configuration standards, preventing security gaps and policy violations
Static Configuration Deployment at Scale Configuration Management Rapidly deploys standardized configurations across thousands of devices. Achievement: Deployed 30,000 TACACS configs across 7,000+ devices in 35 minutes
Dynamic Interface Documentation Configuration Management Automatically modifies device configurations based on discovered network context and peer information (e.g., tagging wireless controller uplinks with '#wireless', updating QoS policies based on device type)
Link Quality Telemetry Analysis Health & Monitoring Monitors interface errors, CRC, duplex mismatches, and speed degradation to detect performance issues before they impact users
Automated Link Connectivity Testing Health & Monitoring Executes ping tests across all network links on target devices to validate end-to-end connectivity and identify silent failures
Link Stability & Flapping Detection Health & Monitoring Identifies unstable network links with excessive flap counts, enabling proactive replacement before outages occur
Device Reload Risk Assessment Health & Monitoring Flags devices with extremely high uptimes that may be running outdated code or harboring memory leaks requiring maintenance windows
Debug State Detection & Remediation Health & Monitoring Identifies devices running resource-intensive debug commands and automatically disables them to prevent performance degradation
Unsaved Configuration Detection Health & Monitoring Discovers devices with uncommitted configuration changes and either saves or alerts, preventing configuration loss during unexpected reboots
Media Type Mismatch Detection Health & Monitoring Discovers fiber optic media mismatches between link endpoints (e.g., SX vs LX) that cause intermittent connectivity issues
OSPF Interface Type Validation Health & Monitoring Detects OSPF interface type mismatches (broadcast vs point-to-point) that prevent neighbor relationships from forming
Self-Loopback Detection Health & Monitoring Identifies ports accidentally wired back to the same device, typically from cabling errors during installation
Port-Channel Redundancy Audit Resilience & Redundancy Detects port-channels operating with only one active member, eliminating the redundancy they were designed to provide
Single-Homed Device Discovery Resilience & Redundancy Identifies network devices lacking redundant uplinks, highlighting single points of failure in the infrastructure
Wireless AP Controller Redundancy Check Resilience & Redundancy Finds wireless access points connected to only one controller, creating availability risks during controller maintenance
Wireless Client Distribution Analysis Intelligence & Analytics Tracks wireless client counts over time across all APs to optimize capacity and detect overloaded cells, surpassing Cisco DNA's single-AP client visibility with network-wide historical insights.
Routing Table Intelligence & Analysis Intelligence & Analytics Parses global routing and BGP tables to validate route propagation, detect suboptimal paths, and identify routing anomalies
Enhanced Traceroute Tool Intelligence & Analytics Performs advanced traceroute from Linux or Cisco devices, enriched with IP database and DNS lookups for better path visualization
Comprehensive Device Reachability Checker Intelligence & Analytics Uses multi-protocol testing suite to determine actual device status, even when behind firewalls or with ICMP blocked
AI-Powered Network Troubleshooting Assistant Troubleshooting & Diagnostics Automatically collects show commands from local and remote devices, then leverages AI with RAG for intelligent root cause analysis
Automated Password Recovery Security & Operations Decrypts device local credentials through hash processing or automated login scripts for emergency access recovery