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Which definition of the REST API for a Cisco APIC is true?

The correct answer is A. It includes classes and methods as programmatic entities.. The Cisco APIC REST API represents the APIC's Management Information Model (MIM) as a tree of managed objects, which are exposed programmatically as classes and methods.

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Question

Which definition of the REST API for a Cisco APIC is true?

Options

  • AIt includes classes and methods as programmatic entities.
  • BIt contains the management information tree.
  • CIt accepts and returns HTTPS messages that contain JSON or XML documents.
  • DIt stores the configuration information and the state information of the APIC.

How the community answered

(31 responses)
  • A
    90% (28)
  • B
    3% (1)
  • D
    6% (2)

Why each option

The Cisco APIC REST API represents the APIC's Management Information Model (MIM) as a tree of managed objects, which are exposed programmatically as classes and methods.

AIt includes classes and methods as programmatic entities.Correct

The Cisco APIC's REST API exposes the entire Management Information Model (MIM) as a set of managed objects. Each managed object has a corresponding class definition and associated methods (e.g., create, read, update, delete) that can be invoked programmatically via the API.

BIt contains the management information tree.

The REST API accesses the management information tree (MIT), it does not contain the tree itself; the MIT is an internal data structure of the APIC.

CIt accepts and returns HTTPS messages that contain JSON or XML documents.

While the APIC REST API uses HTTPS messages and typically exchanges JSON or XML documents, this describes the transport and data format, not the fundamental definition of the API's programmatic entities.

DIt stores the configuration information and the state information of the APIC.

The REST API is an interface for accessing and manipulating the configuration and state information stored within the APIC's management information tree, it does not store the information itself.

Concept tested: Cisco APIC REST API model

Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/dcn/aci/apic/5x/rest-api/cisco-apic-rest-api-guide-52x/m_understand_the_apic_rest_architecture.html

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#APIC REST API#programmability#ACI management

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