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Vendors & Platforms

Forward Enterprise supports a wide range of network platforms and operating systems across the most prominent vendors.

Supported Vendors and Platforms​

Click on the vendor name in the Table of Content on the right pane to see the list of platform families and related connection types, whose devices have been successfully collected and modeled by Forward Enterprise for the given vendor.

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Some platforms are in Tech Preview. Supported functionalities and user experience might change before the platform will become fully supported. Moreover, the platforms in Tech Preview may not be broadly tested and modeling of some feature/functionalities may be limited or lacking.

Check the full list of supported features in our Feature Matrix page.

A10 Networks​

Platforms:

  • TH ADC platforms
  • AX ADC platforms

Connection types: ACOS (SSH)

Arista Networks​

Platforms:

  • 7500 Series
  • 7200 Series
  • 720XP Series
  • 7100 Series
  • 7000 Series

Connection types: EOS (SSH)

Avaya​

Platforms:

  • Secure Router 2330

Connection types: Avaya (SSH), Avaya (Telnet)

Avi Networks​

Platforms:

  • Software Load Balancer

Connection types:

To collect from an Avi controller, Forward needs to launch an Avi shell to execute and collect commands (default Avi shell username is cli). The controller may be running in a container or in the host.

Mode 1 - Direct (SSH): connection to the Avi container using container credentials

Mode 2 - Direct via CLI user (SSH): connection to the Avi container using cli username. It directly connects to the AVI shell. The Avi shell supports two different output formats for commands, human-readable and JSON. The output format can only be set when the shell is launched. Forward requires JSON output. If the output is not in JSON format, a new bash shell is started and then another Avi shell with the --json flag is launched to enable JSON output. Note that this requires the CLI user to have permission to start a bash shell.

Mode 3 - Via host (SSH): connect to the host that is running the Avi Controller container. From that, Forward tries to determine what port the Avi container is running on, and connects to it (default port is 5098.). The host here is effectively a jump server where the target is discovered automatically.

Mode 4 - Via API (HTTPS): collect from Avi's REST API.

Amazon Web Services (AWS)​

  • AWS Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)

Connection types: AWS API (HTTPS)

Microsoft​

  • Azure Cloud

Connection types: Azure API (HTTPS)

Blue Coat, now part of Broadcom​

Platforms:

  • Proxy Security Gateway

Connection types: Bluecoat SSH

Brocade (Tech Preview)​

Platforms:

  • Brocade ICX Series Switches (Ruckus Networks)
  • Brocade FastIron CX Series Switches
  • Brocade ServerIron ADX Series Load Balancers

Connection types: Switch (SSH)

CheckPoint​

Platforms:

  • SecurePlatform
  • Gaia-based platforms

Connection types:

Mode 1: collect everything from gateway with expert mode: Checkpoint (SSH)

Mode 2: collect from checkpoint manager and gateway without expert mode: Gateway with manager (SSH), Security manager via API (HTTPS)

Cisco Systems​

Nexus Family​

Platforms:

  • Nexus 9000 Series
  • Nexus 7700 Series
  • Nexus 7000 Series
  • Nexus 6000 Series
  • Nexus 5600 Series
  • Nexus 5500 Series
  • Nexus 5000 Series
  • Nexus 3500 Series
  • Nexus 3000 Series
  • Nexus 3100 Series
  • Nexus 2000 Series

Connection types: NX-OS (SSH)

Catalyst Family​

Platforms:

  • Catalyst 9500 Series
  • Catalyst 9300 Series
  • Catalyst 8500 Series
  • Catalyst 8300 Series
  • Catalyst 8200 Series
  • Catalyst 6800 Series
  • Catalyst 6500 Series
  • Catalyst 4900 Series
  • Catalyst 4500 Series
  • Catalyst 3850 Series
  • Catalyst 3750 Series
  • Catalyst 3560 Series
  • Catalyst 3550 Series
  • Catalyst 3650 Series
  • Catalyst 2960 Series
  • Catalyst 2950 Series

Connection types: IOS (SSH), IOS (Telnet), IOS-XE (SSH), IOS-XE (Telnet)

ASR Family​

Platforms:

  • ASR 9900 Series
  • ASR 9000 Series
  • ASR 1000 Series
  • ASR 920 Series

Connection types: IOS-XE (SSH), IOS-XE (Telnet)

NCS Family​

Platforms:

  • NCS 6000 Series
  • NCS 5500 Series
  • NCS 5000 Series

Connection types: IOS-XR (SSH)

CRS Family​

Platforms:

  • CRS System

Connection types: IOS-XE (SSH), IOS-XE (Telnet)

ISR​

Platforms:

  • 890 Series
  • 1900 Series
  • 2900 Series
  • 3900 Series
  • 4300 Series
  • 4400 Series

Connection types: IOS-XE (SSH), IOS-XE (Telnet)

Small Business (Formerly Linksys)​

Platforms:

  • 200 Series
  • 300 Series
  • 500 Series

Connection types: SG (SSH)

Other Routers​

Platforms:

  • 7600 Series
  • 7200 Series

Connection types: IOS (SSH), IOS (Telnet)

Firewalls (running ASA or FTD software)​

Platforms:

  • ASA 5500 Firewalls
  • ASA 5580 Firewalls
  • ASA 5585 Firewalls
  • ASAv Firewalls
  • Firepower 9000 Series
  • Firepower 4000 Series

Connection types:

Mode 1 for ASA and FTD (Recommended): admin context to collect all child context. ASA (SSH), ASA (telnet) and FTD (SSH)

Mode 2 for ASA only: separate collection for admin and child context. ASA Root Context Only (SSH), ASA Child Context Only (SSH)

UCS Family​

Platforms:

  • UCS 6200 Series

Connection types: UCS (SSH)

NFV (Network Function Virtualization)​

Platforms:

  • NFVIS (Network Function Virtualization Infrastructure Software)

Connection types: NFVIS (SSH)

ACI​

Platforms:

  • Cisco ACI

Connection types: NX-OS in ACI mode (SSH), ACI Controller (API), ACI Controller (SSH), ACI Controller Only (SSH)

Mode 1 (fastest, preferred): collect from controller over API and fabric nodes over SSH: NX-OS in ACI mode (SSH), ACI Controller (API)

Mode 2, collect from controller over SSH and fabric nodes over SSH: NX-OS in ACI mode (SSH), ACI Controller (SSH)

Mode 3, (very slow, only appropriate for small labs) collect everything from ACI controller (SSH)

Cisco SD-WAN, formerly Viptela (Tech Preview)​

Platforms:

  • Cisco vSmart Controller
  • Cisco platforms running IOS-XE with SD-WAN feature
    • Cisco Catalyst 8000 Series
    • Cisco ASR 1000 Series
    • Cisco ISR 1100, ISR 1100X and ISR 4000 Series
    • Cisco virtual platforms (CSR 1000V, Catalyst 8000V, ISRv)
  • Cisco platforms running Cisco SD-WAN (Viptela OS)
    • Cisco ISR 1100 and ISR 1100X Series
    • Cisco vEdge 100 Routers Series
    • Cisco vEdge 1000 Routers Series
    • Cisco vEdge 2000 Routers Series
    • Cisco vEdge 5000 Routers Series
    • Cisco virtual platforms (Cisco vEdge Cloud Router)

Connection types: cEdge (SSH), vEdge (SSH). Optional: vSmart (SSH)

Meraki Family - Tech Preview​

Platforms:

  • Meraki MX (Security & SD-WAN)
  • Meraki MS (Switching)
  • Meraki MR (Wireless Access Points)

Connection types: Meraki Dashboard (HTTPS)

Citrix​

Platforms:

  • Citrix NetScaler

Connection types: NetScaler (SSH)

Cumulus Networks, now part of NVIDIA​

Platforms:

  • All platforms running Cumulus Linux OS

Connection types: Cumulus (SSH)

Dell (Tech Preview)​

Platform:

  • N3000 Series
  • Z9000 Series

Connection types:: Dell OS6 Switch (SSH), Dell OS9 Switch (SSH), Dell OS10 Switch (SSH)

Extreme Networks (Tech Preview)​

Platforms:

  • Extreme VDX Series (formerly Brocade VDX)

Connection types: Switch (SSH)

F5​

Platforms:

  • BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager
  • BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager

Connection types: F5 (SSH)

Forcepoint​

Platforms:

  • Next-Gen Firewalls

Connection types: Forcepoint Node (SSH), Forcepoint Manager (HTTPS)

Fortinet​

Platforms:

  • FortiGate Series

Connection types: Fortinet (SSH)

Google Cloud Platform (GCP)​

  • Google Cloud Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)

Connection types: GCP API (HTTPS)

HPE Aruba​

HPE​

Platforms:

  • 2500 Series
  • 2900 Series
  • 3500 Series
  • 5400 Series
  • 5900 Series

Connection types: Comware (SSH), Provision (SSH)

HPE Aruba Networking​

Platforms:

  • WLAN controller 7000 Series
  • WLAN controller 7200 Series
  • Mobility Access Control Switch (Formerly HPE 3000 Series)

Connection types: Controller (SSH), Switch (SSH - Tech Preview)

Silver Peak (Tech Preview)​

Platforms:

  • EdgeConnect
  • Orchestrator

Connection types: Unity EdgeConnect (SSH), Unity Orchestrator (HTTPS)

Huawei - Tech Preview​

Platforms:

  • 6800 CloudEngine Series
  • 8800 CloudEngine Series

Connection types: SSH

Juniper Networks​

Routers and Switches​

Platforms:

  • MX Series
  • PTX Series
  • EX Series
  • QFX Series
  • VMX

Connection types: JunOS (SSH)

Security - NetScreen Firewalls​

Platforms:

  • NetScreen SSG-550
  • Netscreen ISG-2000

Connection types: NetScreen (SSH)

Security - SRX Firewalls​

Platforms:

  • SRX 220
  • SRX 1400
  • SRX 1500
  • SRX 3600
  • SRX 5800

Connection types: SRX (SSH)

128 Technology​

Platforms:

  • 128T Session Smart Router

Connection types:

Mode 1: everything through conductor (SSH),

Mode 2 (preferred): collection through conductor (SSH) and routers (SSH)

Nokia/Alcatel-Lucent (Tech Preview)​

  • 7750 Service Router

Connection types: NOKIA (SSH)

Palo Alto Networks​

Firewalls​

Platforms:

  • All platforms running PAN-OS

Connection types: PAN-OS (SSH)

SD-WAN, formerly CloudGenix (Tech Preview)​

Platforms:

  • Palo Alto Prisma SD-WAN

Connection types: Prisma SD-WAN (SSH), Prisma SD-WAN API (HTTPS)

Pensando, now part of AMD (Tech Preview)​

  • Pensando Distributed Services Platform

Connection types: Distributed Services Platform API (HTTPS)

Riverbed​

Platforms:

  • SteelHead CX/GX/VCX
  • Interceptor

Connection types: SteelHead (SSH), Interceptor (SSH)

Versa Networks (Tech Preview)​

Platforms:

  • SD-WAN

Connection types: FlexVNF (SSH)

Viasat​

Platforms:

  • KG-250X Encryptor

Connection types: Encryptor (SNMPv3)

VMware, now part of Broadcom​

Platforms:

  • ESXi Virtual Switch and Distributed Virtual Switch
  • NSX-V
  • NSX-T

Connection types: ESXi (SSH), vCenter API (HTTPS), NSX API (HTTPS)