350-501 Automation and Quality of Services Practice Question
In SP automation, which protocol is used by NSO to communicate with network devices for configuration management?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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NETCONF
NSO uses NETCONF as the southbound protocol to communicate with devices. NETCONF provides transactional configuration operations like edit-config and get-config.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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RESTCONF
Why it's wrong here
RESTCONF is used northbound, not southbound to devices in NSO.
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SNMP
Why it's wrong here
SNMP is used for monitoring, not configuration management.
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CLI
Why it's wrong here
While NSO can use CLI via NEDs, the primary protocol is NETCONF.
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NETCONF
Why this is correct
NETCONF is the standard protocol for device configuration in NSO.
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