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---
anta_title: Executing Commands on Devices
---
<!--
~ Copyright (c) 2023-2025 Arista Networks, Inc.
~ Use of this source code is governed by the Apache License 2.0
~ that can be found in the LICENSE file.
-->
ANTA CLI provides a set of entrypoints to facilitate remote command execution on EOS devices.
## EXEC command overview
```bash
anta exec --help
Usage: anta exec [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS]...
Execute commands to inventory devices
Options:
--help Show this message and exit.
Commands:
clear-counters Clear counter statistics on EOS devices
collect-tech-support Collect scheduled tech-support from EOS devices
snapshot Collect commands output from devices in inventory
```
## Clear interfaces counters
This command clears interface counters on EOS devices specified in your inventory.
### Command overview
```bash
Usage: anta exec clear-counters [OPTIONS]
Clear counter statistics on EOS devices.
Options:
-u, --username TEXT Username to connect to EOS [env var: ANTA_USERNAME;
required]
-p, --password TEXT Password to connect to EOS that must be provided. It
can be prompted using '--prompt' option. [env var:
ANTA_PASSWORD]
--enable-password TEXT Password to access EOS Privileged EXEC mode. It can
be prompted using '--prompt' option. Requires '--
enable' option. [env var: ANTA_ENABLE_PASSWORD]
--enable Some commands may require EOS Privileged EXEC mode.
This option tries to access this mode before sending
a command to the device. [env var: ANTA_ENABLE]
-P, --prompt Prompt for passwords if they are not provided. [env
var: ANTA_PROMPT]
--timeout FLOAT Global API timeout. This value will be used for all
devices. [env var: ANTA_TIMEOUT; default: 30.0]
--insecure Disable SSH Host Key validation. [env var:
ANTA_INSECURE]
--disable-cache Disable cache globally. [env var:
ANTA_DISABLE_CACHE]
-i, --inventory FILE Path to the inventory YAML file. [env var:
ANTA_INVENTORY; required]
--tags TEXT List of tags using comma as separator:
tag1,tag2,tag3. [env var: ANTA_TAGS]
--help Show this message and exit.
```
> [!TIP]
> `username`, `password`, `enable-password`, `enable`, `timeout` and `insecure` values are the same for all devices
### Example
```bash
anta exec clear-counters --tags SPINE
[20:19:13] INFO Connecting to devices... utils.py:43
INFO Clearing counters on remote devices... utils.py:46
INFO Cleared counters on DC1-SPINE2 (cEOSLab) utils.py:41
INFO Cleared counters on DC2-SPINE1 (cEOSLab) utils.py:41
INFO Cleared counters on DC1-SPINE1 (cEOSLab) utils.py:41
INFO Cleared counters on DC2-SPINE2 (cEOSLab)
```
## Collect a set of commands
This command collects all the commands specified in a commands-list file, which can be in either `json` or `text` format.
### Command overview
```bash
Usage: anta exec snapshot [OPTIONS]
Collect commands output from devices in inventory.
Options:
-u, --username TEXT Username to connect to EOS [env var:
ANTA_USERNAME; required]
-p, --password TEXT Password to connect to EOS that must be provided.
It can be prompted using '--prompt' option. [env
var: ANTA_PASSWORD]
--enable-password TEXT Password to access EOS Privileged EXEC mode. It
can be prompted using '--prompt' option. Requires
'--enable' option. [env var:
ANTA_ENABLE_PASSWORD]
--enable Some commands may require EOS Privileged EXEC
mode. This option tries to access this mode before
sending a command to the device. [env var:
ANTA_ENABLE]
-P, --prompt Prompt for passwords if they are not provided.
[env var: ANTA_PROMPT]
--timeout FLOAT Global API timeout. This value will be used for
all devices. [env var: ANTA_TIMEOUT; default:
30.0]
--insecure Disable SSH Host Key validation. [env var:
ANTA_INSECURE]
--disable-cache Disable cache globally. [env var:
ANTA_DISABLE_CACHE]
-i, --inventory FILE Path to the inventory YAML file. [env var:
ANTA_INVENTORY; required]
--tags TEXT List of tags using comma as separator:
tag1,tag2,tag3. [env var: ANTA_TAGS]
-c, --commands-list FILE File with list of commands to collect [env var:
ANTA_EXEC_SNAPSHOT_COMMANDS_LIST; required]
-o, --output DIRECTORY Directory to save commands output. [env var:
ANTA_EXEC_SNAPSHOT_OUTPUT; default:
anta_snapshot_2024-04-09_15_56_19]
--help Show this message and exit.
```
> `username`, `password`, `enable-password`, `enable`, `timeout` and `insecure` values are the same for all devices
The commands-list file should follow this structure:
```yaml
---
json_format:
- show version
text_format:
- show bfd peers
```
### Example
```bash
anta exec snapshot --tags SPINE --commands-list ./commands.yaml --output ./
[20:25:15] INFO Connecting to devices... utils.py:78
INFO Collecting commands from remote devices utils.py:81
INFO Collected command 'show version' from device DC2-SPINE1 (cEOSLab) utils.py:76
INFO Collected command 'show version' from device DC2-SPINE2 (cEOSLab) utils.py:76
INFO Collected command 'show version' from device DC1-SPINE1 (cEOSLab) utils.py:76
INFO Collected command 'show version' from device DC1-SPINE2 (cEOSLab) utils.py:76
[20:25:16] INFO Collected command 'show bfd peers' from device DC2-SPINE2 (cEOSLab) utils.py:76
INFO Collected command 'show bfd peers' from device DC2-SPINE1 (cEOSLab) utils.py:76
INFO Collected command 'show bfd peers' from device DC1-SPINE1 (cEOSLab) utils.py:76
INFO Collected command 'show bfd peers' from device DC1-SPINE2 (cEOSLab)
```
The results of the executed commands will be stored in the output directory specified during command execution:
```bash
tree _2023-07-14_20_25_15
_2023-07-14_20_25_15
├── DC1-SPINE1
│ ├── json
│ │ └── show version.json
│ └── text
│ └── show bfd peers.log
├── DC1-SPINE2
│ ├── json
│ │ └── show version.json
│ └── text
│ └── show bfd peers.log
├── DC2-SPINE1
│ ├── json
│ │ └── show version.json
│ └── text
│ └── show bfd peers.log
└── DC2-SPINE2
├── json
│ └── show version.json
└── text
└── show bfd peers.log
12 directories, 8 files
```
## Get Scheduled tech-support
EOS offers a feature that automatically creates a tech-support archive every hour by default. These archives are stored under `/mnt/flash/schedule/tech-support`.
```eos
leaf1#show schedule summary
Maximum concurrent jobs 1
Prepend host name to logfile: Yes
Name At Time Last Interval Timeout Max Max Logfile Location Status
Time (mins) (mins) Log Logs
Files Size
----------------- ------------- ----------- -------------- ------------- ----------- ---------- --------------------------------- ------
tech-support now 08:37 60 30 100 - flash:schedule/tech-support/ Success
leaf1#bash ls /mnt/flash/schedule/tech-support
leaf1_tech-support_2023-03-09.1337.log.gz leaf1_tech-support_2023-03-10.0837.log.gz leaf1_tech-support_2023-03-11.0337.log.gz
```
For Network Readiness for Use (NRFU) tests and to keep a comprehensive report of the system state before going live, ANTA provides a command-line interface that efficiently retrieves these files.
### Command overview
```bash
Usage: anta exec collect-tech-support [OPTIONS]
Collect scheduled tech-support from EOS devices.
Options:
-u, --username TEXT Username to connect to EOS [env var: ANTA_USERNAME;
required]
-p, --password TEXT Password to connect to EOS that must be provided. It
can be prompted using '--prompt' option. [env var:
ANTA_PASSWORD]
--enable-password TEXT Password to access EOS Privileged EXEC mode. It can
be prompted using '--prompt' option. Requires '--
enable' option. [env var: ANTA_ENABLE_PASSWORD]
--enable Some commands may require EOS Privileged EXEC mode.
This option tries to access this mode before sending
a command to the device. [env var: ANTA_ENABLE]
-P, --prompt Prompt for passwords if they are not provided. [env
var: ANTA_PROMPT]
--timeout FLOAT Global API timeout. This value will be used for all
devices. [env var: ANTA_TIMEOUT; default: 30.0]
--insecure Disable SSH Host Key validation. [env var:
ANTA_INSECURE]
--disable-cache Disable cache globally. [env var:
ANTA_DISABLE_CACHE]
-i, --inventory FILE Path to the inventory YAML file. [env var:
ANTA_INVENTORY; required]
--tags TEXT List of tags using comma as separator:
tag1,tag2,tag3. [env var: ANTA_TAGS]
-o, --output PATH Path for test catalog [default: ./tech-support]
--latest INTEGER Number of scheduled show-tech to retrieve
--configure [DEPRECATED] Ensure devices have 'aaa authorization
exec default local' configured (required for SCP on
EOS). THIS WILL CHANGE THE CONFIGURATION OF YOUR
NETWORK.
--help Show this message and exit.
```
> [!TIP]
> `username`, `password`, `enable-password`, `enable`, `timeout` and `insecure` values are the same for all devices
When executed, this command fetches tech-support files and downloads them locally into a device-specific subfolder within the designated folder. You can specify the output folder with the `--output` option.
ANTA uses SCP to download files from devices and will not trust unknown SSH hosts by default. Add the SSH public keys of your devices to your `known_hosts` file or use the `anta --insecure` option to ignore SSH host keys validation.
The configuration `aaa authorization exec default` must be present on devices to be able to use SCP.
> [!CAUTION]
> **Deprecation**
>
> ANTA can automatically configure `aaa authorization exec default local` using the `anta exec collect-tech-support --configure` option but this option is deprecated and will be removed in ANTA 2.0.0.
If you require specific AAA configuration for `aaa authorization exec default`, like `aaa authorization exec default none` or `aaa authorization exec default group tacacs+`, you will need to configure it manually.
The `--latest` option allows retrieval of a specific number of the most recent tech-support files.
> [!WARNING]
> By default **all** the tech-support files present on the devices are retrieved.
### Example
```bash
anta --insecure exec collect-tech-support
[15:27:19] INFO Connecting to devices...
INFO Copying '/mnt/flash/schedule/tech-support/spine1_tech-support_2023-06-09.1315.log.gz' from device spine1 to 'tech-support/spine1' locally
INFO Copying '/mnt/flash/schedule/tech-support/leaf3_tech-support_2023-06-09.1315.log.gz' from device leaf3 to 'tech-support/leaf3' locally
INFO Copying '/mnt/flash/schedule/tech-support/leaf1_tech-support_2023-06-09.1315.log.gz' from device leaf1 to 'tech-support/leaf1' locally
INFO Copying '/mnt/flash/schedule/tech-support/leaf2_tech-support_2023-06-09.1315.log.gz' from device leaf2 to 'tech-support/leaf2' locally
INFO Copying '/mnt/flash/schedule/tech-support/spine2_tech-support_2023-06-09.1315.log.gz' from device spine2 to 'tech-support/spine2' locally
INFO Copying '/mnt/flash/schedule/tech-support/leaf4_tech-support_2023-06-09.1315.log.gz' from device leaf4 to 'tech-support/leaf4' locally
INFO Collected 1 scheduled tech-support from leaf2
INFO Collected 1 scheduled tech-support from spine2
INFO Collected 1 scheduled tech-support from leaf3
INFO Collected 1 scheduled tech-support from spine1
INFO Collected 1 scheduled tech-support from leaf1
INFO Collected 1 scheduled tech-support from leaf4
```
The output folder structure is as follows:
```bash
tree tech-support/
tech-support/
├── leaf1
│ └── leaf1_tech-support_2023-06-09.1315.log.gz
├── leaf2
│ └── leaf2_tech-support_2023-06-09.1315.log.gz
├── leaf3
│ └── leaf3_tech-support_2023-06-09.1315.log.gz
├── leaf4
│ └── leaf4_tech-support_2023-06-09.1315.log.gz
├── spine1
│ └── spine1_tech-support_2023-06-09.1315.log.gz
└── spine2
└── spine2_tech-support_2023-06-09.1315.log.gz
6 directories, 6 files
```
Each device has its own subdirectory containing the collected tech-support files.
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