350-501 Architecture Practice Question
A service provider is using NSO for service orchestration. Which protocol does NSO use to communicate with network devices for configuration?
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NETCONF
NSO uses NETCONF as the primary protocol for device configuration, leveraging YANG models.
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NETCONF
Why this is correct
NSO uses NETCONF for device configuration.
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SNMP
Why it's wrong here
SNMP is for monitoring, not configuration.
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RESTCONF
Why it's wrong here
RESTCONF is also used but NETCONF is more common.
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CLI scripting
Why it's wrong here
NSO can use CLI via SSH but NETCONF is standard.
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