200-901 Understanding and Using APIs Practice Question
A network automation script uses the Python ncclient library to modify a device configuration. Which NETCONF operation should be used to apply configuration changes?
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<edit-config>
The <edit-config> operation is used to modify configuration in NETCONF.
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<close-session>
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close-session ends the session.
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<get-config>
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get-config retrieves configuration.
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<get>
Why it's wrong here
get retrieves state and config.
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<edit-config>
Why this is correct
edit-config modifies configuration.
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