Netconf (ncclient) Service

This service sends an XML payload to the selected device's netconf interface using the ncclient Netconf library, which is based on RFC 6241 Netconf.

Netconf Parameters

The Netconf Parameters in the UI change depending on which Netconf Operation is selected:

• Netconf Operation:

  • Get Full Config.
  • Get.
  • Edit Config.
  • Copy Config.
  • Dispatch.

Get Full Config Operation

• Target Config: Which device configuration to impact.

  • Running.
  • Candidate.
  • Startup.

• Convert XML result to dictionary: Converts the Netconf xml response to dict using xml2dict.

Get Operation

• XML Filter: XML content to send as a filter to the device.

• Target Config: Which device configuration to impact.

  • Running.
  • Candidate.
  • Startup.

• Convert XML result to dictionary: converts the Netconf xml response to dict using xml2dict.

Edit Config Operation

• XML Filter: XML content to send as a filter to the device.

• Config test option:

  • Test, then set.
  • Set.
  • None.

• Lock target : Valid only for Edit Config Mode.

• Target Config: Which device configuration to impact.

  • Running.
  • Candidate.
  • Startup.

• Default config operation:

  • Merge.
  • Replace.
  • None.

• Unlock target : Valid only for Edit Config Mode.

• Error option :

  • Stop on error.
  • Continue on error.
  • Rollback on error.
  • None.

• Commit: Commit now? (or make more changes).

Copy Config Operation

• Copy Source: where to obtain source config.

  • Running.
  • Candidate.
  • Startup.
  • Source URL.

• Copy Destination: where to put destination config.

  • Running.
  • Candidate.
  • Startup.
  • Destination URL.

• Copy Destination URL: URL string.

• Convert XML result to dictionary: converts the Netconf xml response to dict using xml2dict.

• Copy Source URL: URL string.

• Commit: Commit now? (or make more changes).

Dispatch Operation

• XML Filter: XML content to send as a filter to the device.

• Convert XML result to dictionary: Converts the Netconf xml response to dict using xml2dict.

Connection Parameters

• Credentials.
• Custom Username.

• Custom Password.

• Start New Connection: before the service runs, the current cached connection is discarded and a new one is started.

• Connection Name: If changed to something other than default, the connection will be cached as a separate connection to that same device. This allows for multiple simultaneous "named" connections to a single device, as in this example:

• Close Connection: once the service is done running, the current connection will be closed.