Drag and drop each Ansible connection type on the left to its matching protocol on the right.
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SSH-based CLI connection to network devices
SSH-based NETCONF session for XML configuration
HTTP/HTTPS-based API connection (e.g., NX-API, RESTCONF)
Runs modules on the Ansible control node without SSH to target
Pure Python SSH implementation (fallback when native SSH is unavailable)
Answer choices
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Correct answer & explanation
network_cli: SSH-based CLI connection to network devices
network_cli uses SSH for CLI commands, netconf uses SSH for NETCONF XML, httpapi uses HTTP/HTTPS for REST APIs (e.g., NX-API).
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Variation 1. Drag and drop each Ansible connection type on the left to its matching protocol on the right.
mediumWhy P1: network_cli uses SSH for CLI-based devices; netconf uses SSH for NETCONF-based devices; httpapi uses HTTP/HTTPS for REST APIs like NX-API or IOS-XE RESTCONF.
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