Supported Platforms
Sample NETCONF Session
The following sections describe the sequence of tag elements in a sample NETCONF session. The client application begins by establishing a connection to a NETCONF server.
Exchanging Initialization Tag Elements
After the client application establishes a connection to a NETCONF server, the two exchange <hello> tag elements, as shown in the following example. For legibility, the example places the client application’s <hello> tag element below the NETCONF server’s. The two parties can actually emit their <hello> tag elements at the same time. For information about the ]]>]]> character sequence used in this and the following examples, see Generating Well-Formed XML Documents. For a detailed discussion of the <hello> tag element, see Starting the NETCONF Session.
Sending an Operational Request
The client application emits the <get-chassis-inventory> tag element to request information about the device’s chassis hardware. The NETCONF server returns the requested information in the <chassis-inventory> tag element.
Locking the Configuration
The client application then prepares to incorporate a change into the candidate configuration by emitting the <lock/> tag to prevent any other users or applications from altering the candidate configuration at the same time. To confirm that the candidate configuration is locked, the NETCONF server returns an <ok/> tag in an <rpc-reply> tag element. For more information and locking the configuration, see Locking and Unlocking the Candidate Configuration Using NETCONF.
Changing the Configuration
The client application now emits tag elements to create a new Junos OS login class called network-mgmt at the [edit system login class] hierarchy level in the candidate configuration. To confirm that it incorporated the changes, the NETCONF server returns an <ok/> tag in an <rpc-reply> tag element.
Committing the Configuration
The client application commits the candidate configuration. To confirm that it committed the candidate configuration, the NETCONF server returns an <ok/> tag in an <rpc-reply> tag element. For more information about the commit operation, see Committing the Candidate Configuration Using NETCONF.
Unlocking the Configuration
The client application unlocks (and by implication closes) the candidate configuration. To confirm that it unlocked the candidate configuration, the NETCONF server returns an <ok/> tag in an <rpc-reply> tag element. For more information about unlocking a configuration, see Locking and Unlocking the Candidate Configuration Using NETCONF.
Closing the NETCONF Session
The client application closes the NETCONF session by emitting the <close-session> tag. For more information about closing the session, see Ending a NETCONF Session and Closing the Connection.
