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Refer to the exhibit. An engineer at a new ISP must configure many Cisco devices in the data center. To make the process more efficient, the engineer decides to automate the task with a REST API…
The correct answer is A. Configure the IP address for the existing loopback interface. The JSON script automates the process of assigning or reconfiguring an IPv4 address on an existing loopback interface on a Cisco device using a REST API.
Question
Refer to the exhibit. An engineer at a new ISP must configure many Cisco devices in the data center. To make the process more efficient, the engineer decides to automate the task with a REST API. Which action does this JSON script automate?
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Options
- AConfigure the IP address for the existing loopback interface.
- BConfigure a physical interface on the router with an IP address and then create a loopback
- CConfigure a physical interface on the router with an IP address.
- DDelete the existing loopback Interface and replace it with a new loopback interface.
How the community answered
(40 responses)- A75% (30)
- B5% (2)
- C13% (5)
- D8% (3)
Why each option
The JSON script automates the process of assigning or reconfiguring an IPv4 address on an existing loopback interface on a Cisco device using a REST API.
Based on typical REST API (RESTCONF) payloads for Cisco IOS XR, a JSON script targeting an interface named 'Loopback0' and containing an `ipv4-network` block is used to configure or update the IP address of that specific loopback interface.
This option is incorrect because configuring a physical interface and creating a loopback would require specific JSON structures for both, which is not implied by a single task focused on a loopback's IP.
This option is incorrect because the JSON would specify a physical interface name (e.g., GigabitEthernet) if it were configuring a physical interface, not a loopback interface.
This option is incorrect because deleting and replacing an interface would typically involve a DELETE operation followed by a PUT/POST, or a PUT operation replacing the entire configuration, not simply updating an IP address.
Concept tested: REST API for network device configuration
Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/iosxr/ncs5000/restconf/66x/b-restconf-cg-ncs5k-66x.html
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