Pretty Good Terminal is a scriptable telnet and ssh client for Windows and is much more than just another terminal emulation software. Its main purpose is to provide a solid framework to mass-configure Cisco routers and switches via CLI, using Telnet or SSH. PGT excels in its ability to connect to remote devices when direct, routed connection is not available, but jump servers/routers can form a path, hop-by-hop, towards the destination Device script can be auto-generated from the tool, or imported from CSV files. A script is nothing else than just a sequence of IOS commands. PGT does not have its own scripting language. If more difficult logic is required to configure a device, custom logic can be programmed using CLR and added to PGT as a plug-in. The reason I have posted this tool here in Visual Stodio Gallery, is the fact the PGT has a well-documented development interface and can be used as a platform for device management. You can read more about this here : http://www.prettygoodterminal.com/WriteCAHandler.aspx Since it was born as a solution to real life challenges, it has already proven its power and efficiency in production, worldwide Data Center environments and are tested on more than 50000 devices. As I am using this software every day for my work, I also develop it continously as needed. I can say it is a really powerful, easy to deploy and a cheap solution to manage a very large number of devices. Any questions or suggestions are welcome. |