Cisco ENCOR Wireless and Automation 2

Question 1

What does NETCONF use as its transport protocol?

Accepted Answer

SSH

Answer

NETCONF (RFC 6241) uses SSH as its mandatory transport protocol, operating over TCP port 830.

Question 2

Which data encoding format is preferred by RESTCONF for API interactions?

Accepted Answer

JSON or XML

Answer

RESTCONF supports both JSON and XML encoding for data exchange, with JSON being more commonly used in modern implementations.

Question 3

In infrastructure as code, what is the key characteristic of an idempotent operation?

Accepted Answer

It produces the same result regardless of how many times it is applied

Answer

An idempotent operation can be applied multiple times without changing the result beyond the first application, ensuring consistent state.

Question 4

Which CAPWAP port does control traffic between an AP and WLC use?

Accepted Answer

UDP 5246

Answer

CAPWAP control traffic uses UDP port 5246, while CAPWAP data traffic uses UDP port 5247.

Question 5

What is the purpose of Ansible playbooks in network automation?

Accepted Answer

Define and execute a set of ordered automation tasks against managed devices

Answer

Ansible playbooks are YAML files that define a series of automation tasks (plays) to be executed against one or more managed hosts.

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