200-901 Cisco Platforms and Development Practice Question
An engineer is configuring Cisco IOS XE for RESTCONF programmability. Which configuration is necessary to enable the RESTCONF API?
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Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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netconf-yang and restconf
RESTCONF requires the 'restconf' service to be enabled globally. Additionally, 'netconf-yang' is often enabled together, but 'restconf' is the key for RESTCONF.
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Option-by-option breakdown
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ip scp server enable
Why it's wrong here
This is for SCP file transfer, unrelated.
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ip http server and ip http secure-server
Why it's wrong here
These are needed for HTTP/HTTPS but not specifically for RESTCONF.
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feature nxapi
Why it's wrong here
This is for NX-OS NX-API, not IOS XE.
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netconf-yang and restconf
Why this is correct
Correct. Both netconf-yang and restconf are typically enabled to support model-driven programmability via RESTCONF.
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