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A customer asks an engineer to develop a framework that will be used to replace the process of the manual device configuration of Cisco NX-OS devices. The engineer plans to use the programmatic interf
The correct answer is A. NX-API. NX-API is the correct solution because it exposes NX-OS configuration and operational data through a REST API using HTTP or HTTPS transport. PowerShell natively supports REST API calls via Invoke-RestMethod and Invoke-WebRequest cmdlets, making NX-API a natural fit for Windows-ba
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A customer asks an engineer to develop a framework that will be used to replace the process of the manual device configuration of Cisco NX-OS devices. The engineer plans to use the programmatic interface that meets these requirements:
- The development team is familiar with Windows-based scripting
environment using PowerShell.
- The customer's security requirements mandate the use of HTTPS
transport. Which solution must be used to meet these requirements?
Options
- ANX-API
- BVISORE
- COpen Agent Container
- DNETCONF-YANG
How the community answered
(25 responses)- A72% (18)
- B16% (4)
- C4% (1)
- D8% (2)
Explanation
NX-API is the correct solution because it exposes NX-OS configuration and operational data through a REST API using HTTP or HTTPS transport. PowerShell natively supports REST API calls via Invoke-RestMethod and Invoke-WebRequest cmdlets, making NX-API a natural fit for Windows-based automation. NETCONF-YANG (choice D) uses SSH as its transport, not HTTPS, which does not meet the security requirement. VISORE is a web-based object browser for ACI/APIC and is not a scripting interface for NX-OS. Open Agent Container (OAC) provides a Linux container on the switch for running custom applications but is not a Windows/PowerShell-friendly API. NX-API's support for JSON and XML payloads over HTTPS makes it the ideal choice for PowerShell automation.
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