Methods and systems for a monitoring device to execute commands on an attached switch

A system for a network appliance monitoring (NAM) module to execute a command on a network element, the system comprising:

• at least one memory configured to store computer executable instructions, and
• at least one processor coupled to the at least one memory and configured, when executing the instructions, to:
• establish a first communication channel between the NAM module and the network element, wherein the first communication channel is a communication channel of a Remote Integrated Service Engine (RISE) protocol;
• provide the command from the NAM module to the network element over the first communication channel between the NAM and the network element, the command triggering the network element to determine whether execution of the command is allowed and, upon positive determination, execute the command on the network element;
• and
• receive, at the NAM module, from the network element, over the first communication channel, at least part of an output resulting from the execution of the command.

One or more non-transitory computer readable storage media encoded with software comprising computer executable instructions for a network appliance monitoring (NAM) module to execute a command on a network element and, when the software is executed, operable to:

• establish a first communication channel between the NAM module and the network element, wherein the first communication channel is a communication channel of a Remote Integrated Service Engine (RISE) protocol;
• provide a first message from the NAM module to the network element, the first message requesting a list of commands which are allowed to be executed by the NAM module on the network element;
• receive, at the NAM module, from the network element, the list of commands requested in the first message;
• provide the command, from the list of commands received from the network element, from the NAM module to the network element over the first communication channel between the NAM and the network element, the command triggering the network element to determine whether execution of the command is allowed and, upon positive determination, execute the command on the network element;
• and
• receive, at the NAM module, from the network element, at least part of an output resulting from the execution of the command.