200-901 Question 75
Select 2A network engineer is tasked with automating the configuration of multiple Cisco IOS XE and NX-OS devices in their environment. The engineer decides to use device-level APIs provided by these platforms to interact programmatically. Which of the following APIs or interfaces are available for automation on both Cisco IOS XE and NX-OS devices?
- A
RESTCONF
- B
NETCONF
- C
gRPC
- D
NX-API
- E
Yang Suite
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Correct answers: A, B
Explanation
Both Cisco IOS XE and NX-OS support NETCONF, which is a standardized configuration protocol, making it an ideal choice for automation across both platforms. RESTCONF and gRPC are platform-specific, while NX-API is exclusive to NX-OS. Yang Suite is a supporting tool but not an API or interface provided by the devices themselves.
- A. Correct.
RESTCONF is supported on Cisco IOS XE but not on NX-OS, making it unavailable for both platforms.
- B. Correct.
NETCONF is a standardized protocol and is supported by both Cisco IOS XE and NX-OS, making it a valid option.
- C. Incorrect.
gRPC is available on IOS XE for telemetry purposes but is not natively supported on NX-OS.
- D. Incorrect.
NX-API is a feature specific to NX-OS devices and is not available on IOS XE.
- E. Incorrect.
Yang Suite is a tool for working with YANG models but is not an API or interface directly available on devices.