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200-901 Practice Question: Refer to the exhibit
Exhibit
Router# show running-config | section router ospf router ospf 1 network 10.1.1.0 0.0.0.255 area 0 network 192.168.1.0 0.0.0.255 area 1
Refer to the exhibit. A DevOps engineer is using NETCONF to retrieve the OSPF configuration. The <get> response is missing the network statements. What is the most likely cause?
⚠ Common exam trap
Cisco often tests the nuance that NETCONF filters are not automatically recursive; candidates mistakenly assume that requesting a parent container returns all child elements, but the filter must explicitly include the desired subtree path.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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The filter used in the NETCONF request did not include the correct path for network commands.
The most likely cause is that the NETCONF <get> request used an incorrect or incomplete XML filter that did not specify the correct XPath for the OSPF network statements. NETCONF relies on YANG-defined data paths; if the filter omits the subtree for network commands, the device will not return those configuration elements, even though they exist in the running configuration.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
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- ✓
The filter used in the NETCONF request did not include the correct path for network commands.
Why this is correct
If the filter subtree does not include the network list, the response will not contain those statements.
- ✗
The YANG model for OSPF does not include the network statement.
Why it's wrong here
The YANG model for OSPF does include network statements.
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The device does not support NETCONF for OSPF.
Why it's wrong here
IOS-XE supports NETCONF for OSPF.
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The NETCONF username does not have sufficient privileges.
Why it's wrong here
Insufficient privileges would typically cause an access-denied error, not missing data.
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