> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://nso-docs.cisco.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://nso-docs.cisco.com/guides/nso-6.5/operation-and-usage/operations.md).

# Operations

- [Basic Operations](https://nso-docs.cisco.com/guides/nso-6.5/operation-and-usage/operations/basic-operations.md): Learn basic operational scenarios and common CLI commands.
- [NEDs and Adding Devices](https://nso-docs.cisco.com/guides/nso-6.5/operation-and-usage/operations/neds-and-adding-devices.md): Learn about NEDs, their types, and how to work with them.
- [Manage Network Services](https://nso-docs.cisco.com/guides/nso-6.5/operation-and-usage/operations/managing-network-services.md): Manage the life-cycle of network services.
- [Device Manager](https://nso-docs.cisco.com/guides/nso-6.5/operation-and-usage/operations/nso-device-manager.md): Learn the concepts of NSO device management.
- [Out-of-band Interoperation](https://nso-docs.cisco.com/guides/nso-6.5/operation-and-usage/operations/out-of-band-interoperation.md): Manage out-of-band changes.
- [SSH Key Management](https://nso-docs.cisco.com/guides/nso-6.5/operation-and-usage/operations/ssh-key-management.md): Learn about NSO SSH key management.
- [Alarm Manager](https://nso-docs.cisco.com/guides/nso-6.5/operation-and-usage/operations/alarm-manager.md): Manage NSO alarms with native alarm manager.
- [Plug-and-Play Scripting](https://nso-docs.cisco.com/guides/nso-6.5/operation-and-usage/operations/plug-and-play-scripting.md): Use NSO's plug-and-play scripting mechanism to add new functionality to NSO.
- [Compliance Reporting](https://nso-docs.cisco.com/guides/nso-6.5/operation-and-usage/operations/compliance-reporting.md): Audit and verify your network for configuration compliance.
- [Listing Packages](https://nso-docs.cisco.com/guides/nso-6.5/operation-and-usage/operations/listing-packages.md): View currently loaded packages.
- [Lifecycle Operations](https://nso-docs.cisco.com/guides/nso-6.5/operation-and-usage/operations/lifecycle-operations.md): Manipulate and manage existing services and devices.
- [Network Simulator](https://nso-docs.cisco.com/guides/nso-6.5/operation-and-usage/operations/network-simulator-netsim.md): Use NSO's network simulator to simulate your network and test functionality.


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