Offload device integrations. Build above the value line.
The Device Interaction and Automation Layer handles multi-vendor device interaction, semantic translation, normalization, and deterministic validation through CLI and API interfaces.
WHY IT MATTERS
An integration is a continuing maintenance commitment.
A device integration is not finished when its first process runs. New operating-system releases, command behavior, output formats, and APIs create ongoing maintenance work. As coverage expands, that obligation can consume the capacity intended for the next business outcome. DIAL makes the supported device interaction layer a maintained Gluware capability.
WHAT DIAL PROVIDES
Capabilities built for the work.
Read across vendors and platforms
Abstract device interaction to retrieve configuration and operational state from supported infrastructure. Applications use the shared layer instead of separate device-handling scripts.
Translate and render changes
Turn normalized automation into vendor- and platform-specific write operations through CLI or API interfaces.
Validate against the target
Apply deterministic, model-aware validation and translation for the infrastructure being managed. The same foundation supports intent-based operations and validation of proposed AI actions.
THE BUSINESS CONTRIBUTION
Release capacity for work above the value line.
DIAL offloads work that every automation initiative needs but that is not custom to the business. Teams can invest in the policies and processes that reduce exposure, maintain controls, protect services, and support expansion. The maintained foundation reflects more than twelve years and over a million engineering hours of investment, with dozens of DIAL package releases each year.
PART OF THE FULL STACK
Connect the work to the wider platform.
Device Manager, OS Manager, and Config Model Editor use the platform’s device-interaction capabilities. Titan’s Intelligent MCP Server uses DIAL-powered validation to check proposed AI actions before execution.
Functional lifecycle components
Device Manager
Discover and inventory devices, inspect configuration and software state, and maintain the fleet information that network automation depends on.
Functional lifecycle components
OS Manager
Use OS catalogs and deployment plans to select approved images, validate readiness, schedule upgrades or downgrades, and review execution results on supported devices.
Functional lifecycle components
Config Model Editor
Model multi-vendor CLI and API intended configuration state with declarative enforcement.
AI & builder interfaces
Titan Intelligent MCP Server / Services Framework
Provide a standardized MCP interface and a services framework for coordinating agents, Gluware capabilities, and external services.
Put DIAL to work.
See how this capability can support your next network automation outcome.
PLATFORM CAPABILITIES
Vendor and OS coverage
Device interaction spans Cisco IOS/IOS XE, NX-OS and API-managed environments, Juniper Junos, Arista EOS, HPE Aruba, Palo Alto PAN-OS, Fortinet FortiOS, F5 TMOS, and other vendor platforms. Coverage varies by application and operation.
See full vendor and OS coverage →Git integration and Version Control
Git integration is the capability; Version Control is the Gluware component that provides it for supported automation artifacts.
CAPABILITIES THIS COMPONENT SUPPORTS
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Network discovery & onboarding
Discover the fleet, establish device context, and turn existing configurations into models your team can manage.
Device & OS lifecycle management
Connect discovered inventory, device advisories, image selection, deployment plans, and operational checks.
Configuration intent & drift management
Define reusable configuration intent, detect departures, apply modeled changes, and reassess the result.
Continuous compliance & reporting
Connect repeatable policy checks, corrective processes, and evidence that operations, security, and compliance teams can review.
Network exposure management
Bring device advisories, contextual CVE assessment, and supported remediation into a governed network process.
Cross-system orchestration
Connect network tasks, source-of-truth data, service-management steps, external executors, and records in a repeatable process.
AI-assisted automation building
Combine conversational assistance, development tools, and supported agent services with the applications that operate the network.
Network discovery
Build repeatable discovery plans for multi-vendor networks using seeded neighbor discovery or subnet scanning.
Process automation
Connect application tasks, decisions, approvals, and records through visual orchestration.
Network state assessments
Define CLI/API state checks for on-demand assessment, provisioning pre/post checks, and Network RPA tasks.
Device inventory
Maintain discovered hardware, software, configuration, site, and advisory information in a shared device inventory.
NIST & Cisco CVE/PSIRT integrations
Associate Cisco PSIRT advisories and NIST/NVD CVE information with discovered devices and software.
Configuration audit
Evaluate required and forbidden configuration conditions with repeatable audit policies and evidence.
Network state audit
Evaluate captured operational command results against defined rules and retain findings for review.
Git integration
Synchronize supported constructs, audit policies, and Network RPA artifacts with Git-based repositories.
OS management & patching
Plan, validate, schedule, and review supported network software upgrades, downgrades, and patching operations.
Backup & restore
Back up supported device configurations and preserve the model, policy, and process artifacts needed to operate them.