350-601 Automation Practice Question
A network engineer wants to automate the configuration of VLANs on a Nexus 9000 switch using REST-based APIs. Which approach should be used to send NX-OS commands via HTTP/HTTPS in JSON format?
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NX-API REST
NX-API REST supports XML or JSON over HTTP/HTTPS and allows configuration via RESTful operations. NX-API CLI sends CLI commands over HTTP, not REST. Guest Shell runs bash scripts. NETCONF uses XML over SSH.
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Guest Shell
Why it's wrong here
Guest Shell provides a bash environment, not REST API.
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NX-API REST
Why this is correct
NX-API REST uses XML/JSON over HTTP/HTTPS for configuration.
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NETCONF
Why it's wrong here
NETCONF uses XML over SSH, not HTTP/HTTPS.
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NX-API CLI
Why it's wrong here
NX-API CLI sends CLI commands, not REST.
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