Implementing and Operating Cisco Data Center Core Technologies (DCCOR) — Question 473

An engineer requires a solution to automate the configuration and deployment of remote network devices for a customer. The engineer must keep these considerations in mind:
✑ The customer's environment is based on industry-accepted standards and requires a solution that meets these standards.
✑ The security requirements mandate the use of a secure transport mechanism between the automation software and target devices such as SSH or TLS.
✑ The solution must be implemented using a human-readable language and provide the functionality to format data in XML or JSON.
Which solution must be used to meet these requirements?

Answer options

• A. Ansible
• B. REST API
• C. NETCONF
• D. SNMP

Correct answer: C

Explanation

NETCONF is designed specifically for network device management and meets the requirements for secure transport mechanisms like SSH and TLS. It also supports data formatting in XML, which aligns with the need for a human-readable language. In contrast, Ansible, while powerful, is not explicitly focused on the secure transport standards required, REST API does not inherently guarantee secure transport, and SNMP lacks both secure transport and the specified data formatting capabilities.