Using EEM to telnet to switches and execute commands

Question

Can EEM telnet to other switches.
It doesn't seem to work and when you run debug it drops out at the password for telnet.
I have tried using the "pattern" option to put the telnet password in.  but can't get it to work
All I won't to be able to do is automatically run a few commands on other switches from the core.
Any ideas

Answer 1

I can assure you EEM on IOS can initiate telnet session without a hitch, but on IOX, still struggling to find out the workaroud.
proc remote_cmd_telnet { remote_host username password prompt_expect clist } {
    # this function will carry out each command contained in the clist on remote host.
    if { [catch {cli_open} result] } {
             PUTS $result
             return 1
        } else {
             array set cliarr $result
    #Login to remote router
    if { [catch {cli_write $cliarr(fd) "telnet  $remote_host" } result] } {
         PUTS $result
         return 1
    PUTS $result
#   if { [catch {cli_read_pattern $cliarr(fd) "Username:"} result] } {
#        PUTS error "Failed to read response: '$result'"
#       return 1    
#   PUTS $result
    if { [catch {cli_write $cliarr(fd) $username } result] } {
         PUTS $result
         return 1
    PUTS $result
    if { [catch {cli_read_pattern $cliarr(fd) "Password:"} result] } {
        PUTS error "Failed to read response: '$result'"
        return 1    
    PUTS $result
    if { [catch {cli_write $cliarr(fd) $password } result] } {
         PUTS $result
         return 1
    PUTS $result
    if { [catch {cli_read_pattern $cliarr(fd) "#"} result] } {