Refer to the exhibit. Which command set enables router R2 to be configured via NETCONF?

Question

Exhibits

Options

• AR1(config)# netconf
• BR1(config) # username Netconf privilege 15 password example_password
• CR1(config)# snmp-server manager
• DR1(config)# snmp-server manager

• A
  4% (1)
• B
  93% (26)
• D
  4% (1)

Explanation

NETCONF Configuration Explanation

Option B is correct because NETCONF (Network Configuration Protocol) requires SSH as its underlying transport mechanism, and SSH authentication depends on having a local username with privilege level 15 configured on the device - this grants the management access needed for NETCONF sessions to be established successfully.

Option A is incorrect because netconf alone is not a valid IOS global configuration command; the proper command to enable NETCONF is netconf-yang (on modern IOS-XE), and simply typing "netconf" without proper SSH/user credentials accomplishes nothing. Options C and D are identical and both incorrect because SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) is an entirely different network management protocol - configuring an SNMP server manager has no relationship to enabling NETCONF, which operates over SSH on TCP port 830.

Memory Tip: Think of NETCONF as a "privileged SSH tenant" - it lives inside SSH and needs a privilege 15 user to unlock the door. If there's no privileged user, NETCONF has no way in. Remember: NETCONF = SSH + User + Privilege 15.

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