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Practical guides for serial console access, browser terminals, runbooks, remote hands, ITAD network equipment processing, OOB automation, and safer infrastructure operations.
The CliDeck Blog is a practical knowledge base for engineers and operations teams working with real infrastructure: switches, routers, firewalls, appliances, servers, console ports, SSH sessions, recovery workflows, asset processing, and documented handoffs.
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Serial Console
Serial console basics
Start here if you need to connect to a console port, find the right COM port, choose the correct baud rate, or fix serial console problems.
Serial ConsoleBrowser terminal workflows
Start here if you want to compare browser-based SSH or serial console workflows with traditional terminal apps.
RunbooksRunbooks and safer operations
Start here if your team repeats the same commands, handles incidents, or needs safer maintenance workflows.
Remote HandsRemote hands and shared terminals
Start here if onsite technicians, senior engineers, customers, or vendor support need to work on the same live terminal session.
ITAD & RefurbishmentITAD network equipment processing
Start here if your team resets, zeroizes, recovers, verifies, or documents network devices for resale, reuse, refurbishment, or recycling.
ITAD & RefurbishmentOOB automation and recovery
Start here if you need serial fallback, provisioning files, recovery workflows, or documented device processing.
CliDeck ecosystem
CliDeck products mentioned in the blog
CliDeck Workspace
Browser-based terminal workspace for SSH, serial workflows, runbooks, notes, layouts, logs, and shared sessions.
Console Server Go
Pocket-size, battery-powered portable console server and next-generation USB console cable for rack-side and remote-hands console access.
CliDeck Net Controller
Rugged 12-port portable console server and OOB automation controller for ITAD, refurbishment, recovery, provisioning, barcode/API workflows, and documented results.
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Runbooks
Junos Configuration Diff: Review the Candidate Before You Commit
Review a Junos candidate diff against the active or rollback baseline, interpret changes, and avoid accidentally confirming a pending rollback timer.
Serial Console
Linux Serial Port Busy: Identify the Owner Before Disconnecting
Identify the process occupying a Linux serial device, release only the intended session, and verify access without killing unrelated processes.
Runbooks
FortiGate CLI Packet Capture: Use a Filter, a Count, and a Stop Condition
Run a narrowly filtered FortiGate CLI packet capture with a finite count, an operator deadline, private logging, and explicit offload limits.
Runbooks
Junos Rescue Configuration: Save, Review, and Restore a Known Baseline
Save a reviewed Junos rescue baseline, inspect its contents, load it into the candidate, review the diff, and activate it through an approved commit.
Runbooks
MikroTik RouterOS Safe Mode: Keep Remote Changes Small and Recoverable
Use RouterOS Safe Mode for a small remote change, inspect undo history, test fresh access, and distinguish deliberate release from undo.
Serial Console
Cisco IOS XE Terminal Pagination: Capture Complete Console Transcripts
Remove IOS XE page pauses for one session, capture complete command output, inspect long lines, and restore the original terminal settings.
Runbooks
Aruba CX checkpoint auto: A Recovery Window for Remote Configuration Changes
Use AOS-CX 10.13 auto checkpoints on a CX 6200, test within the recovery window, confirm deliberately, and save startup separately.
Runbooks
Arista EOS Configuration Sessions: Review, Timed Commit, and Confirmation
Stage an EOS configuration session, review changes, apply a timed commit, confirm the correct transaction, and decide persistence.
Runbooks
Cisco Catalyst Configuration Restore: Copy Merge vs configure replace
Choose copy merge or configure replace on Catalyst 9300, review a complete baseline, handle exceptions, and verify before saving.