# Return CLI output from a Cisco 5k Switch

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/return-cli-output-from-a-cisco-5k-switch/39685>\
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**Created:** [25 January 2021 03:57 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/return-cli-output-from-a-cisco-5k-switch/39685 "2021-01-25T03:57:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![craigcurtin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/94ad74/32.png) [@craigcurtin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/craigcurtin)\
**Post date:** [25 January 2021 06:56 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/return-cli-output-from-a-cisco-5k-switch/39685/2 "2021-01-25T06:56:27Z")

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Dan,

Have you got SSH access to the switch or simply terminal ?

Here is a good discussion from a while ago about this

> [@Run SSH commands from within a flow](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/run-ssh-commands-from-within-a-flow/3453/15):
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> "NO-body expects that..."

And another approach

> **[Monitor Linux Servers with SSH/command line tools and Node-Red](https://funprojects.blog/2020/04/11/monitor-old-linux-servers/)**
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> There are a number of technologies and packages available for monitoring computer hardware. For medium to large systems an SNMP (Simple Network Monitoring Protocol) approach is usually the preferre…

Craig

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