Reference
Per-vendor CLI cheat-sheets, shortcuts, glossary, FAQ.
Per-vendor quick map#
The same intent, rendered per platform — where each concept lands in each dialect:
| AAA login | IOS-XE/NX-OS: aaa authentication login default group <GRP> local · ArubaOS-CX: aaa authentication login default group tacacs local · PAN-OS: authentication-profile |
| Local user | IOS-XE: username X privilege 15 secret · NX-OS: username X password … role · ArubaOS-CX: user X group administrators · PAN-OS: set mgt-config users X |
| NTP source | IOS-XE: ntp source <intf> · NX-OS: ntp source-interface <intf> |
| Banner | IOS-XE delimiter ^C · NX-OS # · EOS EOF · ArubaOS-CX ^ |
| Syslog host | IOS-XE: logging host <ip> · ArubaOS-CX: logging <ip> udp · PAN-OS: set shared log-settings syslog … |
| Interface ACL | IOS-XE/NX-OS: ip access-group <name> in|out |
| Tracked route | IOS-XE/NX-OS: ip sla + track + ip route … track <id> (NX-OS additionally: feature sla sender, feature track) |
Canvas shortcuts#
⌘K / Ctrl K (or /) — search this documentation.Delete / Backspace — remove the selected nodes or links.- Drag on empty canvas — box-select multiple devices (opens bulk edit).
- Double-click a link — reopen the Link Editor.
Glossary#
| Site Area | A named canvas region whose management-plane settings member devices inherit. |
| Feature object | A named, reusable definition (ACL, prefix-list, route-map, QoS policy, flow monitor) bound by reference. |
| PLACEHOLDER | The literal token rendered wherever a secret belongs — secrets are never stored in designs. |
| Scrubbing | Removal of addressing and company-specific data when a design is published publicly. |
| Drift | Difference between the design’s Terraform state and the live Azure subscription. |
| vPC / MLAG | Multi-chassis link aggregation (Cisco / Arista terms) — detected from peer-link bundles for validation. |
FAQ#
| Why is a setting missing from my generated config? | The platform cannot render it directly — check the Validate drawer, which lists every omitted option per device. |
| Why can’t I edit a fabric device? | It is AVD-wizard-managed; edit the fabric model in the wizard. |
| Where do secrets go? | They don’t. Substitute every PLACEHOLDER on the device (or via your deployment pipeline’s vault). |
| Who can see my design? | Your organization, per role. Share links add specific outsiders; public publishing shares a scrubbed copy. |