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Netconf & Yang

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Netconf & Yang

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Background

 NETCONF is an IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force) configuration management


protocol and YANG is its data modeling language.

 In response to SNMP/SMI shortcomings for managing configuration

o Lack of support for simple things like backup-and-restore of element


configuration.

o No concept of transactions.

o Many inherent limitations in SMI (e.g. label length).

 NETCONF is an IETF network management protocol designed to support


management of configuration, including:

o Distinction between configuration and state data.

o Multiple configuration data stores (candidate, running, startup).

o Configuration change validations.

o Configuration change transactions.

o Selective data retrieval with filtering.

o Streaming and playback of event notifications.

o Extensible remote procedure call mechanism.

o The Protocols (SSH, BEEP) used provide end to end connectivity and reliable
delivery of messages.

NETCONF Layering Model


Basic NETCONF Operations
o Get configuration <get-config> – Retrieve all or part of a specified configuration
from a named data store.

o Get all information <get> – Retrieve running configuration and device state
information .

o Edit configuration <edit-config> – Loads all or part of a specified configuration to the


specified target configuration .

o Copy configuration <copy-config> – Create or replace an entire configuration


datastore with the contents of another complete configuration datastore.

o Delete configuration <delete-config> – Delete a configuration datastore (not


applicable to running) .

o Lock and unlock <lock>, <unlock> – Short-lived lock and unlock of the configuration
system of a device .

o Close and kill session <close-session>, <kill-session> – Graceful (close) or forced


(kill) termination of a NETCONF session

 YANG is a data modeling language designed to write data models for the NETCONF
protocol. It provides the following features:

o Human readable, and easy to learn representation.

o Hierarchical configuration data models – Reusable types and groupings


(structured types).

o Extensibility through augmentation mechanisms.

o Supports definition of operations (RPCs).

o Formal constraints for configuration validation.

o Data modularity through modules and sub-modules.

o Well defined versioning rules.


YANG Node Types
 Leaf Nodes – Contains simple data structures such as integer or a string. leaf has exactly
one value of a particular type and no child nodes.

 Leaf-list Nodes – Is a sequence of leaf nodes with exactly one value of a particular type
per leaf.

 Container Nodes – used to group related nodes in a subtree. A container has only child
nodes and no value. A container may contain any number of child nodes of any type
(including leafs, lists, containers and leaf-lists).

 List Nodes – Defines a sequence of list entries. Each entry is like a structure or a record
instance, and is uniquely identified by the value of it’s key leafs. A list can define
multiple key leafs and may contain any number of child nodes of any type.

Difference b/n SNMP & NETCONF

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