Scrapli Netconf Service
Scrapli netconf service works similar to Netconf (ncclient) Service. It allows sending an XML payload to a device's netconf interface, and the returned result can be validated.
Scrapli Project Documentation can be reviewed HERE
Main Parameters
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Command
: Netconf operation to send to the device netconf interface.Get
RPC
Get Configuration
Edit Configuration
Delete Configuration
Commit Configuration
Discard Configuration
Lock
Unlock
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Target
: Which device config to impact (only displayed for Get,Edit,Delete Configurations, Lock and Unlock).Running Configuration
Startup Configuration
Candidate Configuration
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Content
: XML content to send as a filter to the device. -
Commit After Editing Configuration
: Go ahead and commit, or we have more edits and changes to make? -
Strip Namespaces from returned XML
: Some device's adherence to namespaces is unruly so strip it off.
Connection Parameters
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Credentials
: Select between:Device Credentials
: eNMS will select the most appropriate credential object for each device. If there are multiple credentials available, eNMS will use theType of Credential
andPriority
properties as a tiebreaker.Named Credentials
: Allows users to reference a specific credential for all targets. Selecting this option requires additional selections below.Custom Credentials
: The user provides the credentials below:
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Custom Username
: User provided username. -
Custom Password
: User provided 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 thandefault
, the connection will be cached as a separate connection to that same device. This allows for multiple simultaneous "named" connections to a single device. -
Close Connection
: Once the service is done running, the current connection will be closed.