Designing Cisco Data Center Infrastructure (DCID) — Question 74

An engineer seeks a solution to retrieve routing information from Cisco Nexus switches. The data must be exported to a web application in a JSON or XML data format for monitoring and must be encrypted during transmission. The solution must not require extensive knowledge to support and should be simple to implement.

Which technology accomplishes these goals?

Answer options

• A. streaming telemetry
• B. Cisco Tetration
• C. NX-API
• D. Python scripts

Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is NX-API because it allows for easy retrieval of information from Cisco Nexus switches in JSON or XML format and supports encrypted transmission. Streaming telemetry is more complex and focuses on real-time data streaming rather than simple API calls. Cisco Tetration is primarily for security and visibility, not directly for routing information retrieval. Python scripts, while flexible, require programming knowledge and are not as straightforward to implement as NX-API.