350-501 Automation and Quality of Services Practice Question
A service provider wants to use NETCONF to manage devices. Which two statements are true about NETCONF operations? (Choose two.)
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Correct answer & explanation
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edit-config is used to modify configuration datastores.
NETCONF uses RPCs like get-config and edit-config; it runs over SSH (RFC 6242) and uses XML encoding.
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get retrieves only operational state data.
Why it's wrong here
get retrieves both configuration and state data.
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edit-config is used to modify configuration datastores.
Why this is correct
edit-config is the standard RPC to change configuration.
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NETCONF uses HTTP methods like POST and GET.
Why it's wrong here
That describes RESTCONF, not NETCONF.
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The transport protocol for NETCONF is SSH.
Why this is correct
RFC 6242 mandates SSH as the transport.
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NETCONF uses JSON encoding by default.
Why it's wrong here
NETCONF uses XML, not JSON.
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