In Cisco DNA Center, what is used to publish events and notifications to a third-party product such as IPAM?

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Options

• Aintent API
• Bsouthbound SDK
• Cintegration API
• DRESTful API

• A
  3% (1)
• C
  5% (2)
• D
  92% (35)

Explanation

RESTful API is the mechanism Cisco DNA Center uses to publish events and notifications to third-party products like IPAM systems. DNA Center's northbound integration relies on RESTful APIs (specifically through its Event Management framework) to push notifications and subscribe external systems to platform events, enabling seamless integration with tools like Infoblox IPAM.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• Intent API (A) is used to interact with DNA Center's network intent and automation features (e.g., provisioning, assurance), not for publishing events to third-party systems.
• Southbound SDK (B) refers to the interface DNA Center uses to communicate downward to network devices - the opposite direction of third-party integrations.
• Integration API (C) is a plausible-sounding distractor, but it is not a defined API category within Cisco DNA Center's architecture.

Memory Tip: Think REST = Reach External Systems Tomorrow - RESTful APIs are the standard, universally recognized method for system-to-system communication, making them the go-to for publishing events to third-party platforms like IPAM. If the question involves external integrations or notifications leaving DNA Center, think RESTful API.

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