Embedded Event Manager (EEM)

Take your Cisco automation skills to the next level with this deep dive into one of the most powerful, yet underused features of Cisco IOS, the Embedded Event Manager (EEM). EEM is a built-in automation framework for Cisco IOS that allows you to program network devices to react intelligently to events in real time. In this course, you'll start by exploring the EEM architecture, core components, and event detectors that form the foundation of automated device behavior. Then, through live demos and guided labs, you'll learn to build and deploy EEM applets to automate routine tasks such as configuration backups and change tracking, enforce security by blocking risky CLI commands, integrate EEM with Enhanced Object Tracking to improve resiliency and trigger automated failover for advanced use cases, and integrate EEM with the IOS GuestShell and Python for advanced use cases. By the end of the course, you'll have the practical hands-on experience needed to build and deploy event-driven automation policies that simplify operations, enhance uptime, and streamline troubleshooting of Cisco IOS-based network devices.